Social Equity Books

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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.52 — 161,338 ratings — published 2020
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Detroit: An American Autopsy Detroit: An American Autopsy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 15,888 ratings — published 2013
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.48 — 116,907 ratings — published 2010
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Climate Change Is Racist: Race, Privilege and the Struggle for Climate Justice Climate Change Is Racist: Race, Privilege and the Struggle for Climate Justice (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 676 ratings — published 2021
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Grass Grass (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.54 — 19,464 ratings — published 2017
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The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 521 ratings — published 2005
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The Street The Street (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 13,416 ratings — published 1946
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Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 17,196 ratings — published 2018
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
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avg rating 3.65 — 195,484 ratings — published 2001
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The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 994,066 ratings — published 1939
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Flight Path: A Search for Roots beneath the World's Busiest Airport Flight Path: A Search for Roots beneath the World's Busiest Airport (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 369 ratings — published 2017
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Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 17,877 ratings — published 2016
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The View From Flyover Country: Essays by Sarah Kendzior The View From Flyover Country: Essays by Sarah Kendzior (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.10 — 4,444 ratings — published 2015
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Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 7,558 ratings — published 1992
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Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 4,020 ratings — published 1995
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Someday is Now: The Art of Corita Kent Someday is Now: The Art of Corita Kent (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.68 — 22 ratings — published 2013
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Red Hot City: Housing, Race, and Exclusion in Twenty-First-Century Atlanta Red Hot City: Housing, Race, and Exclusion in Twenty-First-Century Atlanta (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 131 ratings — published
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Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner? A Story About Women and Economics Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner? A Story About Women and Economics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 3,996 ratings — published 2012
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Consumed: On Colonialism, Climate Change, Consumerism, and the Need for Collective Change Consumed: On Colonialism, Climate Change, Consumerism, and the Need for Collective Change (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 4,674 ratings — published 2021
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A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as social-equity)
avg rating 4.12 — 795 ratings — published 2021
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La Pocha Nostra: A Handbook for the Rebel Artist in a Post-Democratic Society La Pocha Nostra: A Handbook for the Rebel Artist in a Post-Democratic Society (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.62 — 21,365 ratings — published 2021
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Short Circuiting Policy (Studies in Postwar American Political Development) Short Circuiting Policy (Studies in Postwar American Political Development)
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avg rating 4.01 — 333 ratings — published 2020
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How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 3,607 ratings — published 2020
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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.54 — 135,769 ratings — published 2021
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A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 1,357 ratings — published 2019
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Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.67 — 522 ratings — published
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Read & Riot: A Pussy Riot Guide to Activism Read & Riot: A Pussy Riot Guide to Activism (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as social-equity)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,109 ratings — published 2018
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Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as social-equity)
avg rating 4.52 — 14,478 ratings — published 2017
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Milk Black Carbon (Pitt Poetry Series) Milk Black Carbon (Pitt Poetry Series)
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avg rating 4.29 — 78 ratings — published
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The Art of Relevance The Art of Relevance (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 681 ratings — published 2016
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Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 56,940 ratings — published 2017
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Unsettling Canada: A National Wake-Up Call Unsettling Canada: A National Wake-Up Call (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 881 ratings — published 2015
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Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition (Indigenous Americas) Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition (Indigenous Americas)
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avg rating 4.48 — 919 ratings — published 2014
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Exercises for Rebel Artists: Radical Performance Pedagogy Exercises for Rebel Artists: Radical Performance Pedagogy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 30 ratings — published 2011
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as social-equity)
avg rating 4.01 — 855,313 ratings — published 2000
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Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 4,157 ratings — published 1969
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Possibilities: Essays on Hierarchy, Rebellion, and Desire Possibilities: Essays on Hierarchy, Rebellion, and Desire (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 318 ratings — published 2007
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Imagine No Religion: The Autobiography of Blase Bonpane: The Autobiography of Blase Bonpane Imagine No Religion: The Autobiography of Blase Bonpane: The Autobiography of Blase Bonpane (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as social-equity)
avg rating 4.29 — 31 ratings — published 2011
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The Working Poor: Invisible in America The Working Poor: Invisible in America (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as social-equity)
avg rating 4.04 — 5,731 ratings — published 2004
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The Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity, and the Natural World (The World As Home) The Colors of Nature: Culture, Identity, and the Natural World (The World As Home)
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avg rating 4.07 — 197 ratings — published 2002
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The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as social-equity)
avg rating 3.87 — 1,679 ratings — published 2020
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An African American and Latinx History of the United States An African American and Latinx History of the United States (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 2,525 ratings — published 2018
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3) An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)
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avg rating 4.37 — 20,498 ratings — published 2014
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White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism (Politics and Society in Modern America) White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism (Politics and Society in Modern America)
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avg rating 4.28 — 1,034 ratings — published 2005
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Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 950 ratings — published 2020
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Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American Race Manifest Destinies: The Making of the Mexican American Race (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 133 ratings — published 2007
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Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,477 ratings — published 1992
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Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 575 ratings — published 1996
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Thomas Piketty
“What is a just society? For the purposes of this book, I propose the following imperfect definition. A just society is one that allows all of its members access to the widest possible range of fundamental goods. Fundamental goods include education, health, the right to vote, and more generally to participate as fully as possible in the various forms of social, cultural, economic, civic, and political life. A just society organizes socioeconomic relations, property rights, and the distribution of income and wealth in such a way as to allow its least advantaged members to enjoy the highest possible life conditions. A just society in no way requires absolute uniformity or equality. To the extent that income and wealth inequalities are the result of different aspirations and distinct life choices or permit improvement of the standard of living and expansion of the opportunities available to the disadvantaged, they may be considered just. But this must be demonstrated, not assumed, and this argument cannot be invoked to justify any degree of inequality whatsoever, as it too often is.”
Thomas Piketty, Capital and Ideology