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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 90%
Colonialism can only be overthrown by violence that destroys oppressor and oppressed self at once.
by Frantz Fanon 1961
4.35
33k+ ratings
There Was a Country
by Chinua Achebe • 2012
A literary witness to Biafra: starvation, secession, and the three-year war that consumed millions.
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3k+
There Was a Country Summary
There Was a Country 90%
A literary witness to Biafra: starvation, secession, and the three-year war that consumed millions.
by Chinua Achebe 2012
4.04
3k+ ratings
"Mau Mau" detainee
by Josiah Mwangi Kariuki • 1976
They called it rehabilitation. He survived fourteen camps to tell what it really was.
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16
"Mau Mau" detainee Summary
"Mau Mau" detainee 90%
They called it rehabilitation. He survived fourteen camps to tell what it really was.
by Josiah Mwangi Kariuki 1976
3.81
16 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.
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A Handful of Hard Men Summary
A Handful of Hard Men 90%
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
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.
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The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine Summary
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine 90%
Palestine 1917-2017: how a settler-colonial war dispossessed a people, and why they still resist.
by Rashid Khalidi 2020
4.49
36k+ ratings
The Horn of Africa
by Christopher Clapham • 2017
Africa's only region never fully colonized produced border wars bloodier than any colonial map did.
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54
The Horn of Africa Summary
The Horn of Africa 89%
Africa's only region never fully colonized produced border wars bloodier than any colonial map did.
by Christopher Clapham 2017
3.89
54 ratings
Revolusi
by David Van Reybrouck • 2020
One in 27 humans lives there, yet its revolution launched the Third World.
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Revolusi Summary
Revolusi 89%
One in 27 humans lives there, yet its revolution launched the Third World.
by David Van Reybrouck 2020
4.53
5k+ ratings
Britain's Gulag
by Caroline Elkins • 2005
Britain ran a brutal camp system in Kenya, then spent decades hiding the bodies.
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Britain's Gulag Summary
Britain's Gulag 89%
Britain ran a brutal camp system in Kenya, then spent decades hiding the bodies.
by Caroline Elkins 2005
4.06
2k+ 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.
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153
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders Summary
Saffron Swords - Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders 89%
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
The Scramble for Africa
by Thomas Pakenham • 1991
Livingstone begged to save Africa. Within a generation, it was carved up for rubber and gold.
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The Scramble for Africa Summary
The Scramble for Africa 89%
Livingstone begged to save Africa. Within a generation, it was carved up for rubber and gold.
by Thomas Pakenham 1991
4.15
3k+ ratings
Kashmir
by Tariq Ali • 2011
A 1947 promise of a vote. Sixty years of soldiers. Now a generation demands freedom with stones.
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618
Kashmir Summary
Kashmir 89%
A 1947 promise of a vote. Sixty years of soldiers. Now a generation demands freedom with stones.
by Tariq Ali 2011
3.95
618 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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941
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
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.
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474
Surrender or Starve Summary
Surrender or Starve 89%
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
The Great War for Civilisation
by Robert Fisk • 2005
One reporter's fifty-year witness to the West's century-long war on the Middle East.
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The Great War for Civilisation Summary
The Great War for Civilisation 89%
One reporter's fifty-year witness to the West's century-long war on the Middle East.
by Robert Fisk 2005
4.41
6k+ ratings
The Story of the Malakand Field Force
by Winston S. Churchill • 1898
It took a frontier war for a young Churchill to understand the brutal logic of empire.
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358
The Story of the Malakand Field Force Summary
The Story of the Malakand Field Force 89%
It took a frontier war for a young Churchill to understand the brutal logic of empire.
by Winston S. Churchill 1898
3.99
358 ratings
The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine
by Michael Scott-Baumann • 2023
In 1917, Britain made two promises about the same land. The consequences never ended.
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The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine Summary
The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine 89%
In 1917, Britain made two promises about the same land. The consequences never ended.
by Michael Scott-Baumann 2023
4.12
3k+ ratings
On Palestine
by Noam Chomsky • 2015
The peace process masks land theft; only a democratic single state can break the cycle.
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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
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.
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6k+
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
The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
by Martin Bunton • 2013
This modern land contest, not an ancient feud, leaves two options: binationalism or apartheid.
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The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Summary
The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict 89%
This modern land contest, not an ancient feud, leaves two options: binationalism or apartheid.
by Martin Bunton 2013
4.04
2k+ 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.
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A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict Summary
A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict 89%
Not two equal claims to one land, but one population replacing another, the removal never stopped.
by Ilan Pappé 2024
4.37
6k+ ratings
A Line in the Sand
by James Barr • 2011
Why the Arab-Israeli conflict began as a secret war between Britain and France.
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A Line in the Sand Summary
A Line in the Sand 89%
Why the Arab-Israeli conflict began as a secret war between Britain and France.
by James Barr 2011
4.06
5k+ ratings
Rebel Hearts
by Kevin Toolis • 1995
Colonial wounds, British dirty war, family bonds: inside the IRA, violence was an inheritance.
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Rebel Hearts Summary
Rebel Hearts 89%
Colonial wounds, British dirty war, family bonds: inside the IRA, violence was an inheritance.
by Kevin Toolis 1995
4.10
936 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 89%
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
King Leopold's Ghost
by Adam Hochschild • 1998
Private kingdom, fake charity, ten million dead: the Congo holocaust that Europe chose to forget.
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King Leopold's Ghost Summary
King Leopold's Ghost 89%
Private kingdom, fake charity, ten million dead: the Congo holocaust that Europe chose to forget.
by Adam Hochschild 1998
4.19
70k+ ratings
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families
by Philip Gourevitch • 1998
Seven pastors warned they would die tomorrow. The world read their letter and did nothing.
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families Summary
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families 89%
Seven pastors warned they would die tomorrow. The world read their letter and did nothing.
by Philip Gourevitch 1998
4.22
37k+ ratings
The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa
by John Azumah • 2001
Africa’s faiths must confront fourteen centuries of Islamic slavery, not a romantic myth.
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36
The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa Summary
The Legacy of Arab-Islam in Africa 89%
Africa’s faiths must confront fourteen centuries of Islamic slavery, not a romantic myth.
by John Azumah 2001
4.17
36 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.
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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
Culture and Resistance
by Edward W. Said • 2003
Peace rebranded, occupation maintained: dismantling the language hiding Palestinian dispossession.
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419
Culture and Resistance Summary
Culture and Resistance 89%
Peace rebranded, occupation maintained: dismantling the language hiding Palestinian dispossession.
by Edward W. Said 2003
4.10
419 ratings
States and Power in Africa
by Jeffrey Herbst • 2000
Europe built states through war. Africa skipped that step, and its borders now protect failure.
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269
States and Power in Africa Summary
States and Power in Africa 89%
Europe built states through war. Africa skipped that step, and its borders now protect failure.
by Jeffrey Herbst 2000
3.99
269 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 88%
Independence did not end colonialism. It just moved inside the constitution.
by J. Sai Deepak 2021
4.42
2k+ 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
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.
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The New Rulers of the World Summary
The New Rulers of the World 88%
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
by John Pilger 2002
4.14
1k+ 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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History of Modern India Summary
History of Modern India 88%
From Mughal collapse to British conquest: how a trading company remade a subcontinent.
by Bipan Chandra 2009
4.08
2k+ ratings
The Great Betrayal
by Fawaz A. Gerges • 2025
Arab Spring didn't cause chaos; its brutal suppression did, continuing a century of betrayal.
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31
The Great Betrayal Summary
The Great Betrayal 88%
Arab Spring didn't cause chaos; its brutal suppression did, continuing a century of betrayal.
by Fawaz A. Gerges 2025
4.26
31 ratings
The Great Boer War
by Byron Farwell • 1976
To beat a handful of farmers, Britain burned 30,000 farms and invented the concentration camp.
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578
The Great Boer War Summary
The Great Boer War 88%
To beat a handful of farmers, Britain burned 30,000 farms and invented the concentration camp.
by Byron Farwell 1976
4.15
578 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.
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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
Fire in the Lake
by Frances FitzGerald • 1972
The Vietnam War was lost in the chasm between American optimism and Vietnamese reality.
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Fire in the Lake Summary
Fire in the Lake 88%
The Vietnam War was lost in the chasm between American optimism and Vietnamese reality.
by Frances FitzGerald 1972
4.10
3k+ ratings
Citizenship between Empire and Nation
by Frederick Cooper • 2014
France's African empire became sixteen nations. That was nobody's first choice for the region.
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30
Citizenship between Empire and Nation Summary
Citizenship between Empire and Nation 88%
France's African empire became sixteen nations. That was nobody's first choice for the region.
by Frederick Cooper 2014
3.93
30 ratings
Waiting for the Barbarians
by J.M. Coetzee • 1980
A frontier magistrate shelters a tortured prisoner and discovers the Empire has no room for mercy.
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Waiting for the Barbarians Summary
Waiting for the Barbarians 88%
A frontier magistrate shelters a tortured prisoner and discovers the Empire has no room for mercy.
by J.M. Coetzee 1980
3.93
37k+ 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
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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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
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 Exceptionalism and American Innocence Summary
American Exceptionalism and American Innocence 88%
American history is the original fake news: a cover story for genocide, slavery, and endless war.
by Roberto Sirvent 2019
4.08
287 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.
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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
Tomorrow Is Yesterday
by Hussein Agha • 2025
Diplomacy suppressed the past, so the past kept returning, until it finally overwhelmed the present.
3.96
502
Tomorrow Is Yesterday Summary
Tomorrow Is Yesterday 88%
Diplomacy suppressed the past, so the past kept returning, until it finally overwhelmed the present.
by Hussein Agha 2025
3.96
502 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 88%
Gaza: not a war but the predictable endpoint of settler colonialism, backed by American billions.
by Chris Hedges 2025
4.57
542 ratings
On Settler Colonialism
by Adam Kirsch • 2024
The settler-colonial ideology that justifies violence went mainstream. Here is its anatomy.
3.98
664
On Settler Colonialism Summary
On Settler Colonialism 88%
The settler-colonial ideology that justifies violence went mainstream. Here is its anatomy.
by Adam Kirsch 2024
3.98
664 ratings
The Afrikaners
by Hermann Giliomee • 2003
Three centuries of one people's making: from diverse origins to apartheid and the reckoning after.
4.18
136
The Afrikaners Summary
The Afrikaners 88%
Three centuries of one people's making: from diverse origins to apartheid and the reckoning after.
by Hermann Giliomee 2003
4.18
136 ratings
Gaza in Crisis
by Ilan Pappé • 2010
Five hundred villages erased, seventy years before October 7: the history the peace process buries.
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2k+
Gaza in Crisis Summary
Gaza in Crisis 88%
Five hundred villages erased, seventy years before October 7: the history the peace process buries.
by Ilan Pappé 2010
4.15
2k+ 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.
4.26
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
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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1k+
As We Have Always Done Summary
As We Have Always Done 88%
Indigenous freedom is not given by states; it is lived through land, body, and refusal.
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson 2017
4.57
1k+ ratings
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