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Rebel Hearts
by Kevin Toolis • 1995
Colonial wounds, British dirty war, family bonds: inside the IRA, violence was an inheritance.
4.10
936
Rebel Hearts Summary
Rebel Hearts 88%
Colonial wounds, British dirty war, family bonds: inside the IRA, violence was an inheritance.
by Kevin Toolis 1995
4.10
936 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.
4.35
33k+
The Wretched of the Earth Summary
The Wretched of the Earth 88%
Colonialism can only be overthrown by violence that destroys oppressor and oppressed self at once.
by Frantz Fanon 1961
4.35
33k+ ratings
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+
Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal Summary
Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal 88%
The sympathy economy demands Palestinians be broken, blameless, and silent about who broke them.
by Mohammed El-Kurd 2025
4.77
6k+ ratings
A History of the Philippines
by Luis H. Francia • 2010
How Spanish friars, American teachers, and Japanese occupiers accidentally created a nation.
3.93
591
A History of the Philippines Summary
A History of the Philippines 88%
How Spanish friars, American teachers, and Japanese occupiers accidentally created a nation.
by Luis H. Francia 2010
3.93
591 ratings
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders
by Manoshi Sinha Rawal • 2019
A 40,000-woman brigade and a teen human bomb: the centuries of Indian resistance history erased.
4.24
153
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders Summary
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders 88%
A 40,000-woman brigade and a teen human bomb: the centuries of Indian resistance history erased.
by Manoshi Sinha Rawal 2019
4.24
153 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 88%
What the Zapatistas and the Wobblies got right that both Marxists and anarchists keep missing.
by Staughton Lynd 2008
3.89
473 ratings
Che Guevara Reader
by Ernesto Che Guevara • 1997
Winning the war is step one. Che Guevara's collected writings on what revolutions do after victory.
4.08
359
Che Guevara Reader Summary
Che Guevara Reader 88%
Winning the war is step one. Che Guevara's collected writings on what revolutions do after victory.
by Ernesto Che Guevara 1997
4.08
359 ratings
Nelson Mandela
by Martin Meredith • 1997
They put him on trial to silence him. His dock statement made apartheid the defendant instead.
4.17
347
Nelson Mandela Summary
Nelson Mandela 88%
They put him on trial to silence him. His dock statement made apartheid the defendant instead.
by Martin Meredith 1997
4.17
347 ratings
Message to the Blackman in America
by Elijah Muhammad • 1965
A Black God, a manufactured white race, and a detailed plan for economic and political separation.
4.45
930
Message to the Blackman in America Summary
Message to the Blackman in America 88%
A Black God, a manufactured white race, and a detailed plan for economic and political separation.
by Elijah Muhammad 1965
4.45
930 ratings
On Palestine
by Noam Chomsky • 2015
The peace process masks land theft; only a democratic single state can break the cycle.
4.26
13k+
On Palestine Summary
On Palestine 88%
The peace process masks land theft; only a democratic single state can break the cycle.
by Noam Chomsky 2015
4.26
13k+ ratings
A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict
by Ilan Pappé • 2024
Not two equal claims to one land, but one population replacing another, the removal never stopped.
4.37
6k+
A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict Summary
A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict 88%
Not two equal claims to one land, but one population replacing another, the removal never stopped.
by Ilan Pappé 2024
4.37
6k+ 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
Surrender or Starve
by Robert D. Kaplan • 1988
A Marxist regime weaponized famine in Ethiopia. The West's life-saving aid also financed the war.
3.67
474
Surrender or Starve Summary
Surrender or Starve 88%
A Marxist regime weaponized famine in Ethiopia. The West's life-saving aid also financed the war.
by Robert D. Kaplan 1988
3.67
474 ratings
Worth Dying For
by Tim Marshall • 2016
How a colored cloth acquired the power to start wars, unite strangers, and terrify millions.
3.65
6k+
Worth Dying For Summary
Worth Dying For 88%
How a colored cloth acquired the power to start wars, unite strangers, and terrify millions.
by Tim Marshall 2016
3.65
6k+ ratings
Revolusi
by David Van Reybrouck • 2020
One in 27 humans lives there, yet its revolution launched the Third World.
4.53
5k+
Revolusi Summary
Revolusi 88%
One in 27 humans lives there, yet its revolution launched the Third World.
by David Van Reybrouck 2020
4.53
5k+ ratings
The Foundations of Leninism
by Joseph Stalin • 1924
The manual Lenin left behind: why imperialist decay demands a new kind of revolutionary party.
4.05
2k+
The Foundations of Leninism Summary
The Foundations of Leninism 87%
The manual Lenin left behind: why imperialist decay demands a new kind of revolutionary party.
by Joseph Stalin 1924
4.05
2k+ ratings
Long Walk to Freedom
by Nelson Mandela • 1994
His 27-year imprisonment is legend. The decades of organizing that led there tell the real story.
4.36
95k+
Long Walk to Freedom Summary
Long Walk to Freedom 87%
His 27-year imprisonment is legend. The decades of organizing that led there tell the real story.
by Nelson Mandela 1994
4.36
95k+ ratings
Big Fellow, Long Fellow
by T. Ryle Dwyer • 1998
Why a calculating idealist and a street-smart operator led Ireland to independence, then civil war.
4.23
129
Big Fellow, Long Fellow Summary
Big Fellow, Long Fellow 87%
Why a calculating idealist and a street-smart operator led Ireland to independence, then civil war.
by T. Ryle Dwyer 1998
4.23
129 ratings
The Black Jacobins
by C.L.R. James • 1938
The slaves who built France's wealth took the French Revolution's ideals and destroyed an empire.
4.39
8k+
The Black Jacobins Summary
The Black Jacobins 87%
The slaves who built France's wealth took the French Revolution's ideals and destroyed an empire.
by C.L.R. James 1938
4.39
8k+ ratings
Long Walk to Freedom - Volume 2
by Nelson Mandela • 2003
Twenty-seven years in prison. Then he became president of the country that put him there.
4.42
608
Long Walk to Freedom - Volume 2 Summary
Long Walk to Freedom - Volume 2 87%
Twenty-seven years in prison. Then he became president of the country that put him there.
by Nelson Mandela 2003
4.42
608 ratings
The Miracle of the Kurds
by Stephen Mansfield • 2014
After surviving genocide, a forgotten people built the freest, most hopeful society in Iraq.
4.09
335
The Miracle of the Kurds Summary
The Miracle of the Kurds 87%
After surviving genocide, a forgotten people built the freest, most hopeful society in Iraq.
by Stephen Mansfield 2014
4.09
335 ratings
Revolutionary Suicide
by Huey P. Newton • 1973
Some deaths surrender dignity. He risked one that refused to let the state take his.
4.49
7k+
Revolutionary Suicide Summary
Revolutionary Suicide 87%
Some deaths surrender dignity. He risked one that refused to let the state take his.
by Huey P. Newton 1973
4.49
7k+ ratings
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.
4.57
67k+
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Summary
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This 87%
The liberal West is counterfeit: rules bend for power, and empathy is a weapon.
by Omar El Akkad 2025
4.57
67k+ ratings
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+
Ten Myths About Israel Summary
Ten Myths About Israel 87%
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
Culture and Resistance
by Edward W. Said • 2003
Peace rebranded, occupation maintained: dismantling the language hiding Palestinian dispossession.
4.10
419
Culture and Resistance Summary
Culture and Resistance 87%
Peace rebranded, occupation maintained: dismantling the language hiding Palestinian dispossession.
by Edward W. Said 2003
4.10
419 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.
4.43
6k+
Why I Am An Atheist Summary
Why I Am An Atheist 87%
Facing execution at 23, he wrote his final testament: no God, no regret, only revolution.
by Bhagat Singh 1931
4.43
6k+ ratings
Gaza in Crisis
by Ilan Pappé • 2010
Five hundred villages erased, seventy years before October 7: the history the peace process buries.
4.15
2k+
Gaza in Crisis Summary
Gaza in Crisis 87%
Five hundred villages erased, seventy years before October 7: the history the peace process buries.
by Ilan Pappé 2010
4.15
2k+ ratings
Why Civil Resistance Works
by Erica Chenoweth • 2011
The most effective weapon against a dictator is not a gun: 200,000 people refusing to cooperate.
3.98
729
Why Civil Resistance Works Summary
Why Civil Resistance Works 87%
The most effective weapon against a dictator is not a gun: 200,000 people refusing to cooperate.
by Erica Chenoweth 2011
3.98
729 ratings
Nations and Nationalism since 1780
by Eric J. Hobsbawm • 1990
Nationalism invented nations, not the reverse, and the two-century project is already decaying.
3.91
2k+
Nations and Nationalism since 1780 Summary
Nations and Nationalism since 1780 87%
Nationalism invented nations, not the reverse, and the two-century project is already decaying.
by Eric J. Hobsbawm 1990
3.91
2k+ ratings
A Genocide Foretold
by Chris Hedges • 2025
Gaza: not a war but the predictable endpoint of settler colonialism, backed by American billions.
4.57
542
A Genocide Foretold Summary
A Genocide Foretold 87%
Gaza: not a war but the predictable endpoint of settler colonialism, backed by American billions.
by Chris Hedges 2025
4.57
542 ratings
A Force More Powerful
by Peter Ackerman • 2000
A century of evidence: strikes and boycotts toppled more regimes than bombs ever did.
4.11
300
A Force More Powerful Summary
A Force More Powerful 87%
A century of evidence: strikes and boycotts toppled more regimes than bombs ever did.
by Peter Ackerman 2000
4.11
300 ratings
Witness to Surrender
by Siddique Salik • 1977
East Pakistan's end: an insider's log of mutiny, guerrilla war, and the birth of Bangladesh.
3.86
246
Witness to Surrender Summary
Witness to Surrender 87%
East Pakistan's end: an insider's log of mutiny, guerrilla war, and the birth of Bangladesh.
by Siddique Salik 1977
3.86
246 ratings
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+
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine Summary
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine 87%
Palestine 1917-2017: how a settler-colonial war dispossessed a people, and why they still resist.
by Rashid Khalidi 2020
4.49
36k+ ratings
Except for Palestine
by Marc Lamont Hill • 2021
Why American progressives, fierce on injustice everywhere, stay quiet when it comes to Palestine.
4.19
4k+
Except for Palestine Summary
Except for Palestine 87%
Why American progressives, fierce on injustice everywhere, stay quiet when it comes to Palestine.
by Marc Lamont Hill 2021
4.19
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
Bolívar
by Marie Arana • 2013
The general who liberated six nations died in exile, too controversial for the countries he created.
4.21
4k+
Bolívar Summary
Bolívar 87%
The general who liberated six nations died in exile, too controversial for the countries he created.
by Marie Arana 2013
4.21
4k+ ratings
The Discovery of India
by Jawaharlal Nehru • 1946
From a British prison, one leader retraces five millennia of Indian civilization: who are we?
4.10
9k+
The Discovery of India Summary
The Discovery of India 87%
From a British prison, one leader retraces five millennia of Indian civilization: who are we?
by Jawaharlal Nehru 1946
4.10
9k+ ratings
Nutuk
by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk • 1927
A six-day speech that buried an empire, dismissed a sultan, and founded a secular republic.
4.82
6k+
Nutuk Summary
Nutuk 87%
A six-day speech that buried an empire, dismissed a sultan, and founded a secular republic.
by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 1927
4.82
6k+ ratings
Letters from Burma
by Aung San Suu Kyi • 1995
Compassion beats brutality in politics: a Nobel laureate's letters from house arrest in Burma.
3.90
2k+
Letters from Burma Summary
Letters from Burma 87%
Compassion beats brutality in politics: a Nobel laureate's letters from house arrest in Burma.
by Aung San Suu Kyi 1995
3.90
2k+ ratings
A Handful of Hard Men
by Hannes Wessels • 2015
Fewer than 200 Rhodesian soldiers faced 10,000. They won every battle and still lost the war.
4.28
1k+
A Handful of Hard Men Summary
A Handful of Hard Men 87%
Fewer than 200 Rhodesian soldiers faced 10,000. They won every battle and still lost the war.
by Hannes Wessels 2015
4.28
1k+ ratings
India Wins Freedom
by Abul Kalam Azad • 1978
How the Congress leadership lost the fight for a united India: an insider's account.
4.21
1k+
India Wins Freedom Summary
India Wins Freedom 87%
How the Congress leadership lost the fight for a united India: an insider's account.
by Abul Kalam Azad 1978
4.21
1k+ ratings
The Other Side of Israel
by Susan Nathan • 2005
A Zionist settles among Israel's Arab citizens. What she discovers overturns a lifetime of belief.
4.08
274
The Other Side of Israel Summary
The Other Side of Israel 87%
A Zionist settles among Israel's Arab citizens. What she discovers overturns a lifetime of belief.
by Susan Nathan 2005
4.08
274 ratings
The Yank
by John Crawley • 2022
From US Marine to IRA gunrunner: Whitey Bulger opened doors. An informant slammed them shut.
4.07
200
The Yank Summary
The Yank 87%
From US Marine to IRA gunrunner: Whitey Bulger opened doors. An informant slammed them shut.
by John Crawley 2022
4.07
200 ratings
The Padre
by Jennifer O'Leary • 2023
Gaddafi's cash. A parking timer. A priest. These built the IRA's most reliable bombs.
4.02
455
The Padre Summary
The Padre 87%
Gaddafi's cash. A parking timer. A priest. These built the IRA's most reliable bombs.
by Jennifer O'Leary 2023
4.02
455 ratings
From Dictatorship to Democracy
by Gene Sharp • 1993
Dictatorships collapse when people refuse to cooperate. The strategic manual that shows how.
3.83
2k+
From Dictatorship to Democracy Summary
From Dictatorship to Democracy 87%
Dictatorships collapse when people refuse to cooperate. The strategic manual that shows how.
by Gene Sharp 1993
3.83
2k+ ratings
Decolonizing Palestine
by Mitri Raheb • 2023
Christianity made peace with Israeli colonization. A Palestinian pastor calls the deal off.
4.43
208
Decolonizing Palestine Summary
Decolonizing Palestine 87%
Christianity made peace with Israeli colonization. A Palestinian pastor calls the deal off.
by Mitri Raheb 2023
4.43
208 ratings
I, Rigoberta Menchu / Who Is Rigoberta Menchu? by Rigoberta Menchu
by Rigoberta Menchú • 1984
Her brother was tortured. She learned Spanish and the Bible to build a peasant uprising.
3.86
7k+
I, Rigoberta Menchu / Who Is Rigoberta Menchu? by Rigoberta Menchu Summary
I, Rigoberta Menchu / Who Is Rigoberta Menchu? by Rigoberta Menchu 87%
Her brother was tortured. She learned Spanish and the Bible to build a peasant uprising.
by Rigoberta Menchú 1984
3.86
7k+ ratings
On Tyranny
by Timothy Snyder • 2017
What ordinary citizens did wrong last century, and what you can do right this one.
4.29
112k+
On Tyranny Summary
On Tyranny 87%
What ordinary citizens did wrong last century, and what you can do right this one.
by Timothy Snyder 2017
4.29
112k+ ratings
National Identity
by Anthony D. Smith • 1991
Nations feel ancient, but they are modern inventions built from ethnic memories and myths.
3.71
243
National Identity Summary
National Identity 87%
Nations feel ancient, but they are modern inventions built from ethnic memories and myths.
by Anthony D. Smith 1991
3.71
243 ratings
In the Hurricane's Eye
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2018
Yorktown was won not by siege but by hurricane season and a French admiral's wild gamble.
4.13
6k+
In the Hurricane's Eye Summary
In the Hurricane's Eye 87%
Yorktown was won not by siege but by hurricane season and a French admiral's wild gamble.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2018
4.13
6k+ ratings
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