We, the Oppressors av Dr Jack Davy

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<p><b>''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</b><br><br><b>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.<br><br></b><b>ECOLOGICAL OPPRESSION</b><br>In 1958, China declared war on sparrows, destroying its own crops and contributing to the deaths of more than 10 million people.<br><br><b>ECONOMIC OPPRESSION</b><br>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.<br><br><b>EDUCATIONAL OPPRESSION</b><br>There have been fifty-five prime ministers of Great Britai