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The Myth of the Twentieth Century
by Alfred Rosenberg • 1930
Race as soul, blood as destiny: the 1930 manifesto that became Nazi ideology's core.
3.63
263
The Myth of the Twentieth Century Summary
The Myth of the Twentieth Century 92%
Race as soul, blood as destiny: the 1930 manifesto that became Nazi ideology's core.
by Alfred Rosenberg 1930
3.63
263 ratings
The Next American Nation
by Michael Lind • 1995
Three racial orders have governed America. The fourth has no use for race at all.
3.95
87
The Next American Nation Summary
The Next American Nation 92%
Three racial orders have governed America. The fourth has no use for race at all.
by Michael Lind 1995
3.95
87 ratings
How Fascism Works
by Jason F. Stanley • 2018
A philosopher isolates ten political tactics that turn democratic citizens into hostile tribes.
4.25
17k+
How Fascism Works Summary
How Fascism Works 91%
A philosopher isolates ten political tactics that turn democratic citizens into hostile tribes.
by Jason F. Stanley 2018
4.25
17k+ ratings
Bloody Nasty People
by Daniel Trilling • 2012
The far right didn't storm the gates. Mainstream politicians opened them, one dog whistle at a time.
3.88
143
Bloody Nasty People Summary
Bloody Nasty People 91%
The far right didn't storm the gates. Mainstream politicians opened them, one dog whistle at a time.
by Daniel Trilling 2012
3.88
143 ratings
White Borders
by Reece Jones • 2021
Immigration law was never about fairness. From the founding, its purpose was keeping America white.
4.20
140
White Borders Summary
White Borders 90%
Immigration law was never about fairness. From the founding, its purpose was keeping America white.
by Reece Jones 2021
4.20
140 ratings
The Second Coming of the KKK
by Linda Gordon • 2017
The 1920s Klan was a mass movement run like a franchise. Its immigration victory is still law.
3.82
1k+
The Second Coming of the KKK Summary
The Second Coming of the KKK 90%
The 1920s Klan was a mass movement run like a franchise. Its immigration victory is still law.
by Linda Gordon 2017
3.82
1k+ ratings
Searching for God Knows What
by Donald Miller • 2004
Skull measurements divided Europeans into three, and the conclusion reshaped history.
3.91
27k+
Searching for God Knows What Summary
Searching for God Knows What 90%
Skull measurements divided Europeans into three, and the conclusion reshaped history.
by Donald Miller 2004
3.91
27k+ ratings
Making Americans
by Desmond King • 2000
How a century of immigration quotas and eugenics built whiteness into the definition of American.
3.17
12
Making Americans Summary
Making Americans 90%
How a century of immigration quotas and eugenics built whiteness into the definition of American.
by Desmond King 2000
3.17
12 ratings
Producers, Parasites, Patriots
by Daniel Martinez HoSang • 2019
Racial blame has been reassigned to struggling whites and rebranded by the right's non-white faces.
3.98
48
Producers, Parasites, Patriots Summary
Producers, Parasites, Patriots 90%
Racial blame has been reassigned to struggling whites and rebranded by the right's non-white faces.
by Daniel Martinez HoSang 2019
3.98
48 ratings
Hitler's American Model
by James Q. Whitman • 2017
The Nuremberg Laws had an American blueprint. Nazi lawyers studied Jim Crow and found their model.
3.91
2k+
Hitler's American Model Summary
Hitler's American Model 90%
The Nuremberg Laws had an American blueprint. Nazi lawyers studied Jim Crow and found their model.
by James Q. Whitman 2017
3.91
2k+ ratings
American Crucible
by Gary Gerstle • 2001
Equal rights versus white identity: how America's two nationalisms have warred for a century.
3.82
246
American Crucible Summary
American Crucible 90%
Equal rights versus white identity: how America's two nationalisms have warred for a century.
by Gary Gerstle 2001
3.82
246 ratings
Rebellion
by Robert Kagan • 2024
A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.
4.39
664
Rebellion Summary
Rebellion 90%
A 250-year rebellion against America's founding promise is closer to victory than ever.
by Robert Kagan 2024
4.39
664 ratings
The Law of Blood
by Johann Chapoutot • 2014
To the Nazis, biology was law, struggle was sacred, and genocide was self-defense.
4.34
169
The Law of Blood Summary
The Law of Blood 90%
To the Nazis, biology was law, struggle was sacred, and genocide was self-defense.
by Johann Chapoutot 2014
4.34
169 ratings
White Identity Politics
by Ashley Jardina • 2019
One in three white Americans now see their race as politically meaningful. That changes everything.
3.90
208
White Identity Politics Summary
White Identity Politics 90%
One in three white Americans now see their race as politically meaningful. That changes everything.
by Ashley Jardina 2019
3.90
208 ratings
Civil War Two
by Thomas W. Chittum • 1996
The next civil war will be ethnic, three-sided, and far more brutal than the first.
3.55
112
Civil War Two Summary
Civil War Two 90%
The next civil war will be ethnic, three-sided, and far more brutal than the first.
by Thomas W. Chittum 1996
3.55
112 ratings
Racism
by George M. Fredrickson • 2002
Racism isn't eternal: it was invented in the West around the 1400s, and this is its biography.
3.77
662
Racism Summary
Racism 90%
Racism isn't eternal: it was invented in the West around the 1400s, and this is its biography.
by George M. Fredrickson 2002
3.77
662 ratings
Whiteness of a Different Color
by Matthew Frye Jacobson • 1998
The Irish, Jews, and Italians were not white until politics, law, and war made them so.
4.03
732
Whiteness of a Different Color Summary
Whiteness of a Different Color 90%
The Irish, Jews, and Italians were not white until politics, law, and war made them so.
by Matthew Frye Jacobson 1998
4.03
732 ratings
The Flag and the Cross
by Philip S. Gorski • 2022
A centuries-old story of who America belongs to now threatens to end its democratic experiment.
4.19
2k+
The Flag and the Cross Summary
The Flag and the Cross 90%
A centuries-old story of who America belongs to now threatens to end its democratic experiment.
by Philip S. Gorski 2022
4.19
2k+ ratings
Mein Kampf
by Adolf Hitler • 1925
The manifesto that blueprinted the Third Reich: racial empire, absolute rule, and total war.
3.18
44k+
Mein Kampf Summary
Mein Kampf 89%
The manifesto that blueprinted the Third Reich: racial empire, absolute rule, and total war.
by Adolf Hitler 1925
3.18
44k+ ratings
The Wrath to Come
by Sarah Churchwell • 2022
Thirty million copies of a single novel taught America to love a lie. The lost cause won.
4.22
528
The Wrath to Come Summary
The Wrath to Come 89%
Thirty million copies of a single novel taught America to love a lie. The lost cause won.
by Sarah Churchwell 2022
4.22
528 ratings
The Abolition of White Democracy
by Joel Olson • 2004
American democracy was built on whiteness. Civil rights only made that foundation harder to see.
4.38
117
The Abolition of White Democracy Summary
The Abolition of White Democracy 89%
American democracy was built on whiteness. Civil rights only made that foundation harder to see.
by Joel Olson 2004
4.38
117 ratings
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
Race and Manifest Destiny Summary
Race and Manifest Destiny 89%
Manifest Destiny had a hidden engine: a pseudo-science that ranked races and justified conquest.
by Reginald Horsman 1981
3.84
150 ratings
The End of Race Politics
by Coleman Hughes • 2024
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
4.38
2k+
The End of Race Politics Summary
The End of Race Politics 89%
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
by Coleman Hughes 2024
4.38
2k+ ratings
Bring the War Home
by Kathleen Belew • 2018
The Oklahoma City bombing was no lone-wolf act; it capped a paramilitary movement born of Vietnam.
4.21
3k+
Bring the War Home Summary
Bring the War Home 89%
The Oklahoma City bombing was no lone-wolf act; it capped a paramilitary movement born of Vietnam.
by Kathleen Belew 2018
4.21
3k+ ratings
The White Man's Burden
by Winthrop D. Jordan • 1974
Before cotton, before ideology, cultural disgust and sexual fear set American slavery in motion.
3.89
186
The White Man's Burden Summary
The White Man's Burden 89%
Before cotton, before ideology, cultural disgust and sexual fear set American slavery in motion.
by Winthrop D. Jordan 1974
3.89
186 ratings
The Unprotected Class
by Jeremy Carl • 2024
The laws meant to end discrimination now enforce it against one group: white Americans.
4.32
220
The Unprotected Class Summary
The Unprotected Class 89%
The laws meant to end discrimination now enforce it against one group: white Americans.
by Jeremy Carl 2024
4.32
220 ratings
American Poison
by Eduardo Porter • 2020
White America starved the safety net to keep it from minorities. Then inequality came for everyone.
3.91
270
American Poison Summary
American Poison 89%
White America starved the safety net to keep it from minorities. Then inequality came for everyone.
by Eduardo Porter 2020
3.91
270 ratings
Dog Whistle Politics
by Ian F. Haney-López • 2013
The hidden racial script that convinced white voters to destroy the middle class, and who cashed in.
4.20
1k+
Dog Whistle Politics Summary
Dog Whistle Politics 89%
The hidden racial script that convinced white voters to destroy the middle class, and who cashed in.
by Ian F. Haney-López 2013
4.20
1k+ ratings
The Hate Next Door
by Matson Browning • 2023
An undercover cop infiltrates white supremacy. The scariest part: how ordinary it looks.
4.16
577
The Hate Next Door Summary
The Hate Next Door 89%
An undercover cop infiltrates white supremacy. The scariest part: how ordinary it looks.
by Matson Browning 2023
4.16
577 ratings
From the New Deal to the New Right
by Joseph E. Lowndes • 2008
The Right's blueprint was born in 1948: link racial resentment to antigovernment economics and wait.
3.85
61
From the New Deal to the New Right Summary
From the New Deal to the New Right 89%
The Right's blueprint was born in 1948: link racial resentment to antigovernment economics and wait.
by Joseph E. Lowndes 2008
3.85
61 ratings
The Guarded Gate
by Daniel Okrent • 2019
How elite pseudoscience shut America's gates, locked out a generation, and inspired the Nazis.
4.05
896
The Guarded Gate Summary
The Guarded Gate 89%
How elite pseudoscience shut America's gates, locked out a generation, and inspired the Nazis.
by Daniel Okrent 2019
4.05
896 ratings
Post-Racial or Most-Racial?
by Michael Tesler • 2016
How electing a Black president made racial attitudes more powerful in American politics, not less.
4.06
47
Post-Racial or Most-Racial? Summary
Post-Racial or Most-Racial? 89%
How electing a Black president made racial attitudes more powerful in American politics, not less.
by Michael Tesler 2016
4.06
47 ratings
Change They Can't Believe In
by Christopher S. Parker • 2013
The Tea Party is not just conservative; it's a reactionary movement driven by Obama-era anxiety.
3.69
86
Change They Can't Believe In Summary
Change They Can't Believe In 89%
The Tea Party is not just conservative; it's a reactionary movement driven by Obama-era anxiety.
by Christopher S. Parker 2013
3.69
86 ratings
The Indicted South
by Angie Maxwell • 2014
How media scorn forged the white South's defiant identity across faith, art, and law.
4.24
17
The Indicted South Summary
The Indicted South 89%
How media scorn forged the white South's defiant identity across faith, art, and law.
by Angie Maxwell 2014
4.24
17 ratings
The Jews
by Hilaire Belloc • 1922
Jews and Europeans cannot coexist: a Catholic intellectual's 1922 argument for separate nations.
3.84
141
The Jews Summary
The Jews 89%
Jews and Europeans cannot coexist: a Catholic intellectual's 1922 argument for separate nations.
by Hilaire Belloc 1922
3.84
141 ratings
America Last
by Jacob Heilbrunn • 2024
The Right's century of admiring strongmen is not a bug but the point.
3.83
246
America Last Summary
America Last 89%
The Right's century of admiring strongmen is not a bug but the point.
by Jacob Heilbrunn 2024
3.83
246 ratings
Black Power
by Stokely Carmichael • 1967
Racism isn't prejudice. It's a colonial system, and the only cure is politics by the colonized.
4.37
2k+
Black Power Summary
Black Power 89%
Racism isn't prejudice. It's a colonial system, and the only cure is politics by the colonized.
by Stokely Carmichael 1967
4.37
2k+ ratings
White Storm
by Martin Gelin • 2025
An unhealed racial wound, centuries old, is finally devouring American democracy from the inside.
4.66
35
White Storm Summary
White Storm 89%
An unhealed racial wound, centuries old, is finally devouring American democracy from the inside.
by Martin Gelin 2025
4.66
35 ratings
Nationalist Exclusion and Ethnic Conflict
by Andreas Wimmer • 1998
Citizenship, welfare, equality: modernity's promises were always reserved for ethnic insiders.
3.83
12
Nationalist Exclusion and Ethnic Conflict Summary
Nationalist Exclusion and Ethnic Conflict 89%
Citizenship, welfare, equality: modernity's promises were always reserved for ethnic insiders.
by Andreas Wimmer 1998
3.83
12 ratings
Stony the Road
by Henry Louis Gates Jr. • 2019
Jim Crow was not a backlash. It was a rebranding of white supremacy, using science and stereotypes.
4.16
4k+
Stony the Road Summary
Stony the Road 89%
Jim Crow was not a backlash. It was a rebranding of white supremacy, using science and stereotypes.
by Henry Louis Gates Jr. 2019
4.16
4k+ ratings
Civic Ideals
by Rogers M. Smith • 1997
America's citizenship wasn't just about freedom; it was built on racial and gender hierarchy.
4.12
42
Civic Ideals Summary
Civic Ideals 89%
America's citizenship wasn't just about freedom; it was built on racial and gender hierarchy.
by Rogers M. Smith 1997
4.12
42 ratings
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics
by Marc J. Hetherington • 2009
A psychological need for order, not ideology, splits Americans. The GOP caught on first.
3.97
121
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics Summary
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics 89%
A psychological need for order, not ideology, splits Americans. The GOP caught on first.
by Marc J. Hetherington 2009
3.97
121 ratings
The Politics of Rage
by Dan T. Carter • 1995
A segregationist governor who never reached the White House gave the GOP its winning playbook.
4.23
363
The Politics of Rage Summary
The Politics of Rage 89%
A segregationist governor who never reached the White House gave the GOP its winning playbook.
by Dan T. Carter 1995
4.23
363 ratings
Taking America Back for God
by Andrew L. Whitehead • 2020
It wasn't faith that put Trump in the White House. It was Christian nationalism.
4.10
1k+
Taking America Back for God Summary
Taking America Back for God 89%
It wasn't faith that put Trump in the White House. It was Christian nationalism.
by Andrew L. Whitehead 2020
4.10
1k+ ratings
Uneasy Alliances
by Paul Frymer • 1999
The two-party system sidelines race by design, taking its most loyal voters for granted.
3.85
33
Uneasy Alliances Summary
Uneasy Alliances 89%
The two-party system sidelines race by design, taking its most loyal voters for granted.
by Paul Frymer 1999
3.85
33 ratings
The Grift
by Clay Cane • 2024
From Reconstruction to Trump, the Black conservatives who enabled racism for a seat at the table.
4.32
951
The Grift Summary
The Grift 89%
From Reconstruction to Trump, the Black conservatives who enabled racism for a seat at the table.
by Clay Cane 2024
4.32
951 ratings
Making Race and Nation
by Anthony W. Marx • 1997
To unify warring whites, America and South Africa traded black rights. Brazil chose a quieter cage.
3.89
109
Making Race and Nation Summary
Making Race and Nation 89%
To unify warring whites, America and South Africa traded black rights. Brazil chose a quieter cage.
by Anthony W. Marx 1997
3.89
109 ratings
Illiberal America
by Steven Hahn • 2024
American liberty as a tradition is a Cold War invention; illiberalism is the nation's true center.
4.16
318
Illiberal America Summary
Illiberal America 89%
American liberty as a tradition is a Cold War invention; illiberalism is the nation's true center.
by Steven Hahn 2024
4.16
318 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 89%
A Black God, a manufactured white race, and a detailed plan for economic and political separation.
by Elijah Muhammad 1965
4.45
930 ratings
The Racist Fantasy
by Todd McGowan • 2022
Racism's real source isn't hatred but psychic enjoyment: the obstacle is the point.
4.51
59
The Racist Fantasy Summary
The Racist Fantasy 89%
Racism's real source isn't hatred but psychic enjoyment: the obstacle is the point.
by Todd McGowan 2022
4.51
59 ratings
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