Books By Topic

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Showing posts with label colonialism/imperialism. Show all posts

The Abstainer by Ian McGuire (FICTION)

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: colonialism/imperialism, coping with trauma/loss, fiction, historical, identity, justice, morality, politics, revolution

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich (FICTION)

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: assimilation, colonialism/imperialism, coping with trauma/loss, family, fiction, historical, identity, justice, love, morality, nonconformity, oppression, politics, race, social criticism

The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon (NON-FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66933.The_Wretched_of_the_Earth

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: alienation, assimilation, colonialism/imperialism, historical, identity, justice, morality, non-fiction, politics, psychology, race, social criticism

My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones (FICTION)

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: alienation, assimilation, class, colonialism/imperialism, coming of age, coping with trauma/loss, fiction, identity, justice, media, nonconformity, race, search for self

The Terror by Dan Simmons (FICTION)

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: colonialism/imperialism, fiction, historical, morality, mythology, nature/environmentalism, science (or sci-fi)

The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa (FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53925.The_War_of_the_End_of_the_World

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: class, colonialism/imperialism, fiction, historical, justice, morality, oppression, religion/spirituality, revolution, war

Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25330108-freedom-is-a-constant-struggle

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: assimilation, class, colonialism/imperialism, economics, gender, justice, morality, non-fiction, nonconformity, oppression, politics, race, revolution, social criticism

The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen (FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23168277-the-sympathizer

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: alienation, assimilation, class, colonialism/imperialism, coping with trauma/loss, fiction, historical, identity, immigration, politics, race, revolution, search for self, war

Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Noam Chomsky (NON-FICTION)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12617.Manufacturing_Consent

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: class, colonialism/imperialism, consumerism, economics, justice, media, morality, non-fiction, perception/truth/subjectivity, politics, race, social criticism, war

A Passage to India by E.M. Forster (FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45195.A_Passage_to_India?from_search=true&search_version=service

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: class, colonialism/imperialism, fiction, gender, historical, identity, justice, morality, politics, race, social criticism

The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic by Chalmers Johnson (NON-FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40718.The_Sorrows_of_Empire?from_search=true&search_version=service

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: colonialism/imperialism, economics, historical, non-fiction, oppression, politics, social criticism, war

Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance by Noam Chomsky (NON-FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12612.Hegemony_or_Survival?from_search=true&search_version=service

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: colonialism/imperialism, historical, non-fiction, oppression, politics, social criticism, war

The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World by Vijay Prashad, (NON-FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17609.The_Darker_Nations?from_search=true&search_version=service

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: colonialism/imperialism, economics, historical, non-fiction, politics, race, revolution

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7244.The_Poisonwood_Bible?from_search=true&search_version=service

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: class, colonialism/imperialism, coping with trauma/loss, family, fiction, gender, identity, race, religion/spirituality

A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul (FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5845.A_Bend_in_the_River?from_search=true&search_version=service

Posted by Mr. Reynolds

Labels: absurdity, alienation, assimilation, class, colonialism/imperialism, fiction, oppression, perception/truth/subjectivity

A Flag for Sunrise by Robert Stone (FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/241951.A_Flag_For_Sunrise?ac=1&from_search=true

Posted by Mr. Reynolds

Labels: class, colonialism/imperialism, fiction, philosophy, revolution, war

Howard Zinn on War by Howard Zinn (NON-FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16195.Howard_Zinn_on_War?from_search=true&search_version=service

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: colonialism/imperialism, historical, morality, politics, social criticism, war

Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army by Jeremy Scahill (NON-FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/96491.Blackwater

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: colonialism/imperialism, historical, politics, social criticism, war

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut (FICTION)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/135479.Cat_s_Cradle?ac=1&from_search=true

Posted by Mr. Markley

Labels: absurdity, colonialism/imperialism, morality, oppression, religion/spirituality, social criticism, tech

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