The Roots of Current Problems (117 books)

Books about the origins of current social and economic phenomena, with a focus on the U.S. Mostly recent origins, but a few longer-term views.

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101	Race, Place, and Memory: Deep Currents in Wilmington, North Carolina by Margaret M. Mulrooney 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
102	The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution by Dan Hicks (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 618 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
103	Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples by Linda Tuhiwai Smith 4.47 avg rating — 1,966 ratings score: 41, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
104	Ritual and Religion in the Making of Humanity by Roy A. Rappaport 4.11 avg rating — 109 ratings score: 40, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
105	The Rule of the Clan: What an Ancient Form of Social Organization Reveals About the Future of Individual Freedom by Mark S. Weiner 3.75 avg rating — 145 ratings score: 39, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
106	Social Darwinism in American Thought by Richard Hofstadter 3.79 avg rating — 280 ratings score: 38, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
107	Archaeology of Aboriginal Culture Change in the Interior Southeast: Depopulation during the Early Historic Period (Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series) by Marvin T. Smith 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 37, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
108	Nixon's War at Home: The FBI, Leftist Guerrillas, and the Origins of Counterterrorism by Daniel S. Chard 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 36, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
109	The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality by Oded Galor 3.82 avg rating — 1,771 ratings score: 35, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
110	A World Transformed: Slavery in the Americas and the Origins of Global Power by James Walvin 3.80 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 34, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
111	The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas by Gal Beckerman (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 459 ratings score: 33, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
112	Republican Populist: Spiro Agnew and the Origins of Donald Trump’s America by Charles J. Holden 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 31, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
113	Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society by Nicholas A. Christakis 3.95 avg rating — 2,458 ratings score: 30, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
114	The Origins of the Civil Rights Movements: Black Communities Organizing for Change by Aldon D. Morris 4.11 avg rating — 204 ratings score: 29, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
115	The War State: The Cold War Origins of the Military-Industrial Complex by Michael Swanson (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 425 ratings score: 28, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
116	Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time by Ira Katznelson 3.95 avg rating — 780 ratings score: 27, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
117	The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origins of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics by Dan T. Carter 4.21 avg rating — 354 ratings score: 26, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars