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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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Uncivil Agreement
Uncivil Agreement
by Lilliana Mason
How to Read the Constitution—and Why
How to Read the Constitution—and Why
by Kim Wehle
Dark Towers
Dark Towers
by David Enrich
Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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President Carter
by Stuart E. Eizenstat, Madeleine Albright
Politics Is for Power
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by Eitan Hersh
Bearing the Cross
Bearing the Cross
by David J. Garrow
Crown & Sceptre
Crown & Sceptre
by Tracy Borman
Tell Me How It Ends
Tell Me How It Ends
by Valeria Luiselli
Bananas
Bananas
by Peter Chapman
On Palestine
On Palestine
by Noam Chomsky, Ilan Pappe, Frank Barat
Parliament of Whores
Parliament of Whores
by P. J. O'Rourke, Andrew Ferguson
Washington
Washington
by James Thomas Flexner
Capitalism
Capitalism
by Arundhati Roy
Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
by George Crile
The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman
by Robert Lindsey
1000 Years of Annoying the French
1000 Years of Annoying the French
by Stephen Clarke
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man
by John Sununu
Kennedy and Roosevelt
Kennedy and Roosevelt
by James MacGregor Burns, Michael Beschloss
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Lincoln Reconsidered
Lincoln Reconsidered
by David Herbert Donald
The Children
The Children
by David Halberstam
Miami
Miami
by Joan Didion
Good Hunting
Good Hunting
by Jack Devine, Vernon Loeb
Rust
Rust
by Eliese Colette Goldbach
I Am Spartacus!
I Am Spartacus!
by Kirk Douglas, George Clooney
I'm Right and You're an Idiot
I'm Right and You're an Idiot
by James Hoggan, Grania Litwin
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
Invisible Countries
Invisible Countries
by Joshua Keating
The Nixon Tapes: 1973
The Nixon Tapes: 1973
by Douglas Brinkley, Luke A. Nichter
None of My Business
None of My Business
by P. J. O'Rourke
George Washington's Expense Account
George Washington's Expense Account
by Gen. George Washington, Marvin Kitman
The Soong Sisters
The Soong Sisters
by Emily Hahn
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by James M. Collier, Kenneth F. Collier
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by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Angela Y. Davis
Break Through
Break Through
by Michael Shellenberger, Ted Nordhaus
The Hidden History of the Korean War, 1950–1951
The Hidden History of the Korean War, 1950–1951
by Mark Crispin Miller, I. F. Stone, Bruce Cumings
The Naked God
The Naked God
by Howard Fast
If Nuns Ruled the World
If Nuns Ruled the World
by Jo Piazza
Israel, Palestine and Peace
Israel, Palestine and Peace
by Amos Oz
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A Boy from Georgia
A Boy from Georgia
by Hamilton Jordan, Kathleen Jordan, Jimmy Carter
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Pope Francis Among the Wolves
by Marco Politi
The Souls of Black Folk
The Souls of Black Folk
by W. E. B. Du Bois
Understanding Truman Capote
Understanding Truman Capote
by Thomas Fahy
Sustainable Values, Sustainable Change
Sustainable Values, Sustainable Change
by Bryan G. Norton
Kivalina
Kivalina
by Christine Shearer
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That's What They Want You to Think
by Paul Simpson
Do Guns Make Us Free?
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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