Behind the book’s casual title lies a profound critique of “Western society” as the imagined highest level of cultural development.
Easily understandable and in sensitive language, Friederike Habermann explains origins of competition and racism as integral parts of “Western society”. It illuminates the violent effects of colonial thinking as it continues to this day, and thereby simultaneously offers a perspective for overcoming current conditions. (See also: publisher’s book description).
Friederike Habermann 2013: The Invisible Pith Helmet. How colonial thinking still dominates our minds. Klein Jasedow: thinkOya.
If you don’t have a bookstore worth supporting near you, you can also buy the book from the alternative non-profit online bookstore links-lesen.de, which supports political projects with the profits. The link to the book is: http://www.links-lesen.de/article/978-3-927369-75-7