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Jonny wants to read: In-depth books relating to the sects of Islam, Republican China, Yunnan, world war 1, post colonialism, anti colonialism, and anti imperialist movements in former colonies.
Sep 30, 2026 10:04AM  · 
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Books added: 517
Location: Mcsherrystown, PA
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Insurgent Empire by Priyamvada Gopal
Insurgent Empire: Anticolonial Resistance and British Dissent
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Sep 30, 2026 11:08AM  · 
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The Mantle of the Prophet by Roy Mottahedeh
The Mantle of the Prophet: Religion and Politics in Iran
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Sep 30, 2026 11:23AM  · 
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The Venture of Islam, Vol 1 by Marshall G.S. Hodgson
The Venture of Islam, Vol 1: The Classical Age of Islam
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Sep 30, 2026 11:27AM  · 
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The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology by Sabine Schmidtke
The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Theology
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Sep 30, 2026 11:27AM  · 
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Warlord Politics in China, 1916-1928 by Hsi-Sheng Chi
Warlord Politics in China, 1916-1928
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Sep 30, 2026 11:28AM  · 
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The Nationalist Revolution in China, 1923-1928 by C. Martin Wilbur
The Nationalist Revolution in China, 1923-1928
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Sep 30, 2026 11:29AM  · 
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The Fall of the Ottomans by Eugene Rogan
The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East
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Sep 30, 2026 11:31AM  · 
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A Hundred Years of Republican Turkey by Alp Yenen
A Hundred Years of Republican Turkey: A History in a Hundred Fragments
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Sep 30, 2026 11:32AM  · 
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The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon
The Wretched of the Earth
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Sep 30, 2026 11:32AM  · 
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
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Sep 30, 2026 11:32AM  · 
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The Darker Nations by Vijay Prashad
The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World
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Sep 30, 2026 11:33AM  · 
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Jonny's Favorite Books

The Rape of Nanking by Iris Shun-Ru Chang
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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Islam and Democracy by Fatema Mernissi
Islam and Democracy: Fear of the Modern World
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All Tomorrows by C.M. Kosemen
All Tomorrows: The Myriad Species and Mixed Fortunes of Man
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Age of Ambition by Evan Osnos
Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China
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Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Between the World and Me
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How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr
How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
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Party of One by Chun Han Wong
Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future
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Biography, Classics, Comics, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Science, Science fiction, and Spirituality