13 Best Political Science Books
Goal: Find the best Political Science books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best political science books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
13 Best Political Science Books
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The Prince
by Niccolò Machiavelli
Also recommended by:
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Stewart Brand, Ryan Holiday, Eric Ripert, Ryan Shea, Fred Wilson, Garry Tan, Patrick Bet-David
The Republic
by Plato
Also recommended by:
Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Maria Popova, Vlad Tenev, Nolan Bushnell, Mark Manson
Leviathan
by Thomas Hobbes
Man, the State, and War
A Theoretical Analysis
by Kenneth Waltz
On Liberty
by John Stuart Mill
Second Treatise of Government
by John Locke
States and Social Revolutions
A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia, and China
by Theda Skocpol
The American Voter
by Angus Campbell
The Communist Manifesto
by Karl Marx
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
by John J. Mearsheimer
The Oxford Handbook of Political Science
by Robert E. Goodin
Who Governs?
Democracy and Power in the American City
by Robert A. Dahl
Sources
- 1
10 Books Every Politics Student Should Read | Oxford Scholastica
oxfordscholastica.com
- 2
10 Political Science Books Everyone Should Read - dummies
dummies.com
- 3
25 Most Influential Political Science Books 2010–2020 | Academic Influence
academicinfluence.com
- 4
The Political Science Books Top 100 - Listmuse.com
listmuse.com
- 5
10 Best Political Science Books for Beginners
sociologygroup.com
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