Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Not a Nation of Immigrants: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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lee_noel's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective tense slow-paced

4.5

A vital look at the truth behind the lie of “A nation of immigrants”. While the text is dense, the audiobook recording was well done and easier to absorb. This book takes a close look at the long history of European, British, and American colonialism both within the current borders of the United States and beyond. From the continuing genocide of indigenous peoples of the Americas to the Irish fleeing British imperialism unknowingly into American imperialism, to refugees of American wars across the globe, Not “a Nation of Immigrants” aptly, holistically, and individually reflects on the compounding impacts of settler colonialism on everyone, including those who unknowingly perpetuate the colonizing of indigenous peoples and lands. A very important book for all settlers of Turtle Island.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, War, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Deportation, Police brutality, Racism, Mass/school shootings, Colonisation, Genocide, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, and Slavery