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The Beautiful Tree
by Dharampal • 1983
Precolonial India educated one in four children through village schools. Then British rule broke it.
4.38
184
The Beautiful Tree Summary
The Beautiful Tree 92%
Precolonial India educated one in four children through village schools. Then British rule broke it.
by Dharampal 1983
4.38
184 ratings
Original Sins
by Eve L. Ewing • 2025
Schools perfected America's founding crimes on Black and Native children.
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2k+
Original Sins Summary
Original Sins 90%
Schools perfected America's founding crimes on Black and Native children.
by Eve L. Ewing 2025
4.46
2k+ 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 90%
Independence did not end colonialism. It just moved inside the constitution.
by J. Sai Deepak 2021
4.42
2k+ ratings
Imaginary Homelands
by Salman Rushdie • 1991
After empire, the migrant's double vision and a stolen tongue remake what home and freedom mean.
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Imaginary Homelands Summary
Imaginary Homelands 90%
After empire, the migrant's double vision and a stolen tongue remake what home and freedom mean.
by Salman Rushdie 1991
3.99
2k+ ratings
As We Have Always Done
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson • 2017
Indigenous freedom is not given by states; it is lived through land, body, and refusal.
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As We Have Always Done Summary
As We Have Always Done 89%
Indigenous freedom is not given by states; it is lived through land, body, and refusal.
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson 2017
4.57
1k+ ratings
Black Shack Alley
by Joseph Zobel • 1980
In Martinique's cane fields, a grandmother bets everything on school to free her grandson.
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656
Black Shack Alley Summary
Black Shack Alley 89%
In Martinique's cane fields, a grandmother bets everything on school to free her grandson.
by Joseph Zobel 1980
4.06
656 ratings
Silencing the Past
by Michel-Rolph Trouillot • 1995
Why the Haitian Revolution was erased from history while it was still happening.
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3k+
Silencing the Past Summary
Silencing the Past 89%
Why the Haitian Revolution was erased from history while it was still happening.
by Michel-Rolph Trouillot 1995
4.35
3k+ 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.
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Red Skin, White Masks Summary
Red Skin, White Masks 89%
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
by Glen Sean Coulthard 2014
4.46
941 ratings
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition
by John Taylor Gatto • 2002
An award-winning teacher walked away. His reason: the system is designed to crush independence.
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Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition Summary
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition 89%
An award-winning teacher walked away. His reason: the system is designed to crush independence.
by John Taylor Gatto 2002
4.14
12k+ ratings
Nervous Conditions
by Tsitsi Dangarembga • 2004
A Rhodesian farm girl inherits her dead brother's education and learns it demands a new self.
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Nervous Conditions Summary
Nervous Conditions 89%
A Rhodesian farm girl inherits her dead brother's education and learns it demands a new self.
by Tsitsi Dangarembga 2004
4.04
24k+ ratings
History of Modern India
by Bipan Chandra • 2009
From Mughal collapse to British conquest: how a trading company remade a subcontinent.
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2k+
History of Modern India Summary
History of Modern India 89%
From Mughal collapse to British conquest: how a trading company remade a subcontinent.
by Bipan Chandra 2009
4.08
2k+ ratings
The Christian Imagination
by Willie James Jennings • 2010
The modern idea of race was not a secular invention; it was born inside Christian theology.
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713
The Christian Imagination Summary
The Christian Imagination 89%
The modern idea of race was not a secular invention; it was born inside Christian theology.
by Willie James Jennings 2010
4.51
713 ratings
The Mis-Education of the Negro
by Carter G. Woodson • 1933
America's most effective tool of racial control was never the police. It was the classroom.
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The Mis-Education of the Negro Summary
The Mis-Education of the Negro 89%
America's most effective tool of racial control was never the police. It was the classroom.
by Carter G. Woodson 1933
4.49
10k+ ratings
The Boy Who Could Change the World
by Aaron Swartz • 2015
Schools were built to kill your curiosity. A radical vision for learning differently.
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477
The Boy Who Could Change the World Summary
The Boy Who Could Change the World 89%
Schools were built to kill your curiosity. A radical vision for learning differently.
by Aaron Swartz 2015
4.21
477 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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40k+
Pedagogy of the Oppressed Summary
Pedagogy of the Oppressed 89%
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
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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9k+
The Discovery of India Summary
The Discovery of India 89%
From a British prison, one leader retraces five millennia of Indian civilization: who are we?
by Jawaharlal Nehru 1946
4.10
9k+ ratings
Young, Gifted, and Black
by Theresa Perry • 2003
Forget the white-Black comparison. The real gap is between African American students and excellence.
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322
Young, Gifted, and Black Summary
Young, Gifted, and Black 89%
Forget the white-Black comparison. The real gap is between African American students and excellence.
by Theresa Perry 2003
4.04
322 ratings
The Double Life of Pocahontas
by Jean Fritz • 1983
Kidnapped by settlers, baptized as Rebecca, dead at 21: the true story of Pocahontas.
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The Double Life of Pocahontas Summary
The Double Life of Pocahontas 89%
Kidnapped by settlers, baptized as Rebecca, dead at 21: the true story of Pocahontas.
by Jean Fritz 1983
3.46
796 ratings
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
by Bob Joseph • 2018
The law that seized land, banned ceremonies, and created residential schools is still Canadian law.
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21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act Summary
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act 89%
The law that seized land, banned ceremonies, and created residential schools is still Canadian law.
by Bob Joseph 2018
4.57
10k+ ratings
The Wretched of the Earth
by Frantz Fanon • 1961
Colonialism can only be overthrown by violence that destroys oppressor and oppressed self at once.
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The Wretched of the Earth Summary
The Wretched of the Earth 89%
Colonialism can only be overthrown by violence that destroys oppressor and oppressed self at once.
by Frantz Fanon 1961
4.35
33k+ ratings
Decolonial Daughter
by Lesley-Ann Brown • 2018
Letters from a Black mother to her European son about the colonial past they carry together.
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86
Decolonial Daughter Summary
Decolonial Daughter 89%
Letters from a Black mother to her European son about the colonial past they carry together.
by Lesley-Ann Brown 2018
4.13
86 ratings
Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible
by Linda Wagner-Martin • 2001
Nathan Price never narrates: inside the five-woman chorus that indicts a missionary's arrogance.
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308
Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible Summary
Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible 88%
Nathan Price never narrates: inside the five-woman chorus that indicts a missionary's arrogance.
by Linda Wagner-Martin 2001
4.31
308 ratings
Orientalism
by Edward W. Said • 1978
Western knowledge of the East was never innocent: it invented the Orient to justify imperial rule.
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30k+
Orientalism Summary
Orientalism 88%
Western knowledge of the East was never innocent: it invented the Orient to justify imperial rule.
by Edward W. Said 1978
4.14
30k+ ratings
Mayflower
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2006
The first Thanksgiving was followed by a war bloodier per capita than the Civil War.
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Mayflower Summary
Mayflower 88%
The first Thanksgiving was followed by a war bloodier per capita than the Civil War.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2006
3.89
47k+ ratings
Gulamgiri
by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule • 1873
Caste was never sacred. It was built to steal labor, land, and access to knowledge.
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226
Gulamgiri Summary
Gulamgiri 88%
Caste was never sacred. It was built to steal labor, land, and access to knowledge.
by Jyotirao Govindrao Phule 1873
4.32
226 ratings
Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy
by Sarah Diem • 2020
School choice, testing, and colorblind discipline don't fix inequity. They weren't designed to.
4.53
15
Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy Summary
Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy 88%
School choice, testing, and colorblind discipline don't fix inequity. They weren't designed to.
by Sarah Diem 2020
4.53
15 ratings
Weapons of Mass Instruction
by John Taylor Gatto • 2008
A state Teacher of the Year quit to expose what schools really teach: obedience, not intelligence.
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4k+
Weapons of Mass Instruction Summary
Weapons of Mass Instruction 88%
A state Teacher of the Year quit to expose what schools really teach: obedience, not intelligence.
by John Taylor Gatto 2008
4.23
4k+ ratings
How to Educate a Citizen
by E.D. Hirsch Jr. • 2020
Shared knowledge once held America together. Schools abandoned it. Evidence shows it's reversible.
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430
How to Educate a Citizen Summary
How to Educate a Citizen 88%
Shared knowledge once held America together. Schools abandoned it. Evidence shows it's reversible.
by E.D. Hirsch Jr. 2020
3.80
430 ratings
American Holocaust
by David E. Stannard • 1992
Before 1492, the Americas held more people than Europe. What followed erased 90 percent of them.
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1k+
American Holocaust Summary
American Holocaust 88%
Before 1492, the Americas held more people than Europe. What followed erased 90 percent of them.
by David E. Stannard 1992
4.34
1k+ ratings
Spectacle
by Pamela Newkirk • 2015
1906: the Bronx Zoo caged a Congolese man in the monkey house. Thousands paid to stare.
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918
Spectacle Summary
Spectacle 88%
1906: the Bronx Zoo caged a Congolese man in the monkey house. Thousands paid to stare.
by Pamela Newkirk 2015
3.63
918 ratings
A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books
by Spectrum Books Pvt.Ltd. • 2019
What every Indian civil service exam asks about modern history: 1498 to 1947 in one volume.
4.45
245
A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books Summary
A Brief History of Modern India (2019-2020 Edition) by Spectrum Books 88%
What every Indian civil service exam asks about modern history: 1498 to 1947 in one volume.
by Spectrum Books Pvt.Ltd. 2019
4.45
245 ratings
Inglorious Empire
by Shashi Tharoor • 2016
India's economy shrank from 23% of the world to 3% under British rule.
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13k+
Inglorious Empire Summary
Inglorious Empire 88%
India's economy shrank from 23% of the world to 3% under British rule.
by Shashi Tharoor 2016
4.17
13k+ ratings
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too
by Christopher Emdin • 2016
For teachers in the hood: how the black church and hip-hop can turn your classroom around.
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5k+
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too Summary
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too 88%
For teachers in the hood: how the black church and hip-hop can turn your classroom around.
by Christopher Emdin 2016
4.06
5k+ ratings
The Case for Colonialism
by Bruce Gilley • 2023
Start new colonies from scratch. The controversial solution to a century of post-colonial disaster.
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191
The Case for Colonialism Summary
The Case for Colonialism 88%
Start new colonies from scratch. The controversial solution to a century of post-colonial disaster.
by Bruce Gilley 2023
4.32
191 ratings
Power, Politics and Culture
by Edward W. Said • 2001
The scholar who revealed how Western learning became a tool of empire, in his own words.
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613
Power, Politics and Culture Summary
Power, Politics and Culture 88%
The scholar who revealed how Western learning became a tool of empire, in his own words.
by Edward W. Said 2001
4.26
613 ratings
The Invention of Tradition
by Eric J. Hobsbawm • 1983
Most timeless rituals were built recently, assembled when rapid change broke old social bonds.
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The Invention of Tradition Summary
The Invention of Tradition 88%
Most timeless rituals were built recently, assembled when rapid change broke old social bonds.
by Eric J. Hobsbawm 1983
3.95
2k+ ratings
Natives
by Akala • 2018
Britain's empire never ended. It just learned to call itself meritocracy.
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23k+
Natives Summary
Natives 88%
Britain's empire never ended. It just learned to call itself meritocracy.
by Akala 2018
4.53
23k+ ratings
Troublemakers
by Carla Shalaby • 2017
Disruptive kids aren't broken; the classroom is. Four case studies that rewire how you see behavior.
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3k+
Troublemakers Summary
Troublemakers 88%
Disruptive kids aren't broken; the classroom is. Four case studies that rewire how you see behavior.
by Carla Shalaby 2017
4.23
3k+ ratings
Le Triangle et l'Hexagone
by Maboula Soumahoro • 2020
Black and French was a contradiction. She crossed the Atlantic to make it a declaration.
4.38
154
Le Triangle et l'Hexagone Summary
Le Triangle et l'Hexagone 88%
Black and French was a contradiction. She crossed the Atlantic to make it a declaration.
by Maboula Soumahoro 2020
4.38
154 ratings
Failure to Disrupt
by Justin Reich • 2020
Every new classroom technology gets absorbed into old routines. The real barrier was never the tech.
4.23
252
Failure to Disrupt Summary
Failure to Disrupt 88%
Every new classroom technology gets absorbed into old routines. The real barrier was never the tech.
by Justin Reich 2020
4.23
252 ratings
Africa Is Not a Country
by Dipo Faloyin • 2022
Fifty-four countries, 1.4 billion people: the West keeps mistaking a continent for a country.
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11k+
Africa Is Not a Country Summary
Africa Is Not a Country 88%
Fifty-four countries, 1.4 billion people: the West keeps mistaking a continent for a country.
by Dipo Faloyin 2022
4.38
11k+ ratings
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • 2014
Genocide, not liberty, built America. The counterinsurgency tactics born here now circle the globe.
4.37
21k+
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Summary
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States 88%
Genocide, not liberty, built America. The counterinsurgency tactics born here now circle the globe.
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 2014
4.37
21k+ ratings
The Death and Life of the Great American School System
by Diane Ravitch • 2010
Accountability was meant to fix schools. An insider shows how it broke them instead.
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The Death and Life of the Great American School System Summary
The Death and Life of the Great American School System 88%
Accountability was meant to fix schools. An insider shows how it broke them instead.
by Diane Ravitch 2010
4.05
6k+ ratings
Not Stolen
by Jeff Fynn-Paul • 2023
Genocide, stolen land, settler colonialism: a historian says the common story gets all three wrong.
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463
Not Stolen Summary
Not Stolen 88%
Genocide, stolen land, settler colonialism: a historian says the common story gets all three wrong.
by Jeff Fynn-Paul 2023
4.13
463 ratings
The End of Education
by Neil Postman • 1995
Education has lost its story. Here are the narratives that give learning purpose again.
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2k+
The End of Education Summary
The End of Education 88%
Education has lost its story. Here are the narratives that give learning purpose again.
by Neil Postman 1995
3.97
2k+ ratings
"Mau Mau" detainee
by Josiah Mwangi Kariuki • 1976
They called it rehabilitation. He survived fourteen camps to tell what it really was.
3.81
16
"Mau Mau" detainee Summary
"Mau Mau" detainee 88%
They called it rehabilitation. He survived fourteen camps to tell what it really was.
by Josiah Mwangi Kariuki 1976
3.81
16 ratings
Lies My Teacher Told Me
by James W. Loewen • 1995
History textbooks don't just teach the past. They teach you not to ask certain questions.
3.97
75k+
Lies My Teacher Told Me Summary
Lies My Teacher Told Me 88%
History textbooks don't just teach the past. They teach you not to ask certain questions.
by James W. Loewen 1995
3.97
75k+ ratings
Indians and English
by Karen Ordahl Kupperman • 2000
Before conquest came curiosity: both sides studied each other as mutual puzzles.
3.85
114
Indians and English Summary
Indians and English 88%
Before conquest came curiosity: both sides studied each other as mutual puzzles.
by Karen Ordahl Kupperman 2000
3.85
114 ratings
Why School? Reclaiming Education for All of Us
by Mike Rose • 2009
Carpenters think as hard as professors. School built on that truth would look nothing like today's.
3.66
467
Why School? Reclaiming Education for All of Us Summary
Why School? Reclaiming Education for All of Us 88%
Carpenters think as hard as professors. School built on that truth would look nothing like today's.
by Mike Rose 2009
3.66
467 ratings
Unsettling Truths
by Mark Charles • 2019
A 15th-century papal ruling declared indigenous peoples less than human. It still governs U.S. law.
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2k+
Unsettling Truths Summary
Unsettling Truths 88%
A 15th-century papal ruling declared indigenous peoples less than human. It still governs U.S. law.
by Mark Charles 2019
4.35
2k+ ratings
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