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A Short History of Power
- Narrated by: Dr Jack Davy
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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Summary
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. Listen to it and take responsibility.
Ecological oppression
From 1958, China declared war on sparrows, destroying their crops, contributing to the deaths of more than 10 million people.
Economic oppression
In the 19th century, the Shuar people of Ecuador were driven by economic need to wage bloody wars to procure shrunken heads for the Western curio market, which nearly destroyed their society.
Educational oppression
There have been 55 prime ministers of Great Britain, of whom 48 have been privately educated, creating a society built for and by the privileged.
These are just some of these stories in this remarkable book that illustrate the key components through which society creates and sustains oppressive systems. Some are historical. Others have played out right before our eyes over the last decade. All are rooted in systems in which we all take part.
Together they expose the layers of systematic, often insidious oppression that make up the world today, and reflect the choices of people just like us to participate in them.
Critic reviews
"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)
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- Anonymous User
- 02-02-23
Read it…it’ll change the way you see the world
Brilliantly read and thoughtfully written this book can in moments be confrontational but the message in the end is one of hope, lessons and positivity that help with understanding that each and every persons contribution to society is a strong and positive force for good if they choose to use it that way.
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- Oisinpkoc
- 18-01-23
Voice was tough to listen to
Parts of the book were interesting but it was tough to notice as I found certain parts boring and when coupled with the voice I’d find I had zoned out of 30 minutes of the book
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