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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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How Rights Went Wrong
How Rights Went Wrong
by Jamal Greene, Jill Lepore
The Soul of the First Amendment
The Soul of the First Amendment
by Floyd Abrams
Dead Doubles
Dead Doubles
by Trevor Barnes
Dark Towers
Dark Towers
by David Enrich
How to Read the Constitution—and Why
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by Kim Wehle
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by Stuart E. Eizenstat, Madeleine Albright
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by Eitan Hersh
The Price of Children
The Price of Children
by Maria Laurino
Moral Politics
Moral Politics
by George Lakoff
Dr. Seuss Goes to War
Dr. Seuss Goes to War
by Richard H. Minear, Theodor Seuss Geisel, Art Spiegelman
Taking Hawaii
Taking Hawaii
by Stephen Dando-Collins
Blessed Experiences
Blessed Experiences
by James E. Clyburn, Alfre Woodard
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
by Jieun Baek
Remembering America
Remembering America
by Richard N. Goodwin
Imperialism
Imperialism
by Hannah Arendt
A Thousand Days
A Thousand Days
by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
Crown & Sceptre
Crown & Sceptre
by Tracy Borman
A Train of Powder
A Train of Powder
by Rebecca West
Bananas
Bananas
by Peter Chapman
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
Tell Me How It Ends
Tell Me How It Ends
by Valeria Luiselli
Not in Your Lifetime
Not in Your Lifetime
by Anthony Summers
Parliament of Whores
Parliament of Whores
by P. J. O'Rourke, Andrew Ferguson
Dallas '63
Dallas '63
by Peter Dale Scott
Capitalism
Capitalism
by Arundhati Roy
George Washington's Expense Account
George Washington's Expense Account
by Gen. George Washington, Marvin Kitman
The Brass Check
The Brass Check
by Upton Sinclair
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Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
by Angela Y. Davis, Cornel West, Frank Barat
Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
by George Crile
Conduct Unbecoming
Conduct Unbecoming
by Randy Shilts
The Spies Who Never Were
The Spies Who Never Were
by Hervie Haufler
1000 Years of Annoying the French
1000 Years of Annoying the French
by Stephen Clarke
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man
by John Sununu
The Kennedy Imprisonment
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by Garry Wills
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by James MacGregor Burns
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by Joan Didion
The Hidden History of the Korean War, 1950–1951
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by Mark Crispin Miller, I. F. Stone, Bruce Cumings
Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion
by Joe Sharkey
Blind Ambition
Blind Ambition
by John W. Dean
If Nuns Ruled the World
If Nuns Ruled the World
by Jo Piazza
Bearing the Cross
Bearing the Cross
by David J. Garrow
Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Washington
Washington
by James Thomas Flexner
The Harvest Gypsies
The Harvest Gypsies
by John Steinbeck, Charles Wollenberg
Israel, Palestine and Peace
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by Amos Oz
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by Emily Hahn
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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