cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2412579
Get this book here.
That, and Strategy for a Black Agenda by Gerald Horne.
I haven't read them yet, but I would say the "Materialist Revision of Maltese History" series by Maltese author Mark Camilleri, there's one that covers the period 870-1919, and the other one from 1919-1979. He has both books on his blog, unfortunately I haven't been able to find free versions online. His blog is here
Any book, huh? How about One-storied America by Ilf and Petrov. It is a "travel book", written in 1930's after the authors made a trip across USA.
Despite being a US publication, goes into great detail of how democracy was encouraged in the prison system, despite its (the prison system) varying inadequacies
