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Social Identity
by Richard Jenkins • 1996
Your identity is shaped more by institutions than by introspection.
3.71
131
Social Identity Summary
Social Identity 89%
Your identity is shaped more by institutions than by introspection.
by Richard Jenkins 1996
3.71
131 ratings
The Struggle for Recognition
by Axel Honneth • 1996
Social conflicts are fights for dignity, not just resources, driven by withheld recognition.
4.14
299
The Struggle for Recognition Summary
The Struggle for Recognition 88%
Social conflicts are fights for dignity, not just resources, driven by withheld recognition.
by Axel Honneth 1996
4.14
299 ratings
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson • 2001
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
4.12
50
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair Summary
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair 88%
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson 2001
4.12
50 ratings
How Woke Won
by Joanna Williams • 2022
Woke ideology was not a grassroots uprising: it was imposed from above to divide and control.
4.09
175
How Woke Won Summary
How Woke Won 88%
Woke ideology was not a grassroots uprising: it was imposed from above to divide and control.
by Joanna Williams 2022
4.09
175 ratings
The Twilight of Common Dreams
by Todd Gitlin • 1995
The Left abandoned class for identity, and the Right took the country. An anatomy of surrender.
3.43
53
The Twilight of Common Dreams Summary
The Twilight of Common Dreams 88%
The Left abandoned class for identity, and the Right took the country. An anatomy of surrender.
by Todd Gitlin 1995
3.43
53 ratings
Identity
by Francis Fukuyama • 2018
Economics doesn't explain our political chaos. A deeper human need, the demand for dignity, does.
3.84
7k+
Identity Summary
Identity 88%
Economics doesn't explain our political chaos. A deeper human need, the demand for dignity, does.
by Francis Fukuyama 2018
3.84
7k+ ratings
Me
by Mel R. Thompson • 2009
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
3.55
203
Me Summary
Me 88%
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
by Mel R. Thompson 2009
3.55
203 ratings
Identity And Story
by Dan P. McAdams • 2006
The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.
4.12
26
Identity And Story Summary
Identity And Story 88%
The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.
by Dan P. McAdams 2006
4.12
26 ratings
American Like Me
by America Ferrera • 2018
Actors and athletes on the day their Americanness was questioned, and the moment they claimed it.
4.32
6k+
American Like Me Summary
American Like Me 88%
Actors and athletes on the day their Americanness was questioned, and the moment they claimed it.
by America Ferrera 2018
4.32
6k+ ratings
Self-Portrait in Black and White
by Thomas Chatterton Williams • 2019
What if ending racism means giving up race itself? One Black thinker's case for walking away.
4.03
2k+
Self-Portrait in Black and White Summary
Self-Portrait in Black and White 88%
What if ending racism means giving up race itself? One Black thinker's case for walking away.
by Thomas Chatterton Williams 2019
4.03
2k+ ratings
The Self Illusion
by Bruce M. Hood • 2011
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
3.84
2k+
The Self Illusion Summary
The Self Illusion 88%
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
by Bruce M. Hood 2011
3.84
2k+ ratings
Brown Enough
by Christopher Rivas • 2022
The race conversation is Black and white. One actor discovered he belonged to neither.
4.28
310
Brown Enough Summary
Brown Enough 87%
The race conversation is Black and white. One actor discovered he belonged to neither.
by Christopher Rivas 2022
4.28
310 ratings
Doppelganger
by Naomi Klein • 2023
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
4.19
37k+
Doppelganger Summary
Doppelganger 87%
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
by Naomi Klein 2023
4.19
37k+ ratings
Glitch Feminism
by Legacy Russell • 2020
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
3.76
3k+
Glitch Feminism Summary
Glitch Feminism 87%
The glitch is not a mistake to fix; it’s a weapon against the binary body.
by Legacy Russell 2020
3.76
3k+ ratings
Aesthetics of Excess
by Jillian Hernandez • 2020
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
4.26
42
Aesthetics of Excess Summary
Aesthetics of Excess 87%
Too much style is how Black and Latina women expose the class politics neoliberalism hides.
by Jillian Hernandez 2020
4.26
42 ratings
The Great Demographic Illusion
by Richard Alba • 2020
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
4.03
38
The Great Demographic Illusion Summary
The Great Demographic Illusion 87%
One census rule invents a white minority. The reality: mixed-race America expands the mainstream.
by Richard Alba 2020
4.03
38 ratings
Dreams from My Father
by Barack Obama • 1995
From Hawaii to Kenya, a fatherless son pieces together an inheritance he was never given.
3.94
232k+
Dreams from My Father Summary
Dreams from My Father 87%
From Hawaii to Kenya, a fatherless son pieces together an inheritance he was never given.
by Barack Obama 1995
3.94
232k+ ratings
The Identity Trap
by Yascha Mounk • 2023
An ideology that centers race and gender is dividing the left. The origin story, and a better way.
4.05
2k+
The Identity Trap Summary
The Identity Trap 87%
An ideology that centers race and gender is dividing the left. The origin story, and a better way.
by Yascha Mounk 2023
4.05
2k+ ratings
Linguistic Fingerprints
by Roger J. Kreuz • 2023
The hidden patterns in your words identify you better than fingerprints: stylometry reads them.
3.50
20
Linguistic Fingerprints Summary
Linguistic Fingerprints 87%
The hidden patterns in your words identify you better than fingerprints: stylometry reads them.
by Roger J. Kreuz 2023
3.50
20 ratings
Strange New World
by Carl R. Trueman • 2022
The creed of inner feelings has a genealogy, and the sexual revolution made it law.
4.47
5k+
Strange New World Summary
Strange New World 87%
The creed of inner feelings has a genealogy, and the sexual revolution made it law.
by Carl R. Trueman 2022
4.47
5k+ ratings
The Madness of Crowds
by Douglas Murray • 2019
Identity politics became the West's substitute faith. A gay dissenter counts what we are losing.
4.20
17k+
The Madness of Crowds Summary
The Madness of Crowds 87%
Identity politics became the West's substitute faith. A gay dissenter counts what we are losing.
by Douglas Murray 2019
4.20
17k+ ratings
Navajos Wear Nikes
by Jim Kristofic • 2011
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
4.08
709
Navajos Wear Nikes Summary
Navajos Wear Nikes 87%
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
by Jim Kristofic 2011
4.08
709 ratings
The Social Construction of Reality
by Peter L. Berger • 1966
The world you take for granted is built: how everyday talk, habit, and institutions make reality.
4.11
4k+
The Social Construction of Reality Summary
The Social Construction of Reality 87%
The world you take for granted is built: how everyday talk, habit, and institutions make reality.
by Peter L. Berger 1966
4.11
4k+ ratings
Race Marxism
by James Lindsay • 2022
Critical race theory is Marxism rebuilt around race, and its goal is not reform but revolution.
4.23
364
Race Marxism Summary
Race Marxism 87%
Critical race theory is Marxism rebuilt around race, and its goal is not reform but revolution.
by James Lindsay 2022
4.23
364 ratings
The End of Race Politics
by Coleman Hughes • 2024
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
4.38
2k+
The End of Race Politics Summary
The End of Race Politics 87%
Colorblindness was once anti-racism's core demand. Today it is treated as the enemy.
by Coleman Hughes 2024
4.38
2k+ ratings
National Identity
by Anthony D. Smith • 1991
Nations feel ancient, but they are modern inventions built from ethnic memories and myths.
3.71
243
National Identity Summary
National Identity 87%
Nations feel ancient, but they are modern inventions built from ethnic memories and myths.
by Anthony D. Smith 1991
3.71
243 ratings
Acts of Meaning
by Jerome Bruner • 1990
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
4.06
346
Acts of Meaning Summary
Acts of Meaning 87%
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
by Jerome Bruner 1990
4.06
346 ratings
Bunk
by Kevin Young • 2017
America's real tradition is the hoax, and its most reliable lever is race.
3.18
1k+
Bunk Summary
Bunk 87%
America's real tradition is the hoax, and its most reliable lever is race.
by Kevin Young 2017
3.18
1k+ ratings
Ethnic Boundary Making
by Andreas Wimmer • 2012
Ethnic boundaries are built, not inherited. Who draws the lines, and how they get enforced.
3.55
22
Ethnic Boundary Making Summary
Ethnic Boundary Making 87%
Ethnic boundaries are built, not inherited. Who draws the lines, and how they get enforced.
by Andreas Wimmer 2012
3.55
22 ratings
Sexing the Body
by Anne Fausto-Sterling • 2000
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
4.16
3k+
Sexing the Body Summary
Sexing the Body 87%
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
by Anne Fausto-Sterling 2000
4.16
3k+ ratings
Nationalism
by Craig J. Calhoun • 1998
The nation you belong to was not discovered. It was built, mapped, and made to feel ancient.
3.86
58
Nationalism Summary
Nationalism 87%
The nation you belong to was not discovered. It was built, mapped, and made to feel ancient.
by Craig J. Calhoun 1998
3.86
58 ratings
Aftermath
by Susan J. Brison • 2001
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
4.35
486
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath 87%
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
by Susan J. Brison 2001
4.35
486 ratings
Identity and Violence
by Amartya Sen • 2006
The single-identity myth killed millions. A philosopher shows why, and what a plural self demands.
3.83
2k+
Identity and Violence Summary
Identity and Violence 87%
The single-identity myth killed millions. A philosopher shows why, and what a plural self demands.
by Amartya Sen 2006
3.83
2k+ ratings
The Truth About Stories
by Thomas King • 2003
How colonial narratives invented 'the Indian' to justify erasure, and how Native stories fight back.
4.33
4k+
The Truth About Stories Summary
The Truth About Stories 87%
How colonial narratives invented 'the Indian' to justify erasure, and how Native stories fight back.
by Thomas King 2003
4.33
4k+ ratings
Uncivil Agreement
by Lilliana Mason • 2018
Policy isn't what divides America. The real fracture is tribal: race, faith, and party have merged.
3.84
762
Uncivil Agreement Summary
Uncivil Agreement 87%
Policy isn't what divides America. The real fracture is tribal: race, faith, and party have merged.
by Lilliana Mason 2018
3.84
762 ratings
Born a Crime
by Trevor Noah • 2016
His mother pretended to be his maid: his very existence was illegal in apartheid South Africa.
4.49
819k+
Born a Crime Summary
Born a Crime 87%
His mother pretended to be his maid: his very existence was illegal in apartheid South Africa.
by Trevor Noah 2016
4.49
819k+ ratings
The Dying Citizen
by Victor Davis Hanson • 2021
The four forces dismantling American citizenship are one crisis, each speeding the others.
4.35
2k+
The Dying Citizen Summary
The Dying Citizen 87%
The four forces dismantling American citizenship are one crisis, each speeding the others.
by Victor Davis Hanson 2021
4.35
2k+ ratings
Losing Ourselves
by Jay L. Garfield • 2022
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
4.03
603
Losing Ourselves Summary
Losing Ourselves 87%
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
by Jay L. Garfield 2022
4.03
603 ratings
Lipstick Jihad
by Azadeh Moaveni • 2005
A pink headscarf, a bugged apartment: she returned to Iran to belong, but the country disagreed.
3.70
5k+
Lipstick Jihad Summary
Lipstick Jihad 87%
A pink headscarf, a bugged apartment: she returned to Iran to belong, but the country disagreed.
by Azadeh Moaveni 2005
3.70
5k+ ratings
Political Tribes
by Amy Chua • 2018
Vietnam, Iraq, and now America: the tribal instinct that loses wars is consuming us at home.
4.20
4k+
Political Tribes Summary
Political Tribes 87%
Vietnam, Iraq, and now America: the tribal instinct that loses wars is consuming us at home.
by Amy Chua 2018
4.20
4k+ ratings
Jews Don't Count
by David Baddiel • 2021
When progressives list the oppressed, Jews get left off. A progressive insider asks why.
4.19
13k+
Jews Don't Count Summary
Jews Don't Count 87%
When progressives list the oppressed, Jews get left off. A progressive insider asks why.
by David Baddiel 2021
4.19
13k+ ratings
Nation of Victims
by Vivek Ramaswamy • 2022
America turned grievance into social currency, and the bill is coming due.
3.90
1k+
Nation of Victims Summary
Nation of Victims 87%
America turned grievance into social currency, and the bill is coming due.
by Vivek Ramaswamy 2022
3.90
1k+ ratings
Normal
by Amy Bloom • 2002
Trans men, crossdressers, and intersex activists: their lives reveal normal is a myth.
3.53
526
Normal Summary
Normal 87%
Trans men, crossdressers, and intersex activists: their lives reveal normal is a myth.
by Amy Bloom 2002
3.53
526 ratings
Colonize This!
by Bushra Rehman • 2002
Mainstream feminism left out women of color. This generation explains how, and what comes next.
4.20
3k+
Colonize This! Summary
Colonize This! 87%
Mainstream feminism left out women of color. This generation explains how, and what comes next.
by Bushra Rehman 2002
4.20
3k+ ratings
I'll Never Write My Memoirs
by Grace Jones • 2015
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
3.76
2k+
I'll Never Write My Memoirs Summary
I'll Never Write My Memoirs 87%
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
by Grace Jones 2015
3.76
2k+ ratings
Orientalism
by Edward W. Said • 1978
Western knowledge of the East was never innocent: it invented the Orient to justify imperial rule.
4.14
30k+
Orientalism Summary
Orientalism 87%
Western knowledge of the East was never innocent: it invented the Orient to justify imperial rule.
by Edward W. Said 1978
4.14
30k+ ratings
Beyond the Gender Binary
by Alok Vaid-Menon • 2020
The gender binary is a political fiction. Four arguments prop it up. All of them fail.
4.48
13k+
Beyond the Gender Binary Summary
Beyond the Gender Binary 87%
The gender binary is a political fiction. Four arguments prop it up. All of them fail.
by Alok Vaid-Menon 2020
4.48
13k+ ratings
Dreams from My Father
by Barack Obama • 2008
Across continents, a mixed-race man hunts an absent father and the shape of his own identity.
4.04
529
Dreams from My Father Summary
Dreams from My Father 87%
Across continents, a mixed-race man hunts an absent father and the shape of his own identity.
by Barack Obama 2008
4.04
529 ratings
Uses of Disorder
by Richard Sennett • 1970
The young craving for purity is architecting our cities into sterile, segregated cages.
3.88
258
Uses of Disorder Summary
Uses of Disorder 87%
The young craving for purity is architecting our cities into sterile, segregated cages.
by Richard Sennett 1970
3.88
258 ratings
Americanized
by Sara Saedi • 2018
She thought she was American. Her sister's confession at thirteen proved otherwise.
3.91
3k+
Americanized Summary
Americanized 87%
She thought she was American. Her sister's confession at thirteen proved otherwise.
by Sara Saedi 2018
3.91
3k+ ratings
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