Pedagogy of the Oppressed - Paulo FreireThis is just one book representing a period of my life when I was first studying developing countries ( I was actually influenced by a variety of sources--lots of different articles, Franz Fanon etc.)
I think the strongest idea I took from this one book was the idea that when you're poor you feel like the universe acts upon you, rather than believing in your ability to act on the world--and Freire's pedagogy is all about changing that. It struck a chord, as it helped me understand my husband better.
