Political genre books (413)
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Operation Massacre by Rodolfo Walsh EN
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
1956. Argentina has just lost its charismatic president Juán Perón in a military coup, and terror reigns across the land. June 1956: eighteen people are reported dead in a failed Peronist uprising. December 1956: sometime journalist, crime fiction writer, studiedly unpoliticized chess aficionado Rodolfo Walsh learns by chance that one of the executed civilians from a separate, secret execution in June, is alive. He hears that there may be more than one survivor and believes this unbelievable story on the spot. And right there, the monumental classic Operation Massacre is born. Walsh made it hi... continue
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Östlich des Mittelmeers by Abdalrachman Munif DE
JordanDescription:
Schildert einfühlsam am Beispiel eines politischen Gefangenen in einem arabischen Land die Zerstörung des Individuums und seiner Lebenswelt.
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Our House Is on Fire : Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis by Greta Thunberg, Svante Thunberg, Malena Ernman, Beata Ernman EN
SwedenDescription:
"A must-read ecological message of hope . . . Everyone with an interest in the future of this planet should read this book." --David Mitchell, The Guardian When climate activist Greta Thunberg was eleven, her parents Malena and Svante, and her little sister Beata, were facing a crisis in their own home. Greta had stopped eating and speaking, and her mother and father had reconfigured their lives to care for her. Desperate and searching for answers, her parents discovered what was at the heart of Greta’s distress: her imperiled future on a rapidly heating planet. Steered by Greta’s determinatio... continue
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Palacio quemado by Edmundo Paz Soldán ES
Country: South America / 
Bolivia
Bolivia
Description:
Cuando Oscar era apenas un niño, su padre trabajaba en el Palacio presidencial. Fue en ese mismo Palacio que Felipe, su hermano mayor, decidió suicidarse. Treinta años después, Oscar vuelve al Palacio convertido en escritor de discursos del presidente, en un período de convulsión social, y trata de descubrir el por qué del suicidio de su hermano y buscar las palabras con las cuales apaciguar los ánimos exaltados del pueblo. Ésta es una novela sobre la perversa relación entre el poder y la violencia, sobre el peso (o no) de la palabra para transformar un país, y sobre la redención a través de l... continue
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Palestine by Joe Sacco, Edward W. Said EN
MaltaDescription:
Uses a comic book format to shed light on the complex and emotionally-charged situation of Palestian Arabs, exploring the lives of Israeli soldiers, Palestian refugees, and children in the Occupied Territories.
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Palestinian Walks : Forays into a Vanishing Landscape by Raja Shehadeh EN
PalestineDescription:
“A rare historical insight into the tragic changes taking place in Palestine.” —Jimmy Carter From Palestine’s leading writer, a lyrical, elegiac account of one man’s wanderings through the landscape he loves, once pristine, now forever changed by settlements and walls—now with a new afterword by the author. “I often come to walk in these hills,” I said to the man who was doing all the talking and seemed to be the commander. “In fact I was once here with my wife, it was 1999, and some of your soldiers shot at us.” “It was over on that side,” the soldier pointed out. “I was there,” he said, smil... continue
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Paranoia : A Novel by Victor Martinovich EN
BelarusDescription:
Banned in Belarus two days after it was published, Paranoia is a thriller, a love story, and a harrowing journey into one of the world's last closed societies. The book never mentions Belarus or its capital, Minsk, but the setting is unmistakable.
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Pequeno Manual Antirracista by Djamila Ribeiro PT
Country: South America / 
Brazil
Brazil
Description:
Onze lições breves para entender as origens do racismo e como combatê-lo. Neste pequeno manual, a filósofa e ativista Djamila Ribeiro trata de temas como atualidade do racismo, negritude, branquitude, violência racial, cultura, desejos e afetos. Em onze capítulos curtos e contundentes, a autora apresenta caminhos de reflexão para aqueles que queiram aprofundar sua percepção sobre discriminações racistas estruturais e assumir a responsabilidade pela transformação do estado das coisas. Já há muitos anos se solidifica a percepção de que o racismo está arraigado em nossa sociedade, criando desigua... continue
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Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi EN
IranDescription:
BEST SELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s acclaimed graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. “A wholly original achievement.... Satrapi evokes herself and her schoolmates coming of age in a world of protests and disappearances.... A stark, shocking impact.” —The New York Times: "The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years" In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the coming-of-age story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regim... continue
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Petals of blood by Ngugi wa Thiong'o EN
KenyaDescription:
There has been a murder in the Kenyan village of Ilmorog. Four suspects are placed in detention: headmaster Munira, teacher and political activist Karega, spirited barmaid Wanja and storekeeper Abdulla. But there are no easy solutions to the crime in a place already filled with fear and intimidation. As the murder is investigated, it becomes clear how the lives of suspects and victims are inextricably linked to the fortunes of their village, and to the crisis of modern Kenya itself. Petals of Bloodwas published in 1977 to huge controversy, leading to Ngugi's imprisonment for his portrayal of a... continue