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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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Neither Liberal nor Conservative
Neither Liberal nor Conservative
by Donald R. Kinder, Nathan P. Kalmoe
Yes, I Can Say That
Yes, I Can Say That
by Judy Gold
Good Hunting
Good Hunting
by Jack Devine, Vernon Loeb
The Price of Children
The Price of Children
by Maria Laurino
A Thousand Days
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by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
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President Carter
by Stuart E. Eizenstat, Madeleine Albright
Politics Is for Power
Politics Is for Power
by Eitan Hersh
Moral Politics
Moral Politics
by George Lakoff
That's What They Want You to Think
That's What They Want You to Think
by Paul Simpson
Bearing the Cross
Bearing the Cross
by David J. Garrow
Taking Hawaii
Taking Hawaii
by Stephen Dando-Collins
Remembering America
Remembering America
by Richard N. Goodwin
Imperialism
Imperialism
by Hannah Arendt
Crown & Sceptre
Crown & Sceptre
by Tracy Borman
Tell Me How It Ends
Tell Me How It Ends
by Valeria Luiselli
Conversations with Kennedy
Conversations with Kennedy
by Benjamin C. Bradlee
Bananas
Bananas
by Peter Chapman
Vietnam
Vietnam
by Mary McCarthy
The Nixon Tapes: 1973
The Nixon Tapes: 1973
by Douglas Brinkley, Luke A. Nichter
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
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
Capitalism
Capitalism
by Arundhati Roy
The Soong Sisters
The Soong Sisters
by Emily Hahn
The Brass Check
The Brass Check
by Upton Sinclair
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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
Leadership
Leadership
by James MacGregor Burns
The Nixon Tapes: 1971–1972
The Nixon Tapes: 1971–1972
by Douglas Brinkley, Luke A. Nichter
Miami
Miami
by Joan Didion
MLK: An American Legacy
MLK: An American Legacy
by David J. Garrow
Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox (1882–1940)
Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox (1882–1940)
by James MacGregor Burns
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Angela Y. Davis
1000 Years of Annoying the French
1000 Years of Annoying the French
by Stephen Clarke
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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The Children
The Children
by David Halberstam
The Past That Would Not Die
The Past That Would Not Die
by Walter Lord
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
Quilt Out Loud
Quilt Out Loud
by Thomas Knauer
Dr. Seuss Goes to War
Dr. Seuss Goes to War
by Richard H. Minear, Theodor Seuss Geisel, Art Spiegelman
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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