A Short History of Power: How Societies Create and Sustain Oppression and How to Resist it
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An eye-opening book about how societies are designed to support those in power at the destructive expense of those without it.
COLONIAL POWER
In the 1950s, over 10,000 Kenyans were killed by the British during the Mau Mau uprising against a government determined to continue to exploit the resources of its former colonies.
PATRIARCHAL POWER
After the Iranian revolutions in 1979, the Islamic Republic systematically removed freedoms from women, relegating them to second-class citizens in the name of religious teachings.
EDUCATIONAL POWER
Forty-three out of fifty-seven prime ministers of the United Kingdom have been privately educated, creating a society built by and for the privileged.
These are just some of the stories that illustrate how societies create and sustain oppressive systems. Some are historical. Others have played out right before our eyes over the last decade. All are rooted in the systems in which we all participate. Rad this book, and take action.
COLONIAL POWER
In the 1950s, over 10,000 Kenyans were killed by the British during the Mau Mau uprising against a government determined to continue to exploit the resources of its former colonies.
PATRIARCHAL POWER
After the Iranian revolutions in 1979, the Islamic Republic systematically removed freedoms from women, relegating them to second-class citizens in the name of religious teachings.
EDUCATIONAL POWER
Forty-three out of fifty-seven prime ministers of the United Kingdom have been privately educated, creating a society built by and for the privileged.
These are just some of the stories that illustrate how societies create and sustain oppressive systems. Some are historical. Others have played out right before our eyes over the last decade. All are rooted in the systems in which we all participate. Rad this book, and take action.
- ISBN:
- 9781529413953
- Publication Date:
- 2023-10-17
- Publisher:
- Quercus
- Language:
- English
- Page Count:
- 318
- Size:
- 8.0" l x 5.25" w x 1.0" h
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- Social Science
- History and Geography
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