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Political Books to Understand the Past and Present

In today’s world, there is an endless amount of political change and turmoil to keep up with. Books about politics can help you to understand both what is happening at this current moment and the history of how we got to where we are now. 

Politics can be an intimidating subject, and many feel that they do not have a full understanding of current and past political events. We have gathered the best history, journalistic, and political science books to help you to gain a fuller understanding. There’s always a lot for anyone to learn and this is the perfect place to start!

Whether you are looking for books that illuminate American politics, such as books about the political divide in America or books about the American presidents, or books that explore international conflicts and politics, we have the political books for you. 

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Dead Doubles
Dead Doubles
by Trevor Barnes
The Price of Children
The Price of Children
by Maria Laurino
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
by Angela Y. Davis, Cornel West, Frank Barat
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President Carter
President Carter
by Stuart E. Eizenstat, Madeleine Albright
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)
by Sarah Stewart Holland, Beth Silvers
Uncivil Agreement
Uncivil Agreement
by Lilliana Mason
Bearing the Cross
Bearing the Cross
by David J. Garrow
Taking Hawaii
Taking Hawaii
by Stephen Dando-Collins
Blessed Experiences
Blessed Experiences
by James E. Clyburn, Alfre Woodard
Remembering America
Remembering America
by Richard N. Goodwin
Crown & Sceptre
Crown & Sceptre
by Tracy Borman
Tell Me How It Ends
Tell Me How It Ends
by Valeria Luiselli
A Train of Powder
A Train of Powder
by Rebecca West
Vietnam
Vietnam
by Mary McCarthy
The Original Watergate Stories
The Original Watergate Stories
by The Washington Post, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein
Enemies and Neighbors
Enemies and Neighbors
by Ian Black
On Palestine
On Palestine
by Noam Chomsky, Ilan Pappe, Frank Barat
Not in Your Lifetime
Not in Your Lifetime
by Anthony Summers
Parliament of Whores
Parliament of Whores
by P. J. O'Rourke, Andrew Ferguson
The Baby Boom
The Baby Boom
by P. J. O'Rourke
Walking the Precipice
Walking the Precipice
by Barbara Bick
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age
by David J. Helfand
Washington
Washington
by James Thomas Flexner
Dallas '63
Dallas '63
by Peter Dale Scott
The Zanzibar Chest
The Zanzibar Chest
by Aidan Hartley
Capitalism
Capitalism
by Arundhati Roy
George Washington's Expense Account
George Washington's Expense Account
by Gen. George Washington, Marvin Kitman
MLK: An American Legacy
MLK: An American Legacy
by David J. Garrow
The Soong Sisters
The Soong Sisters
by Emily Hahn
Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox (1882–1940)
Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox (1882–1940)
by James MacGregor Burns
Friendly Fascism
Friendly Fascism
by Mark Crispin Miller, Chris Hedges, Bertram Gross
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Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
by George Crile
The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman
by Robert Lindsey
Israel, Palestine and Peace
Israel, Palestine and Peace
by Amos Oz
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1000 Years of Annoying the French
1000 Years of Annoying the French
by Stephen Clarke
Miami
Miami
by Joan Didion
Pope Francis Among the Wolves
Pope Francis Among the Wolves
by Marco Politi
Rust
Rust
by Eliese Colette Goldbach
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk
by W. E. B. Du Bois
I Am Spartacus!
I Am Spartacus!
by Kirk Douglas, George Clooney
Dr. Seuss Goes to War
Dr. Seuss Goes to War
by Richard H. Minear, Theodor Seuss Geisel, Art Spiegelman
North Korea
North Korea
by Paul L. Moorcraft
Invisible Countries
Invisible Countries
by Joshua Keating
Imperialism
Imperialism
by Hannah Arendt
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Angela Y. Davis
It's Not Over
It's Not Over
by Michelangelo Signorile
Break Through
Break Through
by Michael Shellenberger, Ted Nordhaus
In It for the Long Haul
In It for the Long Haul
by Kathy Obear
At the Highest Levels
At the Highest Levels
by Michael Beschloss, Strobe Talbott
The Kennedy Imprisonment
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by Garry Wills
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If you are just starting on your journey of reading about politics, you might want to start with books that give a more general overview of many topics, such as A Short History of the United States by National Book Award Winner Robert V. Remini or A History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr.

To gain a deeper understanding of political systems, you should reach for a book of political science or theory. These books include Robert A. Dahl’s A Preface to Democratic Theory, Kevin J. Elliott’s Democracy for Busy People, and David A. Baldwin’s Power and International Relations