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⚖️ Colonization Ethics

Probing the moral weight of claiming new worlds or territories, these works ask who has the right to expand and at what cost to those already there.
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
🌍 Settler Colonialism🗳 Indigenous Politics📖 Decolonial Theory
Red Skin, White Masks Summary
Red Skin, White Masks 91%
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
by Glen Sean Coulthard 2014
4.46
941 ratings
🌍 Settler Colonialism🗳 Indigenous Politics📖 Decolonial Theory
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+
🏚️ Settler Colonialism🪶 Native American History📚 Revisionist History
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Summary
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States 90%
Genocide, not liberty, built America. The counterinsurgency tactics born here now circle the globe.
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 2014
4.37
21k+ ratings
🏚️ Settler Colonialism🪶 Native American History📚 Revisionist History
Unsettling Truths
by Mark Charles • 2019
A 15th-century papal ruling declared indigenous peoples less than human. It still governs U.S. law.
4.35
2k+
🗺️ Settler Colonialism⛪ Theological Racism🏚️ Land Dispossession
Unsettling Truths Summary
Unsettling Truths 90%
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
🗺️ Settler Colonialism⛪ Theological Racism🏚️ Land Dispossession
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.
4.57
1k+
🌱 Indigenous Resurgence🌍 Decolonization✊ Anti-Colonialism
As We Have Always Done Summary
As We Have Always Done 90%
Indigenous freedom is not given by states; it is lived through land, body, and refusal.
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson 2017
4.57
1k+ ratings
🌱 Indigenous Resurgence🌍 Decolonization✊ Anti-Colonialism
American Holocaust
by David E. Stannard • 1992
Before 1492, the Americas held more people than Europe. What followed erased 90 percent of them.
4.34
1k+
💀 Colonial Genocide📖 Genocide Studies✝️ Religious Violence
American Holocaust Summary
American Holocaust 90%
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
💀 Colonial Genocide📖 Genocide Studies✝️ Religious Violence
The Christian Imagination
by Willie James Jennings • 2010
The modern idea of race was not a secular invention; it was born inside Christian theology.
4.51
713
✝️ Race And Theology🧭 Colonial Displacement⛪ Supersessionism
The Christian Imagination Summary
The Christian Imagination 90%
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
✝️ Race And Theology🧭 Colonial Displacement⛪ Supersessionism
Not Stolen
by Jeff Fynn-Paul • 2023
Genocide, stolen land, settler colonialism: a historian says the common story gets all three wrong.
4.13
463
🪶 Native American History🌎 Settler Colonialism🔍 Revisionist History
Not Stolen Summary
Not Stolen 90%
Genocide, stolen land, settler colonialism: a historian says the common story gets all three wrong.
by Jeff Fynn-Paul 2023
4.13
463 ratings
🪶 Native American History🌎 Settler Colonialism🔍 Revisionist History
On Settler Colonialism
by Adam Kirsch • 2024
The settler-colonial ideology that justifies violence went mainstream. Here is its anatomy.
3.98
664
🌍 Settler Colonialism🇮🇱 Israel-Palestine⛔ Anti-Zionism
On Settler Colonialism Summary
On Settler Colonialism 90%
The settler-colonial ideology that justifies violence went mainstream. Here is its anatomy.
by Adam Kirsch 2024
3.98
664 ratings
🌍 Settler Colonialism🇮🇱 Israel-Palestine⛔ Anti-Zionism
India that is Bharat
by J. Sai Deepak • 2021
Independence did not end colonialism. It just moved inside the constitution.
4.42
2k+
📚 Postcolonial Theory🇮🇳 Indian Politics🌍 Decolonial Thought
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
📚 Postcolonial Theory🇮🇳 Indian Politics🌍 Decolonial Thought
Red Nation Rising
by Nick Estes • 2021
Every American town is a bordertown, built on stolen land and guarded by scalp hunters' heirs.
4.38
159
🏚️ Settler Colonialism🗳️ Native American Politics✊ Indigenous Resistance
Red Nation Rising Summary
Red Nation Rising 89%
Every American town is a bordertown, built on stolen land and guarded by scalp hunters' heirs.
by Nick Estes 2021
4.38
159 ratings
🏚️ Settler Colonialism🗳️ Native American Politics✊ Indigenous Resistance
The Two Faces of American Freedom
by Aziz Rana • 2010
American freedom depends on subjugation: a hidden bargain that shaped the republic from the start.
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90
🌾 Settler Colonialism🇺🇸 American Empire📜 Constitutional History
The Two Faces of American Freedom Summary
The Two Faces of American Freedom 89%
American freedom depends on subjugation: a hidden bargain that shaped the republic from the start.
by Aziz Rana 2010
4.03
90 ratings
🌾 Settler Colonialism🇺🇸 American Empire📜 Constitutional History
Medicine Wheel for the Planet
by Jennifer Grenz • 2024
Restoration ecology worships a pristine past. Land actually heals through kinship, not conquest.
4.31
558
🪶 Indigenous Ecology🌱 Ecological Restoration🔬 Decolonizing Science
Medicine Wheel for the Planet Summary
Medicine Wheel for the Planet 89%
Restoration ecology worships a pristine past. Land actually heals through kinship, not conquest.
by Jennifer Grenz 2024
4.31
558 ratings
🪶 Indigenous Ecology🌱 Ecological Restoration🔬 Decolonizing Science
On Palestine
by Noam Chomsky • 2015
The peace process masks land theft; only a democratic single state can break the cycle.
4.26
13k+
🇵🇸 Israel Palestine🏘️ Settler Colonialism🇺🇸 Us Foreign Policy
On Palestine Summary
On Palestine 89%
The peace process masks land theft; only a democratic single state can break the cycle.
by Noam Chomsky 2015
4.26
13k+ ratings
🇵🇸 Israel Palestine🏘️ Settler Colonialism🇺🇸 Us Foreign Policy
Not "A Nation of Immigrants"
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • 2021
Behind the immigrant myth: a settler state founded on land theft, genocide, and a war economy.
4.35
1k+
🏛️ Settler Colonialism🌎 US Imperialism🗽 American Origin Myths
Not "A Nation of Immigrants" Summary
Not "A Nation of Immigrants" 89%
Behind the immigrant myth: a settler state founded on land theft, genocide, and a war economy.
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 2021
4.35
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Settler Colonialism🌎 US Imperialism🗽 American Origin Myths
Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal
by Mohammed El-Kurd • 2025
The sympathy economy demands Palestinians be broken, blameless, and silent about who broke them.
4.77
6k+
🕊️ Palestinian Liberation✊ Anti-Colonial Thought📺 Media Criticism
Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal Summary
Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal 89%
The sympathy economy demands Palestinians be broken, blameless, and silent about who broke them.
by Mohammed El-Kurd 2025
4.77
6k+ ratings
🕊️ Palestinian Liberation✊ Anti-Colonial Thought📺 Media Criticism
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence
by Roberto Sirvent • 2019
American history is the original fake news: a cover story for genocide, slavery, and endless war.
4.08
287
🏛️ American Empire🪓 Settler Colonialism📜 National Myths
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence Summary
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence 89%
American history is the original fake news: a cover story for genocide, slavery, and endless war.
by Roberto Sirvent 2019
4.08
287 ratings
🏛️ American Empire🪓 Settler Colonialism📜 National Myths
Decolonizing Palestine
by Mitri Raheb • 2023
Christianity made peace with Israeli colonization. A Palestinian pastor calls the deal off.
4.43
208
✊ Liberation Theology🌍 Postcolonial Theology🏘️ Settler Colonialism
Decolonizing Palestine Summary
Decolonizing Palestine 89%
Christianity made peace with Israeli colonization. A Palestinian pastor calls the deal off.
by Mitri Raheb 2023
4.43
208 ratings
✊ Liberation Theology🌍 Postcolonial Theology🏘️ Settler Colonialism
The Least of All Possible Evils
by Eyal Weizman • 2012
When humanitarian law calculates acceptable civilian deaths, it also makes them thinkable.
4.19
224
🩸 Aid And Complicity🤷 Lesser Evil Logic📊 Proportionality In War
The Least of All Possible Evils Summary
The Least of All Possible Evils 89%
When humanitarian law calculates acceptable civilian deaths, it also makes them thinkable.
by Eyal Weizman 2012
4.19
224 ratings
🩸 Aid And Complicity🤷 Lesser Evil Logic📊 Proportionality In War
A Land So Strange
by Andrés Reséndez • 2007
Four shipwrecked conquistadors crossed America as slaves turned healers, with thousands following.
4.11
4k+
🇪🇸 Spanish Conquest⛵ Age Of Exploration🏕️ Survival Narratives
A Land So Strange Summary
A Land So Strange 89%
Four shipwrecked conquistadors crossed America as slaves turned healers, with thousands following.
by Andrés Reséndez 2007
4.11
4k+ ratings
🇪🇸 Spanish Conquest⛵ Age Of Exploration🏕️ Survival Narratives
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
by Omar El Akkad • 2025
The liberal West is counterfeit: rules bend for power, and empathy is a weapon.
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67k+
🏛️ Western Liberalism🎭 Liberal Complicity📰 Media Critique
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Summary
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This 89%
The liberal West is counterfeit: rules bend for power, and empathy is a weapon.
by Omar El Akkad 2025
4.57
67k+ ratings
🏛️ Western Liberalism🎭 Liberal Complicity📰 Media Critique
Sand Talk
by Tyson Yunkaporta • 2019
Linear time and reductionist logic got us into this mess. An Indigenous framework shows the way out.
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5k+
🧠 Indigenous Knowledge🇦🇺 Aboriginal Australia🔄 Systems Thinking
Sand Talk Summary
Sand Talk 89%
Linear time and reductionist logic got us into this mess. An Indigenous framework shows the way out.
by Tyson Yunkaporta 2019
4.35
5k+ ratings
🧠 Indigenous Knowledge🇦🇺 Aboriginal Australia🔄 Systems Thinking
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607–1876
by Nicholas Guyatt • 2007
God's plan for America was a British idea that justified slavery and empire.
3.93
14
🕊️ American Providentialism⛪ Religion And Politics⛓️ Slavery And Religion
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607–1876 Summary
Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607–1876 89%
God's plan for America was a British idea that justified slavery and empire.
by Nicholas Guyatt 2007
3.93
14 ratings
🕊️ American Providentialism⛪ Religion And Politics⛓️ Slavery And Religion
The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution
by Mark Peterson • 2026
The U.S. Constitution was built to seize a continent. What happens when the land runs out?
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22
🏛️ Constitutional History🌎 American Expansion⚡ Settler Colonialism
The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution Summary
The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution 89%
The U.S. Constitution was built to seize a continent. What happens when the land runs out?
by Mark Peterson 2026
4.09
22 ratings
🏛️ Constitutional History🌎 American Expansion⚡ Settler Colonialism
Mayflower
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2006
The first Thanksgiving was followed by a war bloodier per capita than the Civil War.
3.89
47k+
🏛️ Colonial America📖 Narrative History🇺🇸 American Origin Stories
Mayflower Summary
Mayflower 89%
The first Thanksgiving was followed by a war bloodier per capita than the Civil War.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2006
3.89
47k+ ratings
🏛️ Colonial America📖 Narrative History🇺🇸 American Origin Stories
Choice Theory
by William Glasser • 1999
How the frontier let America flee racism and inequality, until the wall shut the last exit.
4.01
4k+
🇺🇸 American History🏔️ Frontier Myth🏹 Settler Colonialism
Choice Theory Summary
Choice Theory 89%
How the frontier let America flee racism and inequality, until the wall shut the last exit.
by William Glasser 1999
4.01
4k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American History🏔️ Frontier Myth🏹 Settler Colonialism
The New Rulers of the World
by John Pilger • 2002
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
4.14
1k+
🏴 Anti-Imperialism🔍 Investigative Journalism📰 Media Criticism
The New Rulers of the World Summary
The New Rulers of the World 89%
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
by John Pilger 2002
4.14
1k+ ratings
🏴 Anti-Imperialism🔍 Investigative Journalism📰 Media Criticism
Indians and English
by Karen Ordahl Kupperman • 2000
Before conquest came curiosity: both sides studied each other as mutual puzzles.
3.85
114
🇺🇸 Early American History⚓ Colonial Encounters📜 Ethnohistory
Indians and English Summary
Indians and English 89%
Before conquest came curiosity: both sides studied each other as mutual puzzles.
by Karen Ordahl Kupperman 2000
3.85
114 ratings
🇺🇸 Early American History⚓ Colonial Encounters📜 Ethnohistory
Ten Myths About Israel
by Ilan Pappé • 2017
Ten founding myths of Israel, debunked: the land wasn't empty and the flight wasn't voluntary.
4.40
6k+
🇵🇸 Israel-Palestine🏴 Settler Colonialism📜 Historical Revisionism
Ten Myths About Israel Summary
Ten Myths About Israel 89%
Ten founding myths of Israel, debunked: the land wasn't empty and the flight wasn't voluntary.
by Ilan Pappé 2017
4.40
6k+ ratings
🇵🇸 Israel-Palestine🏴 Settler Colonialism📜 Historical Revisionism
Dark Emu
by Bruce Pascoe • 2014
Early reports found Aboriginal farms and dams; the hunter-gatherer label was a colonial lie.
4.27
16k+
🌱 Indigenous Agriculture🏞️ Pre-Colonial Australia🔥 Fire Ecology
Dark Emu Summary
Dark Emu 89%
Early reports found Aboriginal farms and dams; the hunter-gatherer label was a colonial lie.
by Bruce Pascoe 2014
4.27
16k+ ratings
🌱 Indigenous Agriculture🏞️ Pre-Colonial Australia🔥 Fire Ecology
Necropolitics
by Achille Mbembe • 2016
Democracy's secret foundation is the power to dictate who lives and dies, perfected in the colony.
4.24
2k+
🧠 Political Philosophy🔍 Critical Theory🦠 Biopolitics
Necropolitics Summary
Necropolitics 89%
Democracy's secret foundation is the power to dictate who lives and dies, perfected in the colony.
by Achille Mbembe 2016
4.24
2k+ ratings
🧠 Political Philosophy🔍 Critical Theory🦠 Biopolitics
God Is Red
by Vine Deloria Jr. • 1972
Indigenous peoples root religion in land; Christians in time, and the planet pays the price.
4.16
2k+
📖 Indigenous Theology🏞️ Sacred Geography✊ Decolonial Religion
God Is Red Summary
God Is Red 89%
Indigenous peoples root religion in land; Christians in time, and the planet pays the price.
by Vine Deloria Jr. 1972
4.16
2k+ ratings
📖 Indigenous Theology🏞️ Sacred Geography✊ Decolonial Religion
The Wretched of the Earth
by Frantz Fanon • 1961
Colonialism can only be overthrown by violence that destroys oppressor and oppressed self at once.
4.35
33k+
🎓 Postcolonial Theory🔨 Decolonization🧠 Colonial Psychology
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
🎓 Postcolonial Theory🔨 Decolonization🧠 Colonial Psychology
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+
📚 Postcolonial Theory🏛️ Cultural Imperialism👤 Othering
Orientalism Summary
Orientalism 89%
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
📚 Postcolonial Theory🏛️ Cultural Imperialism👤 Othering
The Battle for Paradise
by Naomi Klein • 2018
After Maria, corporate profiteers and community visionaries race to shape Puerto Rico's future.
4.23
3k+
🌴 Caribbean Colonialism🌪️ Disaster Justice💰 Austerity Politics
The Battle for Paradise Summary
The Battle for Paradise 88%
After Maria, corporate profiteers and community visionaries race to shape Puerto Rico's future.
by Naomi Klein 2018
4.23
3k+ ratings
🌴 Caribbean Colonialism🌪️ Disaster Justice💰 Austerity Politics
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine
by Rashid Khalidi • 2020
Palestine 1917-2017: how a settler-colonial war dispossessed a people, and why they still resist.
4.49
36k+
🗺️ Settler Colonialism🇵🇸 Palestinian History💥 Ethnic Cleansing
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine Summary
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine 88%
Palestine 1917-2017: how a settler-colonial war dispossessed a people, and why they still resist.
by Rashid Khalidi 2020
4.49
36k+ ratings
🗺️ Settler Colonialism🇵🇸 Palestinian History💥 Ethnic Cleansing
Silencing the Past
by Michel-Rolph Trouillot • 1995
Why the Haitian Revolution was erased from history while it was still happening.
4.35
3k+
📜 Critical Historiography🔍 Historical Methodology💡 Power And Knowledge
Silencing the Past Summary
Silencing the Past 88%
Why the Haitian Revolution was erased from history while it was still happening.
by Michel-Rolph Trouillot 1995
4.35
3k+ ratings
📜 Critical Historiography🔍 Historical Methodology💡 Power And Knowledge
Imaginary Homelands
by Salman Rushdie • 1991
After empire, the migrant's double vision and a stolen tongue remake what home and freedom mean.
3.99
2k+
📖 Postcolonial Literature🗳️ Indian Politics🧳 Migrant Perspectives
Imaginary Homelands Summary
Imaginary Homelands 88%
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
📖 Postcolonial Literature🗳️ Indian Politics🧳 Migrant Perspectives
Spectacle
by Pamela Newkirk • 2015
1906: the Bronx Zoo caged a Congolese man in the monkey house. Thousands paid to stare.
3.63
918
🦍 Human Zoos🔬 Scientific Racism💀 Colonial Atrocities
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
🦍 Human Zoos🔬 Scientific Racism💀 Colonial Atrocities
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans
by Jon E. Lewis • 2003
A continent of 500 nations: the civilizations, plagues, and wars that remade Native America.
3.96
180
🪶 Native American History🏛️ Pre-Columbian Civilizations🥾 Forced Removal
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans Summary
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans 88%
A continent of 500 nations: the civilizations, plagues, and wars that remade Native America.
by Jon E. Lewis 2003
3.96
180 ratings
🪶 Native American History🏛️ Pre-Columbian Civilizations🥾 Forced Removal
The Counter-Revolution of 1776
by Gerald Horne • 2014
Britain was turning against slavery. The American Revolution was the slaveholders' answer.
4.20
693
🇺🇸 American Revolution⛓️ Atlantic Slavery🏘️ Settler Colonialism
The Counter-Revolution of 1776 Summary
The Counter-Revolution of 1776 88%
Britain was turning against slavery. The American Revolution was the slaveholders' answer.
by Gerald Horne 2014
4.20
693 ratings
🇺🇸 American Revolution⛓️ Atlantic Slavery🏘️ Settler Colonialism
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.
4.26
613
🏛️ Postcolonial Theory🕌 Middle Eastern Politics🗺️ Cultural Imperialism
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
🏛️ Postcolonial Theory🕌 Middle Eastern Politics🗺️ Cultural Imperialism
A True History of the United States
by Daniel A. Sjursen • 2021
Genocide, slavery, and concentrated wealth: an unblinking history from the bottom up.
4.43
707
📜 Revisionist History🌍 Settler Colonialism🏛️ American Empire
A True History of the United States Summary
A True History of the United States 88%
Genocide, slavery, and concentrated wealth: an unblinking history from the bottom up.
by Daniel A. Sjursen 2021
4.43
707 ratings
📜 Revisionist History🌍 Settler Colonialism🏛️ American Empire
Le contrat racial
by Charles W. Mills • 2023
The social contract hid a racial one: whites as full persons, everyone else denied full personhood.
4.59
73
🎓 Critical Race Theory🧱 Structural Racism👁️ Whiteness Studies
Le contrat racial Summary
Le contrat racial 88%
The social contract hid a racial one: whites as full persons, everyone else denied full personhood.
by Charles W. Mills 2023
4.59
73 ratings
🎓 Critical Race Theory🧱 Structural Racism👁️ Whiteness Studies
Race and Manifest Destiny
by Reginald Horsman • 1981
Manifest Destiny had a hidden engine: a pseudo-science that ranked races and justified conquest.
3.84
150
🏛️ Intellectual History🌎 American Expansionism🧬 Scientific Racism
Race and Manifest Destiny Summary
Race and Manifest Destiny 88%
Manifest Destiny had a hidden engine: a pseudo-science that ranked races and justified conquest.
by Reginald Horsman 1981
3.84
150 ratings
🏛️ Intellectual History🌎 American Expansionism🧬 Scientific Racism
Uncommon Wealth
by Kojo Koram • 2022
Offshore finance and debt traps: empire's playbook, tested abroad, now returned to reshape Britain.
4.29
508
🏛️ British Empire🌍 Global Inequality🏦 Offshore Finance
Uncommon Wealth Summary
Uncommon Wealth 88%
Offshore finance and debt traps: empire's playbook, tested abroad, now returned to reshape Britain.
by Kojo Koram 2022
4.29
508 ratings
🏛️ British Empire🌍 Global Inequality🏦 Offshore Finance
A People’s History of the United States
by Howard Zinn • 1980
The history you learned in school is a cover story for class war, genocide, and slave revolts.
4.09
268k+
📖 Revisionist History🔍 History From Below🦅 American Empire
A People’s History of the United States Summary
A People’s History of the United States 88%
The history you learned in school is a cover story for class war, genocide, and slave revolts.
by Howard Zinn 1980
4.09
268k+ ratings
📖 Revisionist History🔍 History From Below🦅 American Empire
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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🌍 African Studies📜 Postcolonial Studies🏛️ Colonial History
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
🌍 African Studies📜 Postcolonial Studies🏛️ Colonial History
The Killing of Gaza
by Gideon Levy • 2024
October 7th was the price of a 75-year siege. The response: a nation's moral collapse.
4.21
178
🔥 Israeli Occupation📰 War Journalism🧱 Apartheid Critique
The Killing of Gaza Summary
The Killing of Gaza 88%
October 7th was the price of a 75-year siege. The response: a nation's moral collapse.
by Gideon Levy 2024
4.21
178 ratings
🔥 Israeli Occupation📰 War Journalism🧱 Apartheid Critique
Tupaia
by Joan Druett • 2010
The navigator who made Cook's Pacific voyage possible spent two centuries erased from the story.
4.25
201
🗺️ Pacific Exploration🌊 Polynesian Wayfinding⛵ Age Of Sail
Tupaia Summary
Tupaia 88%
The navigator who made Cook's Pacific voyage possible spent two centuries erased from the story.
by Joan Druett 2010
4.25
201 ratings
🗺️ Pacific Exploration🌊 Polynesian Wayfinding⛵ Age Of Sail
We Will Be Jaguars
by Nemonte Nenquimo • 2024
Abused by missionaries, guided by a jaguar vision, she built the alliance that beat Big Oil.
4.50
11k+
🪶 Indigenous Resistance🛢️ Extractive Industries🌳 Amazon Conservation
We Will Be Jaguars Summary
We Will Be Jaguars 88%
Abused by missionaries, guided by a jaguar vision, she built the alliance that beat Big Oil.
by Nemonte Nenquimo 2024
4.50
11k+ ratings
🪶 Indigenous Resistance🛢️ Extractive Industries🌳 Amazon Conservation
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