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Political Science Books
Political science is a dynamic and diverse discipline that defines the theory and practice of politics, government and policies. There is a wide range of books written on Political Science but among all Political Science Books, some important books offered foundational knowledge and insight about various aspects of political science.
Among all Political Science Books and Authors List, the Political Theory books are more asked in examinations so the list of Political Theory Books are more useful in terms of examination for all political science student.
Political Theory Books
Political theory is a vast and dynamic discipline of study that covers the understanding about the different political ideologies like- Liberalism, Marxism, feminism, postmodernism etc. and concepts like liberty, equality, freedom, democracy, power, authority, legitimacy and so on.
Here are the list of Political Science Books that covers the concepts of political theory:
Liberty/Freedom
| 1. “On Liberty” by John Stuart Mill (1859) 2. “Two Treatises of Government” by John Locke (1689) 3. “The Constitution of Liberty” by Friedrich Hayek (1960) 4. “The Spirit of the Laws” by Montesquieu (1748) 5. “The Road to Serfdom” by Friedrich Hayek (1944) 6. “The Second Treatise of Civil Government” by John Locke (1690) 7. “The Social Contract” by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1762) 8. “The Wealth of Nations” by Adam Smith (1776) 9. “Liberty: Incorporating Four Essays on Liberty” by Isaiah Berlin (1969) 10. “Anarchy, State, and Utopia” by Robert Nozick (1974) 11. “The Federalist Papers” by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay (1788) 12. “The Discourse on the Origin of Inequality” by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1755) 13. “Democracy in America” by Alexis de Tocqueville (1835) 14. “The Road to Serfdom” by Friedrich Hayek (1944) 15. “Freedom and the Law” by Bruno Leoni (1961) |
Equality
| 1. “A Theory of Justice” by John Rawls 2. “The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone” by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett 3. “The Second Sex” by Simone de Beauvoir 4. “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” by Thomas Piketty 5. “Equality and Partiality” by Thomas Nagel 6. “The Origins of Totalitarianism” by Hannah Arendt 7. “Justice as Fairness: A Restatement” by John Rawls 8. “An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations” by Adam Smith 9. “The Gendered Society” by Michael Kimmel 10. “Inequality Reexamined” by Amartya Sen |
Here I have attached Political Science Books and Authors List
Rights
| 1. “The Second Treatise of Government” by John Locke 2. “The Rights of Man” by Thomas Paine 3. “On Liberty” by John Stuart Mill 4. “A Theory of Justice” by John Rawls 5. “The Concept of Law” by H.L.A. Hart 6. “The Idea of Human Rights” by Charles Beitz 7. “The Human Condition” by Hannah Arendt 8. “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights” by United Nations 9. “Rights of Man and Citizen” by Jean-Jacques Rousseau 10. “Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction” by Andrew Clapham |
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Justice
| 1. “A Theory of Justice” by John Rawls 2. “Justice as Fairness: A Restatement” by John Rawls 3. “The Idea of Justice” by Amartya Sen 4. “The Republic” by Plato 5. “Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?” by Michael J. Sandel 6. “Anarchy, State, and Utopia” by Robert Nozick 7. “The Just City” by Susan S. Fainstein 8. “The Concept of Justice” by Patrick Burke 9. “Law’s Empire” by Ronald Dworkin 10. “Theories of Justice” by Brian Barry |
Power, Authority and Legitimacy
| 1. “The Prince” by Niccolò Machiavelli 2. “The Theory of Social and Economic Organization” by Max Weber 3. “Discipline and Punish” by Michel Foucault 4. “Power: A Radical View” by Steven Lukes 5. “The Concept of the Political” by Carl Schmitt 6. “On the Genealogy of Morality” by Friedrich Nietzsche 7. “Legitimation Crisis” by Jürgen Habermas 8. “The Road to Serfdom” by Friedrich Hayek 9. “Authority” by Richard Sennett 10. “The Power Elite” by C. Wright Mills |
Here I have attached Western Political Thought Book list