Readings

The categories listed are not all-encompassing, and the books are placed where they best fit - but many of them cross categories. You might be reading a book on queer theory, but it broaches topics like feminism, capitalism, war, etc.

This page will be updated when I have the energy/time. It takes roughly 20 minutes to add a new book, download link, and image. Be patient! If you have any recommendations, please e-mail me at eterohay@gmail.com, message me on tumblr @P0lyvinyl, or DM me on discord @gothglam.

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Antifascism

Against The Fascist Creep - Reid Ross (EPUB) [400 pages]

Summary: Investigates the historical evolution of neofascist and far-right extremist movements and their strategy of infiltrating and influencing mainstream politics and left-wing social movements. It explains how fascist ideas and rhetoric are gradually mainstreamed and integrated into society. It is a warning against complacency, asserting that society is often unprepared to recognize and counter the rise of fascist tendencies until they have already gained significant ground.

Antifa - The Antifascist Handbook - Mark Bray (EPUB) [304 pages]

Summary: A historical overview that details the origins, history, tactics, and philosophy of anti-fascist movements from their beginnings in the 1920s to the modern era. Through public protests, deplatforming events, and confrontation, many groups around the world fight to dismantle and silence fascism - and this book explains who, how, and why.

Direct Action - L.A Kauffman (EPUB) [256 pages]

Summary: A historical overview of disruptive protest tactics used by American radical movements since the 1960s, drawing on decades of research and hundreds of interviews. It examines Movements like ACT UP, Occupy Wall Street, and BLM. It explores different voices in protest movements, such as feminists, LGBT people, racial justice groups, enviromnentalists, and anti-war efforts - with a focus on tactics and lessons to be learned from previous movements.

Communism

The Complete Works of Lenin

An Introduction to Karl Marx's Capital

There is No Such Thing as The Economy - Samuel Chambers

Summary: A collection of essays that critiques mainstream economics by arguing that "the economy" is not a neutral or objective domain, but an abstraction created by modern economics to separate itself from ethical concerns - that the concept of a value-free, "positive economics" is a contradiction in terms, because economic forces are inherently tied to social and moral values.

We cannot escape history states and revolutions by Neil Davidson (EPUB)

Summary: A collection of essays that explore themes of nation, state, and revolution from a Marxist perspective.

Selections From The Prison Notebooks by Antonio Gramsci (EPUB)

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Socialism: Utopian and Scientific - Engels

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The Communist Manifesto - Marx

Summary: A pivotal political pamphlet that argues history is defined by class struggle. It provides a blistering critique of capitalism and predicts the inevitable overthrow of the ruling class (the bourgeoisie) by the working class (the proletariat), which would usher in a new communist society.

Democracy for the Few

Summary: Parenti argues that the American political system, despite its democratic appearance, primarily serves the interests of a wealthy corporate elite.

Disability, Neurodivergency, Psychology, Abuse, And Mental Health

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents - Lindsay Gibson

Summary: A fantastic dive into the effects of abusive, neglectful, and toxic parenting in their adult offspring, and how to cope and grow despite them.

Bright-sided How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America-Metropolitan Books - Barbara Ehrenreich (EPUB)

Ecology, Environmentalism, Animal Liberation, Sustainability, and Diet Culture

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Gender, Misogyny, Patriarchy, LGBT

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Imperialism, Colonialism, War, Genocide

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Intersectionality

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Justice, Prison Abolition, The Carceral State, Institutions, Copaganda, Gun Control

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Late Capitalism, Ads, Media, The Internet

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Religion, Cults, Dogma, Indoctrination, Propaganda, Fundamentalism

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Science, Biology, Sociology, History

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