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Every book Ta-Nehisi Coates recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Ta-Nehisi Coates has recommended or discussed 4 books on podcasts, as of October 11, 2024.
- Ta-Nehisi Coates has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of October 11, 2024.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of October 11, 2024.
- The 3 books Ta-Nehisi Coates has mentioned in the most episodes, as of October 11, 2024: Justice for Some, Our American Israel and The Unspoken Alliance.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Ta-Nehisi Coates aired on October 11, 2024.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates appears on interview programs such as The Ezra Klein Show, where discussions frequently center on international politics, historical alliances, legal frameworks, and social justice. When asked for recommendations during his appearance, Coates offered several impactful book selections. He recommended Amy Kaplan's Our American Israel to explore how popular culture shapes American perceptions of Israel and the entangled alliance between the nations. He also recommended Noura Erakat’s Justice for Some as a thorough analysis of the legal structures governing Israeli rule over Palestinians. Finally, Coates pointed to Sasha Polakow-Suransky’s The Unspoken Alliance, describing it as a tough and hard-hitting book detailing Israel's secret relationship with South Africa. Together, these selections reflect Coates's deep analytical focus on systemic injustice, international diplomacy, and the complex historical narratives that shape modern geopolitical conflicts.
Books recommended by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Justice for Some
Justice for Some by Noura Erakat offers a comprehensive legal analysis of how international law has shaped and sustained the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the decades.
Recommended“the first book I I I would recommend is Justice for some by nura erot Justice for some is supposed to be an analysis and it is this of the legal work as she calls it uh that that underg guards Israel and Israeli rule of Palestinians”
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Our American Israel
Our American Israel by Amy Kaplan is a historical study that investigates how the relationship and alliance between the United States and Israel have been constructed and perceived through American popular culture.
Recommended“um Amy Kaplan man our American Israel the story of an entangled Alliance This gets to you know something that we we talk quite a bit about”
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The Unspoken Alliance
The Unspoken Alliance: Israel's Secret Relationship with Apartheid South Africa by Sasha Polakow-Suransky is a historical investigation into the clandestine military, intelligence, and economic ties between the two nations during the twentieth century.
Recommended“and then this this this one hit me hard uh the unspoken Alliance uh Israel's secret relationship with South Africa uh by Sasha POA sanski boy that was a tough book”
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The Message
The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates is a book of essays reflecting on politics, storytelling, and the author's travels, including controversial commentary on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Discussed“and we're going through one of the settlements and we're looking out and I see a guard dog like really really aggressively you know yapping”
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Books Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Ta-Nehisi Coates on Israel: ‘I Felt Lied To.’ | The Ezra Klein Show | 2024-10-11 | 4 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
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