Political Science Book Summaries

Spheres of Justice Summary
Spheres of Justice
A Defense of Pluralism and Equality
by Michael Walzer 1983 363 pages
3.80
711 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Political Science
Against Democracy Summary
Against Democracy
by Jason Brennan 2016 304 pages
3.67
1.2K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
War on Peace Summary
War on Peace
The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence
by Ronan Farrow 2018 392 pages
4.15
8.4K ratings
Politics
History
War
The Origins of Political Order Summary
The Origins of Political Order
From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
by Francis Fukuyama 2011 585 pages
4.18
10.1K ratings
History
Politics
Political Science
The People vs. Democracy Summary
The People vs. Democracy
Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
by Yascha Mounk 2018 400 pages
4.05
1.6K ratings
Politics
History
Political Science
Simpler Summary
Simpler
The Future of Government
by Cass R. Sunstein 2013 272 pages
3.57
522 ratings
Politics
Economics
Law
From Dictatorship to Democracy Summary
From Dictatorship to Democracy
by Gene Sharp 1993 93 pages
3.82
2.0K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
How Propaganda Works Summary
How Propaganda Works
by Jason F. Stanley 2015 376 pages
3.56
700 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
Liberalism and Its Discontents Summary
Liberalism and Its Discontents
by Francis Fukuyama 2022 178 pages
3.93
3.1K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Geopolitics of Emotion Summary
The Geopolitics of Emotion
How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World
by Dominique Moïsi 2008 192 pages
3.64
487 ratings
Politics
Psychology
International Relations
Political Ideologies Summary
Political Ideologies
An Introduction
by Andrew Heywood 1992 382 pages
4.10
1.2K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
Theories of International Relations Summary
Theories of International Relations
by Andrew Linklater 1996 310 pages
3.91
439 ratings
Politics
International Relations
Political Science
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy Summary
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
by Joseph A. Schumpeter 1942 460 pages
3.99
2.9K ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Can't We All Disagree More Constructively? Summary
Can't We All Disagree More Constructively?
from The Righteous Mind (Kindle Single)
by Jonathan Haidt 2016 73 pages
4.09
334 ratings
Politics
Psychology
Philosophy
The Price of Civilization Summary
The Price of Civilization
by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2010 336 pages
3.84
2.1K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
How the World Works (Real Story Summary
How the World Works (Real Story
by Noam Chomsky 2011 416 pages
4.13
5.0K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Politics Industry Summary
The Politics Industry
How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy
by Katherine M. Gehl 2020 272 pages
4.33
647 ratings
Politics
Business
Economics
10 Judgements That Changed India Summary
10 Judgements That Changed India
by Zia Mody 2013 249 pages
4.07
1.7K ratings
India
Law
History
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech
Ten Principles for a Connected World
by Timothy Garton Ash 2017 504 pages
3.97
302 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Law
How to Stop Fascism Summary
How to Stop Fascism
History, Ideology, Resistance
by Paul Mason 2021 320 pages
4.02
332 ratings
Politics
History
Political Science
Transforming Leadership Summary
Transforming Leadership
by James MacGregor Burns 2003 240 pages
3.84
238 ratings
Leadership
History
Business
The Discourses Summary
The Discourses
by Niccolò Machiavelli 1517 544 pages
4.07
9.5K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
World on the Brink Summary
World on the Brink
How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
by Dmitri Alperovitch 2024 400 pages
4.26
604 ratings
China
Politics
History
Strategic Vision Summary
Strategic Vision
America and the Crisis of Global Power
by Zbigniew Brzeziński 2012 224 pages
3.79
1.2K ratings
Politics
History
International Relations
Multicultural Citizenship Summary
Multicultural Citizenship
A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights
by Will Kymlicka 1995 290 pages
3.70
277 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Political Science
Democracy in America Summary
Democracy in America
by Alexis de Tocqueville 1835 983 pages
4.05
26.4K ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
Tyranny of the Minority Summary
Tyranny of the Minority
Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point
by Steven Levitsky 2023 368 pages
4.40
3.3K ratings
Politics
History
Political Science
The Logic of Political Survival Summary
The Logic of Political Survival
by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita 2003 550 pages
3.97
155 ratings
Politics
Political Science
Philosophy
Diplomacy Summary
Diplomacy
A Very Short Introduction
by Joseph M. Siracusa 2010 160 pages
3.16
223 ratings
Politics
History
Political Science
Notes on Resistance Summary
Notes on Resistance
by Noam Chomsky 2022 200 pages
4.38
273 ratings
Politics
History
Social Justice
The Problem of Political Authority Summary
The Problem of Political Authority
An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey
by Michael Huemer 2012 365 pages
4.38
683 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
Political Tribes Summary
Political Tribes
Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations
by Amy Chua 2018 293 pages
4.20
4.0K ratings
Politics
History
Psychology
The J Curve Summary
The J Curve
A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
by Ian Bremmer 2006 320 pages
3.74
514 ratings
Economics
Politics
History
Politics Is for Power Summary
Politics Is for Power
How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change
by Eitan D. Hersh 2020 288 pages
4.10
1.4K ratings
Politics
Political Science
Social Justice
The Constitution of Liberty Summary
The Constitution of Liberty
by Friedrich A. Hayek 1960 580 pages
4.16
2.8K ratings
Economics
Philosophy
Politics
What You Should Know About Politics...But Don't Summary
What You Should Know About Politics...But Don't
A Nonpartisan Guide to the Issues
by Jessamyn Conrad 2008 336 pages
3.95
1.6K ratings
Politics
History
Political Science
Suicide of a Superpower Summary
Suicide of a Superpower
Will America Survive to 2025?
by Patrick J. Buchanan 2011 496 pages
4.02
757 ratings
Politics
History
Cult Classics
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution Summary
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution
by Bernie Sanders 2017 226 pages
3.98
2.1K ratings
Politics
Economics
Social Justice
Hardball Summary
Hardball
How Politics Is Played, Told by One Who Knows the Game
by Chris Matthews 1988 240 pages
3.50
1.8K ratings
Politics
School
Political Science
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech
A Very Short Introduction
by Nigel Warburton 2009 128 pages
3.63
847 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
The China Model Summary
The China Model
Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy
by Daniel A. Bell 2015 336 pages
3.63
271 ratings
China
Politics
History
National Identity Summary
National Identity
by Anthony D. Smith 1991 240 pages
3.70
233 ratings
History
Politics
Sociology
توتالیتاریسم Summary
توتالیتاریسم
by Hannah Arendt 1968 365 pages
4.16
758 ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Next Civil War Summary
The Next Civil War
Dispatches from the American Future
by Stephen Marche 2022 238 pages
3.67
1.8K ratings
Politics
History
American History
In Trump Time Summary
In Trump Time
A Journal of America's Plague Year
by Peter Navarro 2021 344 pages
4.54
746 ratings
Politics
History
Political Science
The Reactionary Mind Summary
The Reactionary Mind
Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin
by Corey Robin 2011 290 pages
3.94
2.7K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Republic, Lost Summary
Republic, Lost
How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It
by Lawrence Lessig 2011 400 pages
4.18
2.8K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
The Conservative Heart Summary
The Conservative Heart
How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America
by Arthur C. Brooks 2015 261 pages
4.10
1.4K ratings
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop Summary
Why We Elect Narcissists and Sociopaths―and How We Can Stop
by Bill Eddy 2019 192 pages
3.81
118 ratings
Politics
Psychology
Sociology
The Rise of the Outsiders Summary
The Rise of the Outsiders
How Mainstream Politics Lost its Way
by Steve Richards 2017 320 pages
3.66
145 ratings
Politics
21st Century
History
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