Structural Violence

inequality and the harm it causes

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Category: Biographies / Personal Stories

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Strength in What Remains

  • June 2, 2011

It’s no secret that one of my favorite books is Mountains Beyond Mountains, the biography of Dr. Paul Farmer, where Kidder traces Farmer’s adolescent life, formative years in Haiti as[…]

Biographies / Personal Stories · Development in Poor Countries · Read

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Confessions of an Economic Hitman

  • April 30, 2011

John Perkins is not a talented writer.  He’s an even worse human being.  I don’t like him.  His books, however, are informative, and should be read.  Not because they are[…]

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Mountains Beyond Mountains

  • April 29, 2011

This is truly my favorite book in the entire world.  I keep a handful of uses copies on my bookshelf, and will thrust this book into the hands of any[…]

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  • Recent Book Reviews

    • Strength in What RemainsJune 2, 2011
    • The Spirit LevelMay 30, 2011
    • The Uses of HaitiMay 30, 2011
    • Witness to WarMay 29, 2011
  • Recent Audio Reviews

    • Kenyan torture victims seek compensationApril 5, 2011
    • A day in the life of a SomalianMarch 16, 2011
    • Structural violence in popular musicMarch 5, 2011
    • Womb to TombFebruary 26, 2011
  • Recent Film Reviews

    • T-shirt TravelsJuly 4, 2011
    • Washing machines and maternal mortalityMay 22, 2011
    • Rx For SurvivalApril 30, 2011
    • An Iran primerMarch 30, 2011

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