Political Science Book Summaries

Counterinsurgency Warfare Summary
Counterinsurgency Warfare
Theory and Practice
by David Galula 1964 128 pages
4.02
1.2K ratings
Military Fiction
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The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy Summary
The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy
by Christopher Lasch 1995 276 pages
3.98
1.4K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
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
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
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History
Why Liberalism Failed Summary
Why Liberalism Failed
by Patrick J. Deneen 2018 248 pages
3.86
3.4K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
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
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History
Social Justice
None Dare Call It Conspiracy Summary
None Dare Call It Conspiracy
by Gary Allen 1971 141 pages
4.04
2.0K ratings
Politics
History
Conspiracy Theories
The Populist Delusion Summary
The Populist Delusion
by Neema Parvini 2022 174 pages
4.35
472 ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Political Science
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech
A Very Short Introduction
by Nigel Warburton 2009 128 pages
3.63
847 ratings
Philosophy
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Sociology
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 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
Prius Or Pickup? Summary
Prius Or Pickup?
How the Answers to Four Simple Questions Explain America's Great Divide
by Marc Hetherington 2018 288 pages
3.85
483 ratings
Politics
Sociology
Psychology
Realpolitik Summary
Realpolitik
A History
by John Bew 2015 408 pages
3.90
147 ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America Summary
What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
by Thomas Frank 2004 332 pages
3.85
12.7K ratings
Politics
History
Political Science
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
Stolen Pride Summary
Stolen Pride
Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right
by Arlie Russell Hochschild 2024 400 pages
4.07
904 ratings
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Sociology
History
The Conscience of a Liberal Summary
The Conscience of a Liberal
by Paul Krugman 2007 296 pages
3.97
6.3K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
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
China's Gilded Age Summary
China's Gilded Age
The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption
by Yuen Yuen Ang 2021 266 pages
4.19
275 ratings
China
Economics
Politics
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
The Right to Privacy Summary
The Right to Privacy
by Caroline Kennedy 1995 432 pages
3.95
338 ratings
Law
Politics
History
The Decline and Rise of Democracy Summary
The Decline and Rise of Democracy
A Global History from Antiquity to Today
by David Stasavage 2020 424 pages
3.83
199 ratings
History
Politics
Economics
Classics of Public Administration Summary
Classics of Public Administration
by Jay M. Shafritz 1978 606 pages
3.65
284 ratings
Political Science
Textbooks
School
Twilight of the Elites Summary
Twilight of the Elites
America After Meritocracy
by Christopher L. Hayes 2012 304 pages
4.00
6.0K ratings
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Economics
History
National Populism Summary
National Populism
The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy
by Roger Eatwell 2018 374 pages
3.80
1.3K ratings
Politics
Political Science
History
Concrete Economics Summary
Concrete Economics
The Hamilton Approach to Economic Growth and Policy
by Stephen S. Cohen 2015 223 pages
3.87
275 ratings
Economics
History
Finance
How to Be a Dictator Summary
How to Be a Dictator
The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century
by Frank Dikötter 2019 304 pages
3.69
2.6K ratings
History
Politics
Psychology
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping Summary
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping
by Steve Tsang 2024 296 pages
4.09
115 ratings
China
Politics
History
Two Cheers for Anarchism Summary
Two Cheers for Anarchism
Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity and Meaningful Work and Play
by James C. Scott 2012 198 pages
3.96
1.4K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
The Liberal Tradition in America Summary
The Liberal Tradition in America
by Louis Hartz 1955 348 pages
3.59
153 ratings
Politics
History
American History
Crouching Tiger Summary
Crouching Tiger
What China's Militarism Means for the World
by Peter Navarro 2015 336 pages
4.05
215 ratings
China
Politics
History
An Introduction to the Policy Process Summary
An Introduction to the Policy Process
Theories, Concepts and Models of Public Policy Making
by Thomas A. Birkland 2001 288 pages
3.54
274 ratings
Politics
Academic
Textbooks
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy Summary
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
by John Rawls 2007 496 pages
4.13
282 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Origins of Woke Summary
The Origins of Woke
Civil Rights Law, Corporate America, and the Triumph of Identity Politics
by Richard Hanania 2023 270 pages
3.77
247 ratings
Politics
History
Sociology
Has the West Lost It? Summary
Has the West Lost It?
A Provocation
by Kishore Mahbubani 2018 112 pages
3.70
931 ratings
Politics
China
History
Hatred of Democracy Summary
Hatred of Democracy
by Jacques Rancière 2005 106 pages
3.71
930 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
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 Practice and Theory of Bolshevism Summary
The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism
by Bertrand Russell 1920 122 pages
3.98
371 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
Political Philosophy Summary
Political Philosophy
A Beginners' Guide for Students and Politicians
by Adam Swift 2001 208 pages
3.92
406 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Academic
Return of the Strong Gods Summary
Return of the Strong Gods
Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West
by R.R. Reno 2019 208 pages
4.05
629 ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Why Americans Hate Politics Summary
Why Americans Hate Politics
by E.J. Dionne Jr. 1991 432 pages
3.88
215 ratings
Politics
Political Science
American
#republic Summary
#republic
Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media
by Cass R. Sunstein 2017 328 pages
3.35
319 ratings
Politics
Political Science
Society
Kremlin Rising Summary
Kremlin Rising
Vladimir Putin's Russia and the End of Revolution
by Peter Baker 2005 464 pages
3.88
320 ratings
Russia
History
Politics
International Relations Summary
International Relations
A Very Short Introduction
by Paul Wilkinson 2007 160 pages
3.32
738 ratings
Politics
International Relations
Political Science
Nothing to Hide Summary
Nothing to Hide
The False Tradeoff between Privacy and Security
by Daniel J. Solove 2011 256 pages
3.85
183 ratings
Law
Politics
Technology
Devil's Bargain Summary
Devil's Bargain
Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency
by Joshua Green 2017 302 pages
3.80
5.9K ratings
Politics
History
Biography
The Campaign Manager Summary
The Campaign Manager
Running and Winning Local Elections
by Catherine M. Shaw 1996 416 pages
3.94
203 ratings
Politics
Political Science
Reference
The Lost History of Liberalism Summary
The Lost History of Liberalism
From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century
by Helena Rosenblatt 2018 368 pages
4.01
385 ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Retreat of Western Liberalism Summary
The Retreat of Western Liberalism
by Edward Luce 2017 234 pages
4.01
2.9K ratings
Politics
History
Economics
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