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Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics Summary
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics
by Marc J. Hetherington 2009 248 pages
3.97
121 ratings
Politics
Psychology
Political Science
The Twilight of Common Dreams Summary
The Twilight of Common Dreams
Why America Is Wracked by Culture Wars
by Todd Gitlin 1995 294 pages
3.43
53 ratings
Politics
History
Cultural
RIP GOP Summary
RIP GOP
How the New America Is Dooming the Republicans
by Stanley B. Greenberg 2019 336 pages
3.69
113 ratings
Politics
History
Hobbes and Republican Liberty Summary
Hobbes and Republican Liberty
by Quentin Skinner 2004 268 pages
3.83
78 ratings
Philosophy
History
Politics
The Original Compromise Summary
The Original Compromise
What the Constitution's Framers Were Really Thinking
by David Brian Robertson 2012 344 pages
3.86
35 ratings
History
Politics
Empire's Crossroads Summary
Empire's Crossroads
A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day
by Carrie Gibson 2014 448 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
History
World History
American History
State Capture Summary
State Capture
How Conservative Activists, Big Businesses, and Wealthy Donors Reshaped the American States -- and the Nation
by Alexander Hertel-Fernandez 2019 384 pages
4.02
59 ratings
Politics
Political Science
The United States Of America
The Decline of Popular Politics Summary
The Decline of Popular Politics
The American North, 1865-1928
by Michael E. McGerr 1986 322 pages
3.41
17 ratings
History
Politics
Don't Talk About Politics Summary
Don't Talk About Politics
How to Change 21st-Century Minds
by Sarah Stein Lubrano 2025 288 pages
4.17
237 ratings
Politics
Psychology
Philosophy
From the New Deal to the New Right Summary
From the New Deal to the New Right
Race and the Southern Origins of Modern Conservatism
by Joseph E. Lowndes 2008 224 pages
3.85
61 ratings
History
Politics
American History
Polarized Summary
Polarized
Making Sense of a Divided America
by James E. Campbell 2016 336 pages
3.70
23 ratings
Politics
Political Science
The Great U-turn Summary
The Great U-turn
Corporate Restructuring and the Polarizing of America
by Barry Bluestone 1988 272 pages
3.40
15 ratings
Politics
Eight Days at Yalta Summary
Eight Days at Yalta
How Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin Shaped the Post-War World
by Diana Preston 2020 416 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
History
World War II
Politics
Fascism or Genocide Summary
Fascism or Genocide
How a Decade of Political Disorder Broke American Politics
by Ross Barkan 2025 209 pages
3.32
56 ratings
Politics
History
Operation Paperclip Summary
Operation Paperclip
The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
by Annie Jacobsen 2014 575 pages
4.15
10k+ ratings
History
Politics
Science
The Perils of Federalism Summary
The Perils of Federalism
Race, Poverty, and the Politics of Crime Control
by Lisa L. Miller 2008 264 pages
3.54
13 ratings
Politics
The Captured Economy Summary
The Captured Economy
How the Powerful Enrich Themselves, Slow Down Growth, and Increase Inequality
by Brink Lindsey 2017 232 pages
3.89
416 ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
Rough Country Summary
Rough Country
How Texas Became America's Most Powerful Bible-Belt State
by Robert Wuthnow 2014 664 pages
3.77
26 ratings
History
Politics
Religion
Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic Summary
Phantoms of a Beleaguered Republic
The Deep State and The Unitary Executive
by Stephen Skowronek 2021 304 pages
4.04
25 ratings
Politics
The Indicted South Summary
The Indicted South
Public Criticism, Southern Inferiority, and the Politics of Whiteness
by Angie Maxwell 2014 324 pages
4.24
17 ratings
History
Politics
The Moral Economists Summary
The Moral Economists
R. H. Tawney, Karl Polanyi, E. P. Thompson, and the Critique of Capitalism
by Tim Rogan 2017 270 pages
3.59
41 ratings
Economics
History
Philosophy
The President and the Parties Summary
The President and the Parties
The Transformation of the American Party System since the New Deal
by Sidney M. Milkis 1993 404 pages
3.69
13 ratings
Politics
History
The Psychology of Totalitarianism Summary
The Psychology of Totalitarianism
by Mattias Desmet 2023 256 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Politics
Philosophy
Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe Summary
Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe
From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day
by Sheri Berman 2019 544 pages
4.13
148 ratings
History
Politics
Political Science
That Librarian Summary
That Librarian
The Fight Against Book Banning in America
by Amanda Jones 2024 288 pages
3.73
5k+ ratings
Memoir
Politics
Books About Books
Punishing the Poor Summary
Punishing the Poor
The Neoliberal Government of Social Insecurity
by Loïc Wacquant 2004 384 pages
4.21
277 ratings
Sociology
Politics
Economics
Society and Economy Summary
Society and Economy
Framework and Principles
by Mark Granovetter 2017 256 pages
3.61
44 ratings
Economics
Sociology
Politics
One Nation, After All Summary
One Nation, After All
What Americans Really Think About God, Country, Family, Racism, Welfare, Immigration, Homosexuality, Work, The Right, The Left and Each Other
by Alan Wolfe 1998 368 pages
3.24
38 ratings
Politics
After Utopia Summary
After Utopia
The Decline of Politcal Faith
by Judith N. Shklar 1970 309 pages
4.15
40 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Political Science
Sunbelt Capitalism Summary
Sunbelt Capitalism
Phoenix and the Transformation of American Politics
by Elizabeth Tandy Shermer 2013 432 pages
3.23
22 ratings
History
Politics
Economics
The Military Revolution and Political Change Summary
The Military Revolution and Political Change
Origins of Democracy and Autocracy in Early Modern Europe
by Brian M. Downing 1992
3.77
30 ratings
History
Politics
The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth Summary
The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth
by Benjamin M. Friedman 2005 592 pages
3.73
255 ratings
Economics
History
Philosophy
Not Born Yesterday Summary
Not Born Yesterday
The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe
by Hugo Mercier 2020 384 pages
3.90
473 ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Mind and the Market Summary
The Mind and the Market
Capitalism in Western Thought
by Jerry Z. Muller 2002 512 pages
4.17
347 ratings
Economics
History
Philosophy
World Eaters Summary
World Eaters
How Venture Capital is Cannibalizing the Economy
by Catherine Bracy 2025 272 pages
3.85
229 ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
Symbolic Misery, Volume 1 Summary
Symbolic Misery, Volume 1
The Hyperindustrial Epoch
by Bernard Stiegler 2014 128 pages
3.77
81 ratings
Philosophy
Technology
Politics
The Royalist Revolution Summary
The Royalist Revolution
Monarchy and the American Founding
by Eric Nelson 2014 400 pages
4.12
116 ratings
History
Politics
American History
Dedication and Leadership Summary
Dedication and Leadership
by Douglas Arnold Hyde 1956 160 pages
4.18
275 ratings
Leadership
Politics
Christian
Der Nahost-Komplex Summary
Der Nahost-Komplex
Von Menschen, Träumen und Zerstörung
by Natalie Amiri 2025 412 pages
4.67
118 ratings
Politics
History
The Struggle for India's Soul Summary
The Struggle for India's Soul
Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy
by Shashi Tharoor 2021 516 pages
3.77
48 ratings
India
History
Politics
Corporation Nation Summary
Corporation Nation
How Corporations are Taking Over Our Lives -- and What We Can Do About It
by Charles Derber 1998 384 pages
3.74
65 ratings
Politics
Business
Economics
Scandalous Witness Summary
Scandalous Witness
A Little Political Manifesto for Christians
by Lee C. Camp 2020 176 pages
4.29
402 ratings
Politics
Theology
Christian
The Limits to Growth Summary
The Limits to Growth
by Donella H. Meadows 1972 207 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Economics
Science
Environment
Hunting the Caliphate Summary
Hunting the Caliphate
America's War on ISIS and the Dawn of the Strike Cell
by Wes J. Bryant 2019 325 pages
4.03
165 ratings
Military History
History
Military Fiction
Plutocracy in America Summary
Plutocracy in America
How Increasing Inequality Destroys the Middle Class and Exploits the Poor
by Ronald P. Formisano 2015 272 pages
4.05
21 ratings
Politics
The Seven Rules of Trust Summary
The Seven Rules of Trust
A Blueprint for Building Things That Last
by Jimmy Wales 2025 240 pages
3.87
393 ratings
Business
Psychology
Politics
A World Safe for Democracy Summary
A World Safe for Democracy
Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order
by G. John Ikenberry 2020 432 pages
3.80
143 ratings
Politics
International Relations
History
Class War? Summary
Class War?
What Americans Really Think about Economic Inequality
by Benjamin I. Page 2009 160 pages
3.53
45 ratings
Politics
Economics
Sociology
Perfectly Legal Summary
Perfectly Legal
The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich--and Cheat Everybody Else
by David Cay Johnston 2003 352 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
American Oligarchy Summary
American Oligarchy
The Permanent Political Class
by Ron Formisano 2017 288 pages
3.81
31 ratings
Politics
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