'I thought I had a pretty good sense of how colonialism shapes
modern society, but Dr Davy has shown me that understanding these
things is a lifetime's work. In the absence of time to read
everything, you could not ask for a more eloquent guide than this
book. Essential' - Sathnam Sanghera An eye-opening book about how
societies are designed to support the status of those in power at
the destructive expense of those without it. Read it and take
responsibility. ECOLOGICAL OPPRESSION In 1958, China declared war
on sparrows, destroying its own crops and contributing to the
deaths of more than 10 million people. ECONOMIC OPPRESSION In the
nineteenth century, the Shuar people of Ecuador were driven by
economic necessity to procure shrunken heads for the Western curio
market. The bloody wars that ensued nearly destroyed their society.
EDUCATIONAL OPPRESSION There have been fifty-five prime ministers
of Great Britain, of whom forty-eight have been privately educated,
creating a society built by and for the privileged. These are just
some of the stories in this remarkable book that illustrate the key
factors that allow societies to create and sustain oppressive
systems. Some are historical. Others have played out right before
our eyes over the last decade. All are rooted in the systems in
which we all participate. Together they represent the layers of
systematic, often insidious oppression that make up the world
today.
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