Decolonisation Books

Showing 1-50 of 572
The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.35 — 34,357 ratings — published 1961
Rate this book
Clear rating
Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,033 ratings — published 1999
Rate this book
Clear rating
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.31 — 29,277 ratings — published 1971
Rate this book
Clear rating
Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.77 — 5,775 ratings — published 2025
Rate this book
Clear rating
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.50 — 185,599 ratings — published 2013
Rate this book
Clear rating
Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,083 ratings — published 1981
Rate this book
Clear rating
Black Skin, White Masks Black Skin, White Masks (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.26 — 20,263 ratings — published 1952
Rate this book
Clear rating
Pedagogy of the Oppressed Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.30 — 40,578 ratings — published 1968
Rate this book
Clear rating
Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,354 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Babel Babel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.13 — 526,593 ratings — published 2022
Rate this book
Clear rating
Discourse on Colonialism Discourse on Colonialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.44 — 8,575 ratings — published 1950
Rate this book
Clear rating
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.40 — 9,056 ratings — published 1971
Rate this book
Clear rating
Imagining Decolonisation Imagining Decolonisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.57 — 728 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition (Indigenous Americas) Red Skin, White Masks: Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition (Indigenous Americas)
by (shelved 4 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.42 — 979 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
Culture and Imperialism Culture and Imperialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,925 ratings — published 1993
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.55 — 9,225 ratings — published 2018
Rate this book
Clear rating
Worldmaking after Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination Worldmaking after Empire: The Rise and Fall of Self-Determination (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.02 — 333 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
Decolonial Marxism: Essays from the Pan-African Revolution Decolonial Marxism: Essays from the Pan-African Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.51 — 607 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Buying the Land, Selling the Land: Govts & Maori Land in the North Island 1865–1921 Buying the Land, Selling the Land: Govts & Maori Land in the North Island 1865–1921 (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2008
Rate this book
Clear rating
Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.44 — 37,256 ratings — published 2015
Rate this book
Clear rating
Decolonising the University Decolonising the University (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.04 — 111 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Nervous Conditions Nervous Conditions (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.04 — 24,016 ratings — published 1988
Rate this book
Clear rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
Un féminisme décolonial Un féminisme décolonial (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.33 — 3,090 ratings — published 2019
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Dying Colonialism A Dying Colonialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,699 ratings — published 1959
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Location of Culture The Location of Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 3.85 — 2,411 ratings — published 1994
Rate this book
Clear rating
Woman, Native, Other: Writing Postcoloniality and Feminism Woman, Native, Other: Writing Postcoloniality and Feminism (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.26 — 840 ratings — published 1989
Rate this book
Clear rating
I Shall Not Die: Titokowaru's War New Zealand, 1868-9 I Shall Not Die: Titokowaru's War New Zealand, 1868-9 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.65 — 46 ratings — published 1989
Rate this book
Clear rating
White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,340 ratings — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
From the River to the Sea: Essays for a Free Palestine From the River to the Sea: Essays for a Free Palestine (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.54 — 284 ratings — published 2023
Rate this book
Clear rating
Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.45 — 544 ratings — published 2014
Rate this book
Clear rating
Discours sur le colonialisme Discours sur le colonialisme (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,219 ratings — published 1950
Rate this book
Clear rating
Against Decolonisation: Taking African Agency Seriously Against Decolonisation: Taking African Agency Seriously (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 3.82 — 155 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,705 ratings — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
Potiki Potiki (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 3.87 — 2,632 ratings — published 1986
Rate this book
Clear rating
Women's Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle Women's Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.48 — 2,111 ratings — published 1990
Rate this book
Clear rating
Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,138 ratings — published 1983
Rate this book
Clear rating
Sacred Instructions: Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change Sacred Instructions: Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.50 — 708 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Rethinking Modernity: Postcolonialism and the Sociological Imagination Rethinking Modernity: Postcolonialism and the Sociological Imagination (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 3.98 — 58 ratings — published 2007
Rate this book
Clear rating
Another Day in the Colony Another Day in the Colony (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.42 — 818 ratings — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.23 — 2,026 ratings — published 2003
Rate this book
Clear rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Question of Palestine The Question of Palestine (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.39 — 3,425 ratings — published 1979
Rate this book
Clear rating
The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,122 ratings — published 2021
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 3.94 — 682 ratings — published 2020
Rate this book
Clear rating
Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.37 — 597 ratings — published 1996
Rate this book
Clear rating
Making Peoples: A History of the New Zealanders: From Polynesian Settlement to the End of the Nineteenth Century Making Peoples: A History of the New Zealanders: From Polynesian Settlement to the End of the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.07 — 117 ratings — published 1996
Rate this book
Clear rating
Imagining Decolonisation (BWB Texts Book 81) Imagining Decolonisation (BWB Texts Book 81)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.54 — 118 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Mana wahine Maori: Selected writings on Maori women's art, culture, and politics Mana wahine Maori: Selected writings on Maori women's art, culture, and politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.50 — 18 ratings — published
Rate this book
Clear rating
Tikanga Maori: Living by Maori Values Tikanga Maori: Living by Maori Values (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as decolonisation)
avg rating 4.29 — 123 ratings — published 2006
Rate this book
Clear rating


“Papuan ancestors never begged for survival. They engineered it. They did not ask the world for permission to exist; they organised their lives in such a way that they could not be eradicated. While empires were still learning the language of borders, Papuan societies already understood the grammar of resilience. Survival was never a plea — it was an intelligent system embedded in land, clan and memory. They did not survive by being seen. They survived by being unbreakable. A people who once shaped their world through cohesion and strategy were never meant to be reduced to fragments. The future belongs not to those who beg to live, but to those who redefine life itself. What was never built on begging cannot be restored through it”.”
Yamin Kogoya, WE ARE THE LAST VOICE OF THE FIRST PEOPLES & THE FIRST VOICE OF THE LAST PEOPLES: 63 Sacred Sayings from the Edge of Extinction: Remembering 63 Years of Invasion, Betrayal, and Resistance

Richard Powers
“A dorsal fin sliced up through the water, then dipped back down again. The wild black tip was underscored with a shock of white. Even a quick looked sufficed. Le Requin à pointes noires. Blacktip reef shark.
"Carcharhinus melanopterus."
The girl came closer to the old woman and asked for the name again. Then she repeated it twice.
"So beautiful, that one. My favorite."
If there were an upper limit to how many favorite fish a girl was allowed to have, neither of them knew it. Together, their hands animated all the ways that a reef shark floated through the communities that it lorded over.
Beaulieu caught herself. "What is the Mā'ohi name?"
The girl's face lit up with expertise. "We call that one ma'o ereere, Miss Evie.”
Richard Powers, Playground

More quotes...