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02-13-2006, 04:28 PM
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Essential Political Reading
This is a list of readings that are crucial to a comprehensive understanding of political science. It is by no means exhaustive. Part of the purpose of this thread is to debate what should be included, what should be excluded, and under what heading each belongs. Feel encouraged to make recommendations and discuss any political material you are currently reading. Keep in mind that a number of readings on the list could easily fit into more than one category (note: I have not read everything on this list).
Preliminary Reading Jostein Gaarder - Sophie's World Ancient Political Theory Thucydides - The Peloponnesian War Sun Tzu - The Art of War Plato - The Republic Plato - The Last Days of Socrates Aristotle - The Politics Aristotle - Nicomachean Ethics Cicero - The Republic and The Laws Machiavelli - Discourses Machiavelli - The Prince Modern Political Theory Thomas More - Utopia Thomas Hobbes - Leviathan Immanuel Kant - Political Writings John Rawls - A Theory of Justice Jean-Jacques Rousseau - The Social Contract Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Discourse on Inequality G. W. F. Hegel - Philosophy of Right Friedrich Nietzsche - Thus Spake Zarathustra Friedrich Nietzsche - The Will to Power Classical Liberalism John Locke - Two Treatises of Government John Locke - A Letter Concerning Toleration Charles de Montesquieu - The Spirit of the Laws John Stuart Mill - On Liberty Thomas Paine - Common Sense Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy in America Jeremy Bentham - The Principles of Morals and Legislation Alexander Hamilton et al. - The Federalist Papers Conservatism Edmund Burke - Reflections on the Revolution in France Marxism/Anti-Marxism Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels - The Communist Manifesto Karl Marx - Das Capital Karl Marx - Gründrisse Max Weber - The Protestant Work Ethic And The Spirit Of Capitalism Anarchism Pierre-Joseph Proudhon - What is Property? Mikhail Bakunin - God and the State Mikhail Bakunin - Statism and Anarchy Emma Goldman - What is Anarchism? Daniel Guerin - Anarchism: From Theory to Practice Noam Chomsky - Chomsky on Anarchism Murray Rothbard - The Ethics of Liberty Peter Kropotkin - Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution Peter Kropotkin - The Conquest of Bread and Peter Kropotkin - Fields, Factories and Workshops Fascism Joseph de Maistre - Considerations on France Friedrich Nietzsche - Beyond Good and Evil Thomas Malthus - An Essay on the Principle of Population Arthur De Gobineau - The Inequality of Human Races Georges Sorel - Reflections on Violence Giovanni Gentile - Origins and Doctrine of Fascism Adolf Hitler - Mein Kampf Marxism after Marx Vladimir Lenin - The State and Revolution Leon Trotsky - History of the Russian Revolution Leon Trotsky - The Revolution Betrayed Antonio Gramsci - Prison Notebooks Rosa Luxemberg - Accumulation of Capital Che Guevara - Guerilla Warfare C. Wright Mills - The Power Elite Political Economy Adam Smith - The Wealth of Nations David Ricardo - Principles of Political Economy and Taxation John Maynard Keynes - The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money Ludwig von Mises - Human Action Industrial Relations and the Labour Movement Upton Sinclair - The Jungle Frederick Taylor - The Principles of Scientific Management Paul LeBlanc - A Short History of the U.S. Working Class: From Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century Craig Heron - The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History Patrick Renshaw - The Wobblies Stuart B. Kaufman - The Samuel Gompers Papers Susan Ferriss - The Fight in the Fields Kim Moody - Workers in a Lean World Michael Yates - Why Unions Matter Bob White - Hard Bargains Leo Panitch and Donald Swartz - From Consent to Coercion: The Assault on Trade Union Freedoms Global Politics/International Relations Vladimir Lenin - Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism Joseph S. Nye - Understanding International Conflicts Joseph Nye - Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics John A. Hobson - Imperialism: A Study Robert Cooper - The Post-Modern State Daniel Deudney - Bounding Power: The Republican Security Theory from the Polis to the Global Village Immanuel Kant - Perpetual Peace Kenneth Waltz - Man, the State, and War Kenneth Waltz - Theory of International Politics Hans Köchler - Democracy and the International Rule of Law Immanuel Wallerstein - World-Systems Analysis: An Introduction. Post-Modernism Michel Foucault - Discipline and Punish Michel Foucault - Madness and Civilization Herbert Marcuse - One-Dimensional Man Herbert Marcuse - Eros and Civilization : A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud Theodor Adorno - Culture Industry Michael Foucault - The Archaeology of Knowledge Jean Baudrillard - Simulacra and Simulation Jacques Derrida - Of Grammatology Hayden White - Metahistory Frederic Jameson - Postmodernism, Or, The Cultural Logic Of Late Capitalism Jean-Paul Sartre - Being and Nothingness Feminism Mary Wollstonecraft - The Vindication of the Rights of Women Simone De Beauvoir - The Second Sex Betty Friedan - The Feminine Mystique Naomi Wolf - The Beauty Myth : How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women Howard Zinn - Emma Colonialism/Liberation Franz Fanon - The Wretched of the Earth Edward Said - Orientalism Edward Said - Culture and Imperialism Jean-Paul Sartre - Colonialism and Neocolonialism Malcolm X - By Any Means Necessary Attallah Shabazz - The Autobiography of Malcolm X Huey P. Newton - War Against the Panthers Saul Alinsky - Rules for Radicals Environmentalism Rachel Carson - Silent Spring William McDonough and Michael Braungart - Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things Richard Heinberg - The Party's Over David Suzuki - The Sacred Balance Paul Burkett - Marx and Nature: A Red and Green Perspective Rex Weyler - Greenpeace Ronald Wright - A Short History of Progress Liberation Theology Oscar Romero - Voice of the Voiceless Oscar Romero - The Violence of Love Jon Sobrino - Jesus the Liberator Queer Theory Michel Foucault - The History of Sexuality Judith Butler - Undoing Gender Neoliberalism and Neoconservatism Leo Strauss - Natural Right and History Leo Strauss - On Tyranny Henry Kissenger - Diplomacy Ayn Rand - The Virtue of Selfishness Ayn Rand - Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal Milton Friedman - Capitalism and Freedom Allan Bloom - The Closing of the American Mind Francis Fukuyama - The End of History and the Last Man Samuel P. Huntington - The Clash of Civilizations David Horowitz - The Politics of Bad Faith David Horowitz - Unholy Alliance : Radical Islam and the American Left David Frum and Richard Perle - An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror Noam Chomsky - Profit Over People: Neoliberalism & Global Order Noam Chomsky - Hegemony or Survival Globalization Naomi Klein - No Logo Joseph E. Stiglitz - Globalization and its Discontents Jagdish Bhagwati - In Defense of Globalization Thomas Friedman - The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization Thomas Friedman - The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century Media Walter Lippman - Public Opinion Edward Bernays - Propaganda Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman - Manufacturing Consent Political History Jared Diamond - Guns, Germs, and Steel Howard Zinn - A People's History of the United States Eric Hobsbawm - The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848 """""""""""""""""""" - The Age of Capital: 1848-1875 """""""""""""""""""" - Age of Empire: 1875-1914 """""""""""""""""""" - The Age of Extremes: 1914-1991 Political Fiction George Orwell - 1984 George Orwell - Animal Farm Aldous Huxley - Brave New World Joseph Heller - Catch 22 Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451 William Golding - Lord of the Flies John Steinbeck - The Grapes of Wrath Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness Ayn Rand - Atlas Shrugged Last edited by Iskandar; 10-30-2009 at 11:54 PM. |
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05-01-2006, 02:47 PM
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Thank you very much!
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05-01-2006, 02:51 PM
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As long as things like environmentalism and sexuality are included, why not include some recommendations on religion, various fors and againsts obviously.
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05-01-2006, 09:41 PM
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A good against for the religion idea is Bertrand Russell's "Why I Am Not a Christian". Reading that right now
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05-02-2006, 01:33 PM
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Wow, quite the list! Ive read a lot of them too... One thing, maybe 1984 could be in Modern Political theory? Theres the book, the 10,000 word book within a book in that which is like 10% of the entire book in print and it's all Orwell's theory, very interesting. That or some of his other works concerning language as a tool of control, sorry dont have names at the moment but they are worth a read--ill try to repost them. Anyway, very good list. Just really wanted to highlight 1984 and The Prince.
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05-03-2006, 08:29 PM
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Also, about religion, I would like to add some religious works to the list. The problem is, I'm not too up on what's important besides the Bible and the Koran (sp?). I'll add those, though, under Ancient Political Theory. |
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05-03-2006, 09:26 PM
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I was also thinking along the lines of say, Mere Christianity, as many on here suggest, and other modern arguments on religion.
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05-04-2006, 12:10 PM
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Mere Christianity isn't essential reading
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05-04-2006, 01:09 PM
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Civil Disobedience Henry David Thoreau was left off the list.
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05-04-2006, 07:54 PM
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If youre doing religion you could include the 95 theses, or the Quest of the Historical Jesus, by Schweitzer.
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05-07-2006, 10:21 PM
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Burke shouldn't be listed as the only conservative philosopher. In any case, only the most radical conservatives would ever agree with him -- it's a poor representation.
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Digging: Bombay Bicycle Club - I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose
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05-08-2006, 08:28 AM
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05-08-2006, 10:55 AM
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There really aren't that many conservative philosophers; Burke was the big one.
Confucius' Analects might be plausible but that's really not as relevant anymore. Maybe worth putting up though since some consider him a primitive conservative philosopher. |
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05-10-2006, 10:56 PM
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under foreign policy.
Noam Chomsky- Failed States, The Abuse of Power and Assault on Democracy. An excellent book!  Im reading it and im learning more and more why bush is more a criminal than a president. |
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05-11-2006, 12:05 PM
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I say no. Chomsky is a jackass. And not essential reading.
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05-11-2006, 10:58 PM
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05-12-2006, 12:16 AM
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It's telling you the books were written by the same author.
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05-13-2006, 10:54 AM
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05-14-2006, 12:31 PM
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05-14-2006, 12:48 PM
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What is meant by 'preliminary reading'?
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