Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Sheryl WuDunn, Nicholas D. Kristof

1 review

lesliesorensen's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.0

Decent information (although significantly outdated now, since it came out in 2009) and very important message, but it is predominantly a book for older white moderates & has quite a bit of problematic writing / tone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail