Political genre books (413)


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The Pillar of Salt by Albert Memmi EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Tunisia flag Tunisia
Description:
Originally published in 1955, The Pillar of Salt the semi-autobiographical novel about a young boy growing up in French colonized Tunisia. To gain access to privileged French society, he must reject his many identities – Jew, Arab, and African. But, on the eve of World War II, he is forced to come to terms with his loyalties and his past

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The Pink Line : The World's Queer Frontiers by Mark Gevisser EN

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Description:
The Pink Line tells the story of how 'LGBT Rights' became one of the world's new human rights frontiers in the second decade of the twenty-first century. From refugees in South Africa to activists in Egypt, transgender women in Russia and pen manaam konda aan (women's hearts in men's bodies) in Tamil Nadu, The Pink Line folds intimate and deeply affecting stories of individuals, families and communities into a definitive account of how the world has changed, so dramatically, in just a decade. And in doing so the book reveals a troubling new equation that has come in to play: while same-sex mar... continue

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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo EN

Rating: 4 (7 votes)
Description:
“Crackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and voice.” —Justina Ireland, author of Dread Nation “An incredibly potent debut.” —Jason Reynolds, author of the National Book Award Finalist Ghost “Acevedo has amplified the voices of girls en el barrio who are equal parts goddess, saint, warrior, and hero.” —Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing #ownvoices novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth. Xiomara Bat... continue

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The Point is to Change the World : Selected Writings of Andaiye by Andaiye EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
An inspiring collection from one of the Caribbean's most vital political figures.

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The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli, Rufus Goodwin EN

Rating: 4 (6 votes)
Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
Description:
"The Prince" is a political treatise by Machiavelli that is not considered to be representative of the work published during his lifetime, but is the most remembered. The theories in this book describe methods that an aspiring prince can use to acquire the throne, or an existing prince can use to maintain his reign. These theories include defense and military, perceived reputation, generosity, cruelty versus mercy, gaining honors, fortune and a number of other discourses.

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The Quiet Ones by Glenn Diaz EN

Rating: 2 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Philippines flag Philippines
Description:
During a regular shift at the call center, Alvin Estrada discovers a way to embezzle money from the American telecom giant for which he mans the phones. Soon a couple of friends join in, and the operation proceeds smoothly up until they quit, vowing to take the secret to their graves. A month later, a phone call at 4 in the morning tells Alvin that the police are on their way. At once a workplace novel and a meditation on history and globalization, The Quiet Ones is a grimly humorous take on a soul-sapping, multi-billion-dollar industry. In interlocking narratives, it explores lives rendered m... continue

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The Radetzky March : Introduction by Alan Bance by Joseph Roth EN

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Country: Europe / Ukraine flag Ukraine
Description:
By one of the most distinguished Austrian writers of our century, a portrait of three generations set against the panoramic background of the declining Austro-Hungarian Empire. Translated by a three-time winner of the PEN Translation Prize.

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The Republic by Plato EN

Rating: 4 (5 votes)
Country: Europe / Greece flag Greece
Description:
A model for the ideal state includes discussion of the nature and application of justice, the role of the philosopher in society, the goals of education, and the effects of art upon character.

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The Republic of False Truths by Alaa Al Aswany EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Africa / Egypt flag Egypt
Description:
'Al Aswany is a voice worth hearing from a country of which we know far too little.' - Sunday Times

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The Right to Sex : The Sunday Times Bestseller by Amia Srinivasan EN

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Country: Asia / Bahrain flag Bahrain
Description:
An examination of the politics and ethics of sex in this world, animated by the hope of a different one