Political genre books (262)
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We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I : A Palestinian Memoir by Raja Shehadeh EN
PalestineDescription:
Aziz Shehadeh was many things: lawyer, activist, and political detainee, he was also the father of bestselling author and activist Raja. In this new and searingly personal memoir, Raja Shehadeh unpicks the snags and complexities of their relationship. A vocal and fearless opponent, Aziz resists under the British mandatory period, then under Jordan, and, finally, under Israel. As a young man, Raja fails to recognise his father's courage and, in turn, his father does not appreciate Raja's own efforts in campaigning for Palestinian human rights. When Aziz is murdered in 1985, it changes Raja irre... continue
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We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie EN
NigeriaDescription:
Offers an updated definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in inclusion and awareness.
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We Uyghurs Have No Say : An Imprisoned Writer Speaks by Ilham Tohti EN
ChinaDescription:
The words of China’s most famous political prisoner In Xinjiang, the large northwest region of China, the government has imprisoned more than a million Uyghurs in reeducation camps. One of the incarcerated—whose sentence, unlike most others, has no end date—is Ilham Tohti, an intellectual and economist, a prolific writer, and formerly the host of a website, Uyghur Online. In 2014, Tohti was arrested; accused of advocating separatism, violence, and the overthrow of the Chinese government; subjected to a two-day trial; and sentenced to life. Nothing has been heard from him since. Here are Tohti’... continue
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What Have You Left Behind? by Bushra Al-Maqtari EN
YemenDescription:
Reminiscent of the work of Nobel Prize laureate Svetlana Alexievich, What Have You Left Behind? powerfully draws together civilian accounts of the Yemeni civil war and serves as a vital reminder of the scale of the human tragedy behind the headlines.
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What Strange Paradise : A novel by Omar El Akkad EN
EgyptDescription:
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the widely acclaimed, bestselling author of American War—a beautifully written, unrelentingly dramatic, and profoundly moving novel that looks at the global refugee crisis through the eyes of a child. "Told from the point of view of two children, on the ground and at sea, the story so astutely unpacks the us-versus-them dynamics of our divided world that it deserves to be an instant classic." —The New York Times Book Review More bodies have washed up on the shores of a small island. Another overfilled, ill-equipped, dilapidated ship has sunk und... continue
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Where the Air is Clear by Carlos Fuentes EN
Country: North America / 
Panama
Panama
Description:
"Where the Air Is Clear," Carlos Fuentes's first novel, is an unsparing portrayal of Mexico City's upper class. Departing from a traditional linear narrative, Fuentes overlays Mexican myths onto contemporary settings, showing that even the rich and powerful must succumb to the indomitable spirit of Mexico, which undermines all institutions and shapes all destinies. First published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 1988, Dalkey Archive Press in 2004, now available again.
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White Shroud by Antanas Škėma EN
PolandDescription:
Considered by many to be Lithuania's most important work of modernist fiction, this novel tells the story of Antanas Garsva, an emigre poet working as an elevator operator in a large New York hotel in the 1950s.
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Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
'Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can't afford to stay silent. This book is an attempt to speak' *Updated edition featuring a new afterword* The book that sparked a national conversation. Exploring everything from eradicated black history to the inextricable link between class and race, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race is the essential handbook for anyone who wants to understand race relations in Britain today. THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION NARRATIVE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK O... continue
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Wij slaven van Suriname by Cornelis Gerard Anton Kom NL
Country: South America / 
Suriname
Suriname
Description:
Geschiedenis van het lot van de slaven in Suriname en hun bestaan na de afschaffing van de slavernij (1863), beschreven door een Surinamer, die om zijn politieke activiteiten uit Suriname verbannen werd.