Politics
Power flows through the halls of government and the pages of these books, where visionary leaders, economic forces, and social movements shape our world. Here you'll find penetrating analyses of political systems and ideologies alongside intimate portraits of the brilliant minds who've changed history through revolution, reform, and the relentless pursuit of justice.
Politics Book Summaries
Poverty, by America
Politics
History
Sociology
Lords of Finance
The Bankers Who Broke the World
History
Economics
Finance
The Oil Curse
How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development of Nations
Politics
Economics
Political Science
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Politics
Race
Social Justice
Walden Or, Life In The Woods And "On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience"
Classics
Philosophy
Essays
Intellectuals and Society
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
The Wealth of Nations
Economics
Philosophy
Business
Unfair
The New Science of Criminal Injustice
Law
Psychology
Politics
The Trial and Death of Socrates
Philosophy
Classics
History
The Jakarta Method
Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
History
Politics
Asia
Military Inc.
Inside Pakistan's Military Economy
Pakistan
Politics
History
Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
The Road to Serfdom
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
From Poor Law to Welfare State
A History of Social Welfare in America
Social Work
History
Politics
Women, Race, & Class
Feminism
Politics
History
Animal Liberation
The Definitive Classic of the Animal Movement
Philosophy
Animals
Vegan
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
A History of Nazi Germany
History
War
World War II
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Historical Fiction
Race
Classics
Twitter and Tear Gas
The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest
Politics
Technology
Sociology
Teaching to Transgress
Education as the Practice of Freedom
Education
Teaching
Feminism
Bad Samaritans
The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
Economics
Politics
History
Propaganda
The Formation of Men's Attitudes
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
Obedience to Authority
Psychology
Science
Sociology
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Sociology
Philosophy
History
The Origins of Totalitarianism
History
Philosophy
Politics
Imminent
Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs
History
Science
Politics
Dark Alliance
The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion
History
Politics
Drugs
Blueprint for Revolution
How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World
Politics
Activism
History
The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Business
Economics
Technology
The Case for Christian Nationalism
Politics
Theology
Cultural
Imperialism
The Highest Stage of Capitalism
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
Poor Economics
A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
Economics
Politics
Business
Calling Bullshit
The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
Science
Psychology
Business
Hegemony and Socialist Strategy
Towards a Radical Democratic Politics
Politics
Philosophy
Theory
Corruptible
Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
The Culture of Narcissism
American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations
Psychology
Sociology
Philosophy
Postwar
A History of Europe Since 1945
History
Politics
European History
The Shock Doctrine
The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
Politics
Economics
History
Doughnut Economics
Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
Economics
Business
Politics
Hood Feminism
Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Feminism
Race
Social Justice
After the Prophet
The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam
History
Religion
Islam
The Vision of the Anointed
Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
New Ideas from Dead Economists
An Introduction to Modern Economic Thought
Economics
History
Business
Trust Me, I'm Lying
Confessions of a Media Manipulator
Business
Psychology
Politics
A People’s History of the United States
1492 - Present
History
Politics
American History
The Second Curve
Thoughts on Reinventing Society
Business
Society
Management
A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises
Economics
Finance
Business
The Next 100 Years
A Forecast for the 21st Century
Politics
History
Economics
Political Ideologies
An Introduction
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societi
History
Science
Anthropology
