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Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala

lexreading1997's review against another edition

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4.75

I think I may read this once a year just to remind myself of great arguments and examples on how to argue with racists and xenophobes 

yiokasti's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

saskiahill's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.5


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catherinerowland's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

thinkingbookishthoughts's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

5.0

lou_p's review against another edition

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challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

carronc's review

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dark informative

4.25

teereads97's review

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challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

kaanderton99's review against another edition

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fast-paced

5.0

tildahlia's review against another edition

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4.0

I whipped through this book and really enjoyed it. Akala has an unusual style that lends itself to the spoken word, so might be worth doing the audiobook for this one. But his commentary on race, class and colonialism are interesting, particularly when reflected through his own life. The accounts of racism that he experienced as a child are confronting and cruel and are an indictment on the British education system (and many other western systems that devalue and discredit different cultures).