Themes Lists Trending New
Start free trial
EnglishEnglish
EspañolSpanish
简体中文Chinese
繁體中文Chinese (Traditional)
FrançaisFrench
DeutschGerman
日本語Japanese
PortuguêsPortuguese
ItalianoItalian
한국어Korean
РусскийRussian
NederlandsDutch
العربيةArabic
PolskiPolish
हिन्दीHindi
Tiếng ViệtVietnamese
SvenskaSwedish
ΕλληνικάGreek
TürkçeTurkish
ไทยThai
ČeštinaCzech
RomânăRomanian
MagyarHungarian
УкраїнськаUkrainian
IndonesiaIndonesian
DanskDanish
SuomiFinnish
БългарскиBulgarian
עבריתHebrew
NorskNorwegian
HrvatskiCroatian
CatalàCatalan
SlovenčinaSlovak
LietuviųLithuanian
SlovenščinaSlovenian
СрпскиSerbian
EestiEstonian
LatviešuLatvian
فارسیPersian
മലയാളംMalayalam
தமிழ்Tamil
اردوUrdu
SoBrief
Searching...

🔥 Racial Resentment

Books that probe the simmering hostilities and perceived threats that fuel racial antagonism in everyday life and politics. They examine how resentment is cultivated, exploited, and sometimes overcome.
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
🗳️ Racial Politics🐘 Right-Wing Politics💸 Economic Precarity🎯 Racial Scapegoating🎨 Colorblind Racism
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
🗳️ Racial Politics🐘 Right-Wing Politics💸 Economic Precarity🎯 Racial Scapegoating🎨 Colorblind Racism
The Wrongs of the Right
by Matthew W. Hughey • 2014
Obama's presidency didn't end racial bias; it forced it to learn a more deceptive language.
3.71
7
🗳️ Racial Backlash🧠 Implicit Bias🇺🇸 Party Realignment🐕 Coded Language📰 Media Echo Chambers
The Wrongs of the Right Summary
The Wrongs of the Right 89%
Obama's presidency didn't end racial bias; it forced it to learn a more deceptive language.
by Matthew W. Hughey 2014
3.71
7 ratings
🗳️ Racial Backlash🧠 Implicit Bias🇺🇸 Party Realignment🐕 Coded Language📰 Media Echo Chambers
The Unprotected Class
by Jeremy Carl • 2024
The laws meant to end discrimination now enforce it against one group: white Americans.
4.32
220
🏛️ Racial Politics🎯 Critique Of Wokeness⚖️ Reverse Discrimination🗳️ Right-Wing Populism🇺🇸 American Identity
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
🏛️ Racial Politics🎯 Critique Of Wokeness⚖️ Reverse Discrimination🗳️ Right-Wing Populism🇺🇸 American Identity
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
🏛️ Reactionary Politics🌐 Right-Wing Populism🕵️ Political Paranoia😟 Racial Anxiety🚷 Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
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
🏛️ Reactionary Politics🌐 Right-Wing Populism🕵️ Political Paranoia😟 Racial Anxiety🚷 Anti-Immigrant Sentiment
Whitewashing Race
by Michael K. Brown • 2003
Race-neutral America is a myth. Policy, not prejudice alone, built a ten-to-one racial wealth gap.
4.14
160
🏛️ Systemic Racism💰 Racial Wealth Gap👁️ Color-Blind Ideology👤 White Privilege🏢 Institutional Racism
Whitewashing Race Summary
Whitewashing Race 89%
Race-neutral America is a myth. Policy, not prejudice alone, built a ten-to-one racial wealth gap.
by Michael K. Brown 2003
4.14
160 ratings
🏛️ Systemic Racism💰 Racial Wealth Gap👁️ Color-Blind Ideology👤 White Privilege🏢 Institutional Racism
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness
by George Lipsitz • 1998
Racial inequality is the return on a system that turned whiteness into a wealth-building asset.
4.22
867
⚖️ Critical Race Theory🤍 Whiteness Studies💰 Racial Wealth Gap🏛️ Systemic Racism🏠 Housing Discrimination
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness Summary
The Possessive Investment in Whiteness 89%
Racial inequality is the return on a system that turned whiteness into a wealth-building asset.
by George Lipsitz 1998
4.22
867 ratings
⚖️ Critical Race Theory🤍 Whiteness Studies💰 Racial Wealth Gap🏛️ Systemic Racism🏠 Housing Discrimination
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+
🗣️ Coded Racial Appeals🇺🇸 American Political History🤝 Racial Politics💸 Economic Inequality🗳️ Southern Strategy
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
🗣️ Coded Racial Appeals🇺🇸 American Political History🤝 Racial Politics💸 Economic Inequality🗳️ Southern Strategy
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
⚖️ Racial Politics🇺🇸 American Politics⚡ Political Polarization📊 Public Opinion🧠 Racial Attitudes
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
⚖️ Racial Politics🇺🇸 American Politics⚡ Political Polarization📊 Public Opinion🧠 Racial Attitudes
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
🇺🇸 American Racism⛓️ History Of Slavery🔬 Scientific Racism🏛️ White Supremacy✝️ Race And Religion
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
🇺🇸 American Racism⛓️ History Of Slavery🔬 Scientific Racism🏛️ White Supremacy✝️ Race And Religion
We Are Not Yet Equal
by Carol Anderson • 2018
Every Black American victory was met with a legal counterattack designed to undo it.
4.40
798
⚖ Systemic Racism📚 African American History🔄 Backlash Politics🗳 Voter Suppression🔗 Mass Incarceration
We Are Not Yet Equal Summary
We Are Not Yet Equal 89%
Every Black American victory was met with a legal counterattack designed to undo it.
by Carol Anderson 2018
4.40
798 ratings
⚖ Systemic Racism📚 African American History🔄 Backlash Politics🗳 Voter Suppression🔗 Mass Incarceration
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
🧱 Us Race Relations🔍 Structural Racism🏛️ Welfare State⛓️ Mass Incarceration🗳️ Political Polarization
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
🧱 Us Race Relations🔍 Structural Racism🏛️ Welfare State⛓️ Mass Incarceration🗳️ Political Polarization
The Myth of Equality
by Ken Wytsma • 2017
Racism never left; it learned to hide in plain sight, and churches were complicit.
4.32
892
⚖️ Racial Justice🔗 Systemic Racism🧠 Implicit Bias👁️ White Privilege⛪ White Evangelicals
The Myth of Equality Summary
The Myth of Equality 89%
Racism never left; it learned to hide in plain sight, and churches were complicit.
by Ken Wytsma 2017
4.32
892 ratings
⚖️ Racial Justice🔗 Systemic Racism🧠 Implicit Bias👁️ White Privilege⛪ White Evangelicals
I'm Still Here
by Austin Channing Brown • 2018
Growing up Black in white America means learning to manage everyone else's feelings before your own.
4.37
74k+
🌐 Everyday Racism🧭 Navigating Whiteness🔥 Righteous Anger🎭 Performative Allyship💪🏾 Black Resilience
I'm Still Here Summary
I'm Still Here 89%
Growing up Black in white America means learning to manage everyone else's feelings before your own.
by Austin Channing Brown 2018
4.37
74k+ ratings
🌐 Everyday Racism🧭 Navigating Whiteness🔥 Righteous Anger🎭 Performative Allyship💪🏾 Black Resilience
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
🦅 American Politics✊ Racial Politics🪞 Whiteness Studies🧠 Political Psychology📊 Racial Attitudes
White Identity Politics Summary
White Identity Politics 88%
One in three white Americans now see their race as politically meaningful. That changes everything.
by Ashley Jardina 2019
3.90
208 ratings
🦅 American Politics✊ Racial Politics🪞 Whiteness Studies🧠 Political Psychology📊 Racial Attitudes
Nice Racism
by Robin DiAngelo • 2021
Progressive white people may be racial justice's biggest obstacle, and niceness is no defense.
3.96
3k+
🤝 White Allyship✊ Antiracism👁️ Colorblind Racism🛡️ White Defensiveness📖 Critical Race Theory
Nice Racism Summary
Nice Racism 88%
Progressive white people may be racial justice's biggest obstacle, and niceness is no defense.
by Robin DiAngelo 2021
3.96
3k+ ratings
🤝 White Allyship✊ Antiracism👁️ Colorblind Racism🛡️ White Defensiveness📖 Critical Race Theory
The Sum of Us
by Heather McGhee • 2021
The zero-sum story on race is a lie that has cost all Americans trillions. Here is how.
4.62
22k+
🧱 Structural Racism💰 Racial Economics⚖️ Zero-Sum Thinking🌍 Environmental Justice🗳️ Voter Suppression
The Sum of Us Summary
The Sum of Us 88%
The zero-sum story on race is a lie that has cost all Americans trillions. Here is how.
by Heather McGhee 2021
4.62
22k+ ratings
🧱 Structural Racism💰 Racial Economics⚖️ Zero-Sum Thinking🌍 Environmental Justice🗳️ Voter Suppression
Between Barack and a Hard Place
by Tim Wise • 2009
Obama's election didn't end racism; it adapted it to look like respect.
4.14
538
🧱 Structural Racism⚪ White Privilege💰 Racial Wealth Gap👁️ Colorblind Ideology🙈 White Denial
Between Barack and a Hard Place Summary
Between Barack and a Hard Place 88%
Obama's election didn't end racism; it adapted it to look like respect.
by Tim Wise 2009
4.14
538 ratings
🧱 Structural Racism⚪ White Privilege💰 Racial Wealth Gap👁️ Colorblind Ideology🙈 White Denial
White Rage
by Carol Anderson • 2016
Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.
4.46
15k+
🌍 African American History🔥 Racial Backlash🏗️ Reconstruction🚫 Jim Crow🗳️ Voter Suppression
White Rage Summary
White Rage 88%
Every time Black Americans advance, a calculated policy backlash rolls it back.
by Carol Anderson 2016
4.46
15k+ ratings
🌍 African American History🔥 Racial Backlash🏗️ Reconstruction🚫 Jim Crow🗳️ Voter Suppression
Caste
by Isabel Wilkerson • 2020
America's deepest divide isn't race but caste, a hidden hierarchy four hundred years old.
4.52
164k+
🏛️ Racial Hierarchy⛓️ Systemic Racism🚧 American Apartheid😶 Dehumanization🔺 Social Hierarchy
Caste Summary
Caste 88%
America's deepest divide isn't race but caste, a hidden hierarchy four hundred years old.
by Isabel Wilkerson 2020
4.52
164k+ ratings
🏛️ Racial Hierarchy⛓️ Systemic Racism🚧 American Apartheid😶 Dehumanization🔺 Social Hierarchy
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
🏛️ African American History🐘 Black Conservatism💰 Political Opportunism🗳️ Voting Rights📜 Reconstruction Era
The Grift Summary
The Grift 88%
From Reconstruction to Trump, the Black conservatives who enabled racism for a seat at the table.
by Clay Cane 2024
4.32
951 ratings
🏛️ African American History🐘 Black Conservatism💰 Political Opportunism🗳️ Voting Rights📜 Reconstruction Era
The Rage of a Privileged Class
by Ellis Cose • 1993
In the corner office, on the partner track, racism did not disappear. It just went subtle.
3.97
160
🏙️ Black Middle Class💼 Workplace Discrimination🗣️ Racial Microaggressions🧠 Stereotype Threat🔄 Code-Switching
The Rage of a Privileged Class Summary
The Rage of a Privileged Class 88%
In the corner office, on the partner track, racism did not disappear. It just went subtle.
by Ellis Cose 1993
3.97
160 ratings
🏙️ Black Middle Class💼 Workplace Discrimination🗣️ Racial Microaggressions🧠 Stereotype Threat🔄 Code-Switching
Woke Racism
by John McWhorter • 2021
Today's antiracism is a secular faith, and it is failing the people it claims to save
3.92
7k+
🛑 Antiracism Critique⚔️ Culture Wars😢 Victimhood Culture🤐 Political Correctness🖤 Heterodox Black Thought
Woke Racism Summary
Woke Racism 88%
Today's antiracism is a secular faith, and it is failing the people it claims to save
by John McWhorter 2021
3.92
7k+ ratings
🛑 Antiracism Critique⚔️ Culture Wars😢 Victimhood Culture🤐 Political Correctness🖤 Heterodox Black Thought
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+
🏛️ Reconstruction History⛓️ Jim Crow Era⚖️ White Supremacy🧬 Scientific Racism🏰 Lost Cause Mythology
Stony the Road Summary
Stony the Road 88%
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
🏛️ Reconstruction History⛓️ Jim Crow Era⚖️ White Supremacy🧬 Scientific Racism🏰 Lost Cause Mythology
Black AF History
by Michael Harriot • 2023
Stolen land, stolen labor, and Black genius: the history your textbook skipped.
4.60
10k+
🇺🇸 American History✊ Antiracism🔄 Revisionist History⛓️ Systemic Racism💰 Racial Wealth Gap
Black AF History Summary
Black AF History 88%
Stolen land, stolen labor, and Black genius: the history your textbook skipped.
by Michael Harriot 2023
4.60
10k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American History✊ Antiracism🔄 Revisionist History⛓️ Systemic Racism💰 Racial Wealth Gap
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
🐘 American Conservatism🗳️ Southern Politics🔄 Political Realignment🧩 Racial Politics🐕 Dog Whistle Politics
From the New Deal to the New Right Summary
From the New Deal to the New Right 88%
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
🐘 American Conservatism🗳️ Southern Politics🔄 Political Realignment🧩 Racial Politics🐕 Dog Whistle Politics
White Storm
by Martin Gelin • 2025
An unhealed racial wound, centuries old, is finally devouring American democracy from the inside.
4.66
35
👥 Us Race Relations🏛️ American Democracy⛓️ Systemic Racism📜 Historical Revisionism⚠️ White Supremacy
White Storm Summary
White Storm 88%
An unhealed racial wound, centuries old, is finally devouring American democracy from the inside.
by Martin Gelin 2025
4.66
35 ratings
👥 Us Race Relations🏛️ American Democracy⛓️ Systemic Racism📜 Historical Revisionism⚠️ White Supremacy
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
by Beverly Daniel Tatum • 1997
The cafeteria self-sorting isn't a problem to fix. It's a mirror of how racial identity forms.
4.34
27k+
🧬 Racial Identity📊 Systemic Racism👤 White Privilege💬 Cross-Racial Dialogue👶 Early Racial Awareness
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Summary
Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? 88%
The cafeteria self-sorting isn't a problem to fix. It's a mirror of how racial identity forms.
by Beverly Daniel Tatum 1997
4.34
27k+ ratings
🧬 Racial Identity📊 Systemic Racism👤 White Privilege💬 Cross-Racial Dialogue👶 Early Racial Awareness
Racial Innocence
by Tanya Katerí Hernández • 2022
Latinos claim immunity from racism. The evidence on housing, jobs, and violence shows otherwise.
4.32
332
🖤 Anti-Blackness🎨 Colorism📚 Critical Race Theory🪪 Latino Identity🪘 Afro-Latino Experience
Racial Innocence Summary
Racial Innocence 88%
Latinos claim immunity from racism. The evidence on housing, jobs, and violence shows otherwise.
by Tanya Katerí Hernández 2022
4.32
332 ratings
🖤 Anti-Blackness🎨 Colorism📚 Critical Race Theory🪪 Latino Identity🪘 Afro-Latino Experience
White Borders
by Reece Jones • 2021
Immigration law was never about fairness. From the founding, its purpose was keeping America white.
4.20
140
📋 Immigration Policy🚫 American Nativism🚧 Racial Exclusion🧬 Eugenics History🎭 White Identity Politics
White Borders Summary
White Borders 88%
Immigration law was never about fairness. From the founding, its purpose was keeping America white.
by Reece Jones 2021
4.20
140 ratings
📋 Immigration Policy🚫 American Nativism🚧 Racial Exclusion🧬 Eugenics History🎭 White Identity Politics
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
📖 Southern History🔍 Southern Identity😞 Regional Inferiority🗳️ Political Realignment✝️ Religious Fundamentalism
The Indicted South Summary
The Indicted South 88%
How media scorn forged the white South's defiant identity across faith, art, and law.
by Angie Maxwell 2014
4.24
17 ratings
📖 Southern History🔍 Southern Identity😞 Regional Inferiority🗳️ Political Realignment✝️ Religious Fundamentalism
The Whiteness of Wealth
by Dorothy A. Brown • 2021
The tax code's biggest subsidies reward how white Americans marry, buy homes, and invest.
4.25
2k+
📋 Tax Policy💰 Racial Wealth Gap⚖️ Systemic Racism🏠 Generational Wealth🎓 Student Debt
The Whiteness of Wealth Summary
The Whiteness of Wealth 88%
The tax code's biggest subsidies reward how white Americans marry, buy homes, and invest.
by Dorothy A. Brown 2021
4.25
2k+ ratings
📋 Tax Policy💰 Racial Wealth Gap⚖️ Systemic Racism🏠 Generational Wealth🎓 Student Debt
It Was All a Lie
by Stuart Stevens • 2020
Trump didn't hijack the GOP. A veteran strategist admits the party was always heading here.
4.12
4k+
🏛️ American Conservatism📖 Political Memoir🎭 White Grievance🔄 Party Realignment🗳️ Voter Suppression
It Was All a Lie Summary
It Was All a Lie 88%
Trump didn't hijack the GOP. A veteran strategist admits the party was always heading here.
by Stuart Stevens 2020
4.12
4k+ ratings
🏛️ American Conservatism📖 Political Memoir🎭 White Grievance🔄 Party Realignment🗳️ Voter Suppression
Klan-destine Relationships
by Daryl Davis • 1997
Alone and unarmed, a Black pianist walks into a KKK motel room. The handshake changes everything.
4.20
168
🤝 Race Relations👻 White Supremacy🔍 Immersion Journalism🌉 Bridging Divides🌱 Transformative Encounters
Klan-destine Relationships Summary
Klan-destine Relationships 88%
Alone and unarmed, a Black pianist walks into a KKK motel room. The handshake changes everything.
by Daryl Davis 1997
4.20
168 ratings
🤝 Race Relations👻 White Supremacy🔍 Immersion Journalism🌉 Bridging Divides🌱 Transformative Encounters
How Fascism Works
by Jason F. Stanley • 2018
A philosopher isolates ten political tactics that turn democratic citizens into hostile tribes.
4.25
17k+
🏛️ Authoritarian Politics⚔️ Us Vs Them📢 Propaganda Techniques🕵️ Conspiracy Theories🎓 Anti-Intellectualism
How Fascism Works Summary
How Fascism Works 88%
A philosopher isolates ten political tactics that turn democratic citizens into hostile tribes.
by Jason F. Stanley 2018
4.25
17k+ ratings
🏛️ Authoritarian Politics⚔️ Us Vs Them📢 Propaganda Techniques🕵️ Conspiracy Theories🎓 Anti-Intellectualism
Us Against Them
by Donald R. Kinder • 2009
An instinct to split the world into us and them shapes nearly every American political opinion.
3.97
33
🧠 Political Psychology📊 Public Opinion👥 Intergroup Relations🎯 In-Group Bias🔍 Prejudice Research
Us Against Them Summary
Us Against Them 88%
An instinct to split the world into us and them shapes nearly every American political opinion.
by Donald R. Kinder 2009
3.97
33 ratings
🧠 Political Psychology📊 Public Opinion👥 Intergroup Relations🎯 In-Group Bias🔍 Prejudice Research
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
🏚️ Lost Cause Mythology💰 Racial Capitalism📜 Historical Revisionism🎬 Cultural Criticism🧠 Collective Memory
The Wrath to Come Summary
The Wrath to Come 88%
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
🏚️ Lost Cause Mythology💰 Racial Capitalism📜 Historical Revisionism🎬 Cultural Criticism🧠 Collective Memory
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
by Thomas Sowell • 2005
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
4.37
10k+
⚖️ Racial Inequality🌍 Cultural Persistence🗣️ Victimhood Culture📚 Black Education⛓️‍💥 Abolition History
Black Rednecks and White Liberals Summary
Black Rednecks and White Liberals 88%
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
by Thomas Sowell 2005
4.37
10k+ ratings
⚖️ Racial Inequality🌍 Cultural Persistence🗣️ Victimhood Culture📚 Black Education⛓️‍💥 Abolition History
When Race Trumps Merit
by Heather Mac Donald • 2023
When racial equity demands lowering standards, medicine suffers, art crumbles, and crime surges.
4.36
552
🏛️ Affirmative Action📊 Racial Disparities⚖️ Diversity Debate🚔 Race And Policing🔥 Culture War
When Race Trumps Merit Summary
When Race Trumps Merit 88%
When racial equity demands lowering standards, medicine suffers, art crumbles, and crime surges.
by Heather Mac Donald 2023
4.36
552 ratings
🏛️ Affirmative Action📊 Racial Disparities⚖️ Diversity Debate🚔 Race And Policing🔥 Culture War
Dead Wake
by Erik Larson • 2015
Policies came first, hatred second: 600 years of manufacturing racist ideas to justify exploitation.
4.13
163k+
🧠 Intellectual History🔗 Systemic Racism✊ Antiracism💭 Racial Ideology⚡ Race And Power
Dead Wake Summary
Dead Wake 88%
Policies came first, hatred second: 600 years of manufacturing racist ideas to justify exploitation.
by Erik Larson 2015
4.13
163k+ ratings
🧠 Intellectual History🔗 Systemic Racism✊ Antiracism💭 Racial Ideology⚡ Race And Power
The Great Demographic Illusion
by Richard Alba • 2020
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
4.03
38
🧬 Mixed Race Identity📊 Census Politics🔄 Assimilation Theory⚖️ Zero Sum Thinking👴 Demographic Transition
The Great Demographic Illusion Summary
The Great Demographic Illusion 88%
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
by Richard Alba 2020
4.03
38 ratings
🧬 Mixed Race Identity📊 Census Politics🔄 Assimilation Theory⚖️ Zero Sum Thinking👴 Demographic Transition
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+
🎯 Colorblindness Debate🏷️ Identity Politics📊 Racial Disparities✊ Civil Rights Tradition🧬 Social Construct Of Race
The End of Race Politics Summary
The End of Race Politics 88%
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
by Coleman Hughes 2024
4.38
2k+ ratings
🎯 Colorblindness Debate🏷️ Identity Politics📊 Racial Disparities✊ Civil Rights Tradition🧬 Social Construct Of Race
So You Want to Talk About Race
by Ijeoma Oluo • 2018
Why 'I don't see color' stops the conversation cold, and what to say instead.
4.48
108k+
✊ Racial Justice🔗 Systemic Racism🛑 Anti-Racism🪞 Privilege Awareness🎯 Intersectionality
So You Want to Talk About Race Summary
So You Want to Talk About Race 88%
Why 'I don't see color' stops the conversation cold, and what to say instead.
by Ijeoma Oluo 2018
4.48
108k+ ratings
✊ Racial Justice🔗 Systemic Racism🛑 Anti-Racism🪞 Privilege Awareness🎯 Intersectionality
Biased
by Jennifer L. Eberhardt • 2019
Brains sort. Society stereotypes. Implicit bias shapes split-second decisions with deadly stakes.
4.31
9k+
🧠 Implicit Bias🧩 Cognitive Bias🚫 Racial Prejudice🏛️ Institutional Racism👮 Policing Bias
Biased Summary
Biased 88%
Brains sort. Society stereotypes. Implicit bias shapes split-second decisions with deadly stakes.
by Jennifer L. Eberhardt 2019
4.31
9k+ ratings
🧠 Implicit Bias🧩 Cognitive Bias🚫 Racial Prejudice🏛️ Institutional Racism👮 Policing Bias
Radical American Partisanship
by Nathan P. Kalmoe • 2022
15 percent of Americans have been threatened over politics. The accelerant is racial resentment.
3.70
44
🗳️ American Politics💥 Political Violence🧩 Partisan Polarization🧠 Political Psychology🔓 Moral Disengagement
Radical American Partisanship Summary
Radical American Partisanship 88%
15 percent of Americans have been threatened over politics. The accelerant is racial resentment.
by Nathan P. Kalmoe 2022
3.70
44 ratings
🗳️ American Politics💥 Political Violence🧩 Partisan Polarization🧠 Political Psychology🔓 Moral Disengagement
Stamped from the Beginning
by Ibram X. Kendi • 2016
Racist policies came first. Racist ideas were invented after, to make discrimination look natural.
4.53
39k+
📚 Intellectual History🏛️ Structural Racism✊ Antiracism📖 Critical Race Theory📜 Race And Policy
Stamped from the Beginning Summary
Stamped from the Beginning 88%
Racist policies came first. Racist ideas were invented after, to make discrimination look natural.
by Ibram X. Kendi 2016
4.53
39k+ ratings
📚 Intellectual History🏛️ Structural Racism✊ Antiracism📖 Critical Race Theory📜 Race And Policy
White Too Long
by Robert P. Jones • 2020
White churches didn't just tolerate racism. Survey data reveals they constructed and sustained it.
4.42
3k+
⛪ Religion And Race🇺🇸 American Christianity📖 White Evangelicalism🏛️ Institutional Racism⚖️ Reparative Justice
White Too Long Summary
White Too Long 88%
White churches didn't just tolerate racism. Survey data reveals they constructed and sustained it.
by Robert P. Jones 2020
4.42
3k+ ratings
⛪ Religion And Race🇺🇸 American Christianity📖 White Evangelicalism🏛️ Institutional Racism⚖️ Reparative Justice
Creating a New Racial Order
by Jennifer L. Hochschild • 2012
Genomics and a new generation erode racial boundaries. Poverty and prisons redraw them.
3.37
19
🏗️ Racial Formation🧩 Multiracial Identity🧬 Genomics And Race🚧 Structural Racism⛓️ Mass Incarceration
Creating a New Racial Order Summary
Creating a New Racial Order 88%
Genomics and a new generation erode racial boundaries. Poverty and prisons redraw them.
by Jennifer L. Hochschild 2012
3.37
19 ratings
🏗️ Racial Formation🧩 Multiracial Identity🧬 Genomics And Race🚧 Structural Racism⛓️ Mass Incarceration
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
🗳️ Far-Right Politics✊ Anti-Fascism🎯 Dog-Whistle Politics🎭 Cultural Racism🌱 Grassroots Organizing
Bloody Nasty People Summary
Bloody Nasty People 88%
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
🗳️ Far-Right Politics✊ Anti-Fascism🎯 Dog-Whistle Politics🎭 Cultural Racism🌱 Grassroots Organizing
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 Politics⛓ Racial Capitalism📚 Revisionist History🔒 Mass Incarceration💹 Political Economy
Illiberal America Summary
Illiberal America 88%
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
🏛 Illiberal Politics⛓ Racial Capitalism📚 Revisionist History🔒 Mass Incarceration💹 Political Economy
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
🔒 Authoritarian Personality🗳️ Voter Psychology↔️ Political Polarization🔄 Party Realignment⚠️ Threat Perception
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics Summary
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics 88%
A psychological need for order, not ideology, splits Americans. The GOP caught on first.
by Marc J. Hetherington 2009
3.97
121 ratings
🔒 Authoritarian Personality🗳️ Voter Psychology↔️ Political Polarization🔄 Party Realignment⚠️ Threat Perception
Home
Search
Swipe
Library
Get App
Try Full Access for 3 Days
Listen, bookmark, and more
Compare Features Free Pro
📖 Read Summaries
Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries
Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages
 —
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks
Free users are limited to 4
 —
📜 Unlimited History
Free users are limited to 4
 —
📥 Unlimited Downloads
Free users are limited to 1
 —
Risk-Free Timeline
Today: Get Instant Access
Listen to full summaries of 26,000+ books. That's 12,000+ hours of audio!
Day 2: Trial Reminder
We'll send you a notification that your trial is ending soon.
Day 3: Your subscription begins
You'll be charged on Jul 31,
cancel anytime before.
Consume 2.8× More Books
2.8× more books Listening Reading
Our users love us
600,000+ readers
Trustpilot Rating
TrustPilot
4.6 Excellent
This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.
— Dave G
Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!
— Em
Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.
— Greg M
Save 62%
Yearly
$119.88 $44.99/year/yr
$3.75/mo
Monthly
$9.99/mo
Start a 3-Day Free Trial
3 days free, then $44.99/year. Cancel anytime.
Unlock a world of fiction & nonfiction books
26,000+ books for the price of 2 books
Read any book in 10 minutes
Discover new books like Tinder
Request any book if it's not summarized
Read more books than anyone you know
#1 app for book lovers
Lifelike & immersive summaries
30-day money-back guarantee
Download summaries in EPUBs or PDFs
Cancel anytime in a few clicks
Scanner
Find a barcode to scan

⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel
Settings
General
Widget
Loading...
⭐
⭐
⭐
We have a special gift for you
Open
38% OFF
DISCOUNT FOR YOU
⭐
⭐
⭐
$79.99
$49.99/year
only $4.16 per month
Continue
2 taps to start, super easy to cancel