BKLYN Bookmatch: Making Sense of 1/6/2021
The events of January 6th, 2021 in our nation's capital captured the attention of Americans and nations throughout the world. The invasion of the Capitol building by insurrectionists, seeing the Confederate flag flying, and watching police take selfies with rioters were shocking but unsurprising. This list includes modern and historical non-fiction and fiction titles about sociopolitical upheaval, the presidency, and important historical contexts and was created by a librarian with the Brooklyn Public Library. Would you like your own personalized list of reading suggestions? Visit Bklyn BookMatch here: bklynlibrary.org/bookmatch
35 items
Format: eBook
Documents the suppression of dissent and dissenters and the ascendance of Nazi power.
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The political upheaval, assassinations, and dirty tricks in the 1968 elections and the specter of treason.
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From gerrymandering to presidential succession, this book breaks down some important pieces of the Constitution and looks at flaws and potential solutions.
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A Norwegian journalist embedded with white nationalists in the US in the years leading up to the 2016 election.
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Political corruption and greed at the turn of the 20th century.
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Defining autocracy and how close we came to autocratic rule during the Trump presidency in informative, concise chapters.
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Details Trump's rejection of political norms and expectations for presidential behaviour.
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Wall Street Journal reporters document questionable actions by Trump prior to (and during) his presidency.
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Where does dissent end and treason begin? This book looks at several historical moments in which people declared treason acts were afoot.
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This book explores the kompromat, or compromising information, that Russia may have had on major political figures including Trump.
