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Annihilation of Caste
by B.R. Ambedkar • 1936
Caste's root is religious, not social; the cure is to dethrone the Hindu scriptures.
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9k+
Annihilation of Caste Summary
Annihilation of Caste 94%
Caste's root is religious, not social; the cure is to dethrone the Hindu scriptures.
by B.R. Ambedkar 1936
4.61
9k+ ratings
The Doctor and the Saint
by Arundhati Roy • 2017
One man wanted reform, the other annihilation. Their clash over caste still defines India.
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3k+
The Doctor and the Saint Summary
The Doctor and the Saint 92%
One man wanted reform, the other annihilation. Their clash over caste still defines India.
by Arundhati Roy 2017
4.33
3k+ ratings
Riddles in Hinduism
by B.R. Ambedkar • 1954
Hinduism's scriptures contradict at every turn. Ambedkar asks who stood to gain from each reversal.
4.17
572
Riddles in Hinduism Summary
Riddles in Hinduism 92%
Hinduism's scriptures contradict at every turn. Ambedkar asks who stood to gain from each reversal.
by B.R. Ambedkar 1954
4.17
572 ratings
Gulamgiri
by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule • 1873
Caste was never sacred. It was built to steal labor, land, and access to knowledge.
4.32
226
Gulamgiri Summary
Gulamgiri 92%
Caste was never sacred. It was built to steal labor, land, and access to knowledge.
by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule 1873
4.32
226 ratings
The Trauma of Caste
by Thenmozhi Soundararajan • 2022
Caste survived diaspora by hiding in the body. Its medicine is somatic, its demand abolition.
4.43
429
The Trauma of Caste Summary
The Trauma of Caste 89%
Caste survived diaspora by hiding in the body. Its medicine is somatic, its demand abolition.
by Thenmozhi Soundararajan 2022
4.43
429 ratings
Why I Am An Atheist
by Bhagat Singh • 1931
Facing execution at 23, he wrote his final testament: no God, no regret, only revolution.
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Why I Am An Atheist Summary
Why I Am An Atheist 89%
Facing execution at 23, he wrote his final testament: no God, no regret, only revolution.
by Bhagat Singh 1931
4.43
6k+ ratings
What Young India Wants
by Chetan Bhagat • 2012
A bestselling novelist's urgent call for young Indians to reshape a nation stuck in old habits.
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What Young India Wants Summary
What Young India Wants 89%
A bestselling novelist's urgent call for young Indians to reshape a nation stuck in old habits.
by Chetan Bhagat 2012
3.26
10k+ ratings
India that is Bharat
by J. Sai Deepak • 2021
Independence did not end colonialism. It just moved inside the constitution.
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India that is Bharat Summary
India that is Bharat 89%
Independence did not end colonialism. It just moved inside the constitution.
by J. Sai Deepak 2021
4.42
2k+ ratings
Why I am a Hindu
by Shashi Tharoor • 2018
Hinduism demands no dogma and has no founder. Hindutva, its political impostor, insists on both.
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4k+
Why I am a Hindu Summary
Why I am a Hindu 89%
Hinduism demands no dogma and has no founder. Hindutva, its political impostor, insists on both.
by Shashi Tharoor 2018
3.72
4k+ ratings
Worshipping False Gods
by Arun Shourie • 1997
An icon of Indian justice never fought for freedom and served in the colonial government instead.
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365
Worshipping False Gods Summary
Worshipping False Gods 88%
An icon of Indian justice never fought for freedom and served in the colonial government instead.
by Arun Shourie 1997
3.83
365 ratings
A Nation of Idiots
by Daksh Tyagi • 2019
India doesn't produce citizens. It produces conformists. And the training starts at birth.
3.87
515
A Nation of Idiots Summary
A Nation of Idiots 88%
India doesn't produce citizens. It produces conformists. And the training starts at birth.
by Daksh Tyagi 2019
3.87
515 ratings
Letters to a Young Contrarian
by Christopher Hitchens • 2001
Thinking for yourself will cost you friends and comfort. This is why you do it anyway.
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Letters to a Young Contrarian Summary
Letters to a Young Contrarian 88%
Thinking for yourself will cost you friends and comfort. This is why you do it anyway.
by Christopher Hitchens 2001
4.13
13k+ ratings
The Utopia of Rules
by David Graeber • 2013
Every market reform increases paperwork. The violence, stupidity, and secret appeal of bureaucracy.
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7k+
The Utopia of Rules Summary
The Utopia of Rules 88%
Every market reform increases paperwork. The violence, stupidity, and secret appeal of bureaucracy.
by David Graeber 2013
4.02
7k+ ratings
Glimpses of World History
by Jawaharlal Nehru • 1934
From a British prison cell, a jailed father teaches his daughter all of world history.
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2k+
Glimpses of World History Summary
Glimpses of World History 88%
From a British prison cell, a jailed father teaches his daughter all of world history.
by Jawaharlal Nehru 1934
4.32
2k+ ratings
Elite Capture
by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò • 2022
How the powerful co-opted identity politics: from solidarity to symbolic gestures.
3.98
4k+
Elite Capture Summary
Elite Capture 88%
How the powerful co-opted identity politics: from solidarity to symbolic gestures.
by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò 2022
3.98
4k+ ratings
Madilog
by Tan Malaka • 1946
Reality is material. Contradiction drives change. Dialectical thinking for an occupied mind.
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3k+
Madilog Summary
Madilog 88%
Reality is material. Contradiction drives change. Dialectical thinking for an occupied mind.
by Tan Malaka 1946
4.26
3k+ ratings
Home in the World
by Amartya Sen • 2021
What shaped a Nobel economist: Tagore's open-air school, a Kolkata coffee house, and a cancer ward.
4.15
825
Home in the World Summary
Home in the World 88%
What shaped a Nobel economist: Tagore's open-air school, a Kolkata coffee house, and a cancer ward.
by Amartya Sen 2021
4.15
825 ratings
The Beautiful Tree
by Dharampal • 1983
Precolonial India educated one in four children through village schools. Then British rule broke it.
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184
The Beautiful Tree Summary
The Beautiful Tree 88%
Precolonial India educated one in four children through village schools. Then British rule broke it.
by Dharampal 1983
4.38
184 ratings
Freedom is a Constant Struggle
by Angela Y. Davis • 2015
Ferguson and Palestine share a playbook of state violence. The resistance is building its own.
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle Summary
Freedom is a Constant Struggle 88%
Ferguson and Palestine share a playbook of state violence. The resistance is building its own.
by Angela Y. Davis 2015
4.44
36k+ ratings
Two Cheers for Anarchism
by James C. Scott • 2012
The anarchist's case: local know-how, small defiance, and messy disorder beat grand plans.
3.96
2k+
Two Cheers for Anarchism Summary
Two Cheers for Anarchism 88%
The anarchist's case: local know-how, small defiance, and messy disorder beat grand plans.
by James C. Scott 2012
3.96
2k+ ratings
Modi, Muslims and Media
by Madhu Purnima Kishwar • 2014
No court convicted him. Every headline did. The evidence the Gujarat narrative left out.
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125
Modi, Muslims and Media Summary
Modi, Muslims and Media 88%
No court convicted him. Every headline did. The evidence the Gujarat narrative left out.
by Madhu Purnima Kishwar 2014
3.83
125 ratings
The Dark Enlightenment
by Nick Land • 2012
Democracy is not a broken system; it is a self-destructive engine that devours civilization.
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733
The Dark Enlightenment Summary
The Dark Enlightenment 88%
Democracy is not a broken system; it is a self-destructive engine that devours civilization.
by Nick Land 2012
3.26
733 ratings
Gandhi
by Louis Fischer • 1950
Thrown off a train in South Africa, a shy lawyer discovered a weapon empires cannot fight.
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Gandhi Summary
Gandhi 88%
Thrown off a train in South Africa, a shy lawyer discovered a weapon empires cannot fight.
by Louis Fischer 1950
4.18
5k+ ratings
The Posthuman
by Rosi Braidotti • 2013
Humanism promised progress but delivered exclusion. A theory of what we become next.
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949
The Posthuman Summary
The Posthuman 88%
Humanism promised progress but delivered exclusion. A theory of what we become next.
by Rosi Braidotti 2013
3.82
949 ratings
Dharma Matters
by Jan Willis • 2020
A Black woman scholar-practitioner forces Western Buddhism to reckon with race and gender.
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7
Dharma Matters Summary
Dharma Matters 88%
A Black woman scholar-practitioner forces Western Buddhism to reckon with race and gender.
by Jan Willis 2020
4.00
7 ratings
Caste
by Isabel Wilkerson • 2020
America is a hidden caste system the Nazis once studied: four centuries old, eight rules deep.
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Caste Summary
Caste 88%
America is a hidden caste system the Nazis once studied: four centuries old, eight rules deep.
by Isabel Wilkerson 2020
4.52
164k+ ratings
Against the Web
by Michael Brooks • 2020
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
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Against the Web Summary
Against the Web 88%
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
by Michael Brooks 2020
4.10
2k+ ratings
A Force More Powerful
by Peter Ackerman • 2000
A century of evidence: strikes and boycotts toppled more regimes than bombs ever did.
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300
A Force More Powerful Summary
A Force More Powerful 88%
A century of evidence: strikes and boycotts toppled more regimes than bombs ever did.
by Peter Ackerman 2000
4.11
300 ratings
The Discovery of India
by Jawaharlal Nehru • 1946
From a British prison, one leader retraces five millennia of Indian civilization: who are we?
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The Discovery of India Summary
The Discovery of India 88%
From a British prison, one leader retraces five millennia of Indian civilization: who are we?
by Jawaharlal Nehru 1946
4.10
9k+ ratings
Hegemony and Socialist Strategy
by Ernesto Laclau • 1985
Consensus is a mirage. Conflict is ineradicable; any left project that forgets this fails.
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Hegemony and Socialist Strategy Summary
Hegemony and Socialist Strategy 88%
Consensus is a mirage. Conflict is ineradicable; any left project that forgets this fails.
by Ernesto Laclau 1985
3.82
1k+ ratings
An Autobiography
by Mahatma Gandhi • 1927
A shy lawyer ejected from a South African train begins a revolution without raising a fist.
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An Autobiography Summary
An Autobiography 88%
A shy lawyer ejected from a South African train begins a revolution without raising a fist.
by Mahatma Gandhi 1927
4.10
75k+ ratings
Revolt Against the Modern World
by Julius Evola • 1934
Progress is backwards: history is the long descent from sacred kingship to the rule of the masses.
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Revolt Against the Modern World Summary
Revolt Against the Modern World 88%
Progress is backwards: history is the long descent from sacred kingship to the rule of the masses.
by Julius Evola 1934
3.98
2k+ ratings
Hegemony How-To
by Jonathan Smucker • 2017
Activist is a political dead end: it isolates movements, excuses sympathizers, cedes power.
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442
Hegemony How-To Summary
Hegemony How-To 88%
Activist is a political dead end: it isolates movements, excuses sympathizers, cedes power.
by Jonathan Smucker 2017
4.24
442 ratings
The Skilled Communicator in Social Work
by Karen Healy • 2017
Poststructuralism doesn't end critical social work; it saves it from its own certainties.
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4
The Skilled Communicator in Social Work Summary
The Skilled Communicator in Social Work 88%
Poststructuralism doesn't end critical social work; it saves it from its own certainties.
by Karen Healy 2017
4.00
4 ratings
The Sociology of Anthony Giddens
by Steven Loyal • 2003
Giddens built his sociology around individual freedom. It was always politics dressed as theory.
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16
The Sociology of Anthony Giddens Summary
The Sociology of Anthony Giddens 88%
Giddens built his sociology around individual freedom. It was always politics dressed as theory.
by Steven Loyal 2003
4.31
16 ratings
God Is Not Great
by Christopher Hitchens • 2007
The case against God: holy books authored by humans, moral codes that fail their own standards.
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God Is Not Great Summary
God Is Not Great 88%
The case against God: holy books authored by humans, moral codes that fail their own standards.
by Christopher Hitchens 2007
3.96
113k+ ratings
Trouble in Paradise
by Slavoj Žižek • 2014
Financial crises don't break capitalism. They renew it. The way out was buried on purpose.
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1k+
Trouble in Paradise Summary
Trouble in Paradise 88%
Financial crises don't break capitalism. They renew it. The way out was buried on purpose.
by Slavoj Žižek 2014
3.73
1k+ ratings
Identity and Violence
by Amartya Sen • 2006
The single-identity myth killed millions. A philosopher shows why, and what a plural self demands.
3.83
2k+
Identity and Violence Summary
Identity and Violence 88%
The single-identity myth killed millions. A philosopher shows why, and what a plural self demands.
by Amartya Sen 2006
3.83
2k+ ratings
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
by Paulo Freire • 1968
When a classroom treats students as empty accounts, it's not bad teaching; it is a political design.
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed Summary
Pedagogy of the Oppressed 88%
When a classroom treats students as empty accounts, it's not bad teaching; it is a political design.
by Paulo Freire 1968
4.30
40k+ ratings
We Need New Stories
by Nesrine Malik • 2021
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
4.02
996
We Need New Stories Summary
We Need New Stories 87%
The stories we tell about free speech, gender, and national virtue protect power, not truth.
by Nesrine Malik 2021
4.02
996 ratings
To Have or To Be?
by Erich Fromm • 1976
Two modes of existence divide us: one treats everything as property; the other, as living encounter.
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To Have or To Be? Summary
To Have or To Be? 87%
Two modes of existence divide us: one treats everything as property; the other, as living encounter.
by Erich Fromm 1976
4.18
14k+ ratings
Men Among the Ruins
by Julius Evola • 1953
Beneath modern politics, a hidden battle against the idea of order is being won.
4.11
724
Men Among the Ruins Summary
Men Among the Ruins 87%
Beneath modern politics, a hidden battle against the idea of order is being won.
by Julius Evola 1953
4.11
724 ratings
Whole Numbers and Half Truths
by Rukmini S. • 2021
India's official numbers tell a story so inconvenient the government stopped publishing them.
4.21
1k+
Whole Numbers and Half Truths Summary
Whole Numbers and Half Truths 87%
India's official numbers tell a story so inconvenient the government stopped publishing them.
by Rukmini S. 2021
4.21
1k+ ratings
Demanding the Impossible
by Peter H. Marshall • 1992
Self-rule predates the state. Anarchist thought from ancient Taoism to the modern era.
4.12
1k+
Demanding the Impossible Summary
Demanding the Impossible 87%
Self-rule predates the state. Anarchist thought from ancient Taoism to the modern era.
by Peter H. Marshall 1992
4.12
1k+ ratings
Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography
by M.K. Gandhi • 2020
A shy lawyer experiments with diet, celibacy, and truth until he invents nonviolent force.
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517
Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography Summary
Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography 87%
A shy lawyer experiments with diet, celibacy, and truth until he invents nonviolent force.
by M.K. Gandhi 2020
4.00
517 ratings
Wobblies and Zapatistas
by Staughton Lynd • 2008
What the Zapatistas and the Wobblies got right that both Marxists and anarchists keep missing.
3.89
473
Wobblies and Zapatistas Summary
Wobblies and Zapatistas 87%
What the Zapatistas and the Wobblies got right that both Marxists and anarchists keep missing.
by Staughton Lynd 2008
3.89
473 ratings
Team Human
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2019
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
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1k+
Team Human Summary
Team Human 87%
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2019
3.83
1k+ ratings
Why Liberalism Failed
by Patrick J. Deneen • 2018
Liberalism didn't fail despite its successes. Its successes broke it.
3.84
4k+
Why Liberalism Failed Summary
Why Liberalism Failed 87%
Liberalism didn't fail despite its successes. Its successes broke it.
by Patrick J. Deneen 2018
3.84
4k+ ratings
Red Skin, White Masks
by Glen Sean Coulthard • 2014
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
4.46
941
Red Skin, White Masks Summary
Red Skin, White Masks 87%
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
by Glen Sean Coulthard 2014
4.46
941 ratings
Methodology of the Oppressed
by Chela Sandoval • 2000
The West just discovered fragmentation. The oppressed call it home, and they have a manual.
4.15
408
Methodology of the Oppressed Summary
Methodology of the Oppressed 87%
The West just discovered fragmentation. The oppressed call it home, and they have a manual.
by Chela Sandoval 2000
4.15
408 ratings
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