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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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Solving Tough Problems
Solving Tough Problems
by Adam Kahane, Peter Senge
How to Read the Constitution—and Why
How to Read the Constitution—and Why
by Kim Wehle
Dead Doubles
Dead Doubles
by Trevor Barnes
Treacherous Alliance
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by Trita Parsi
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by Lilliana Mason
Remembering America
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by Richard N. Goodwin
A Thousand Days
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by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
Crown & Sceptre
Crown & Sceptre
by Tracy Borman
Bananas
Bananas
by Peter Chapman
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
The Soong Sisters
The Soong Sisters
by Emily Hahn
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
by Angela Y. Davis, Cornel West, Frank Barat
The Falcon and the Snowman
The Falcon and the Snowman
by Robert Lindsey
Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Harvest Gypsies
The Harvest Gypsies
by John Steinbeck, Charles Wollenberg
Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
by George Crile
I Am Spartacus!
I Am Spartacus!
by Kirk Douglas, George Clooney
The Words We Live By
The Words We Live By
by Linda R. Monk
Dark Towers
Dark Towers
by David Enrich
Rust
Rust
by Eliese Colette Goldbach
President Carter
President Carter
by Stuart E. Eizenstat, Madeleine Albright
The Price of Children
The Price of Children
by Maria Laurino
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
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
North Korea's Hidden Revolution
by Jieun Baek
Imperialism
Imperialism
by Hannah Arendt
A Train of Powder
A Train of Powder
by Rebecca West
Vietnam
Vietnam
by Mary McCarthy
Enemies and Neighbors
Enemies and Neighbors
by Ian Black
Capitalism
Capitalism
by Arundhati Roy
MLK: An American Legacy
MLK: An American Legacy
by David J. Garrow
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
The Kennedy Imprisonment
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
Negotiating with Evil
Negotiating with Evil
by Mitchell B. Reiss
Conversations with Kennedy
Conversations with Kennedy
by Benjamin C. Bradlee
Washington
Washington
by James Thomas Flexner
Pope Francis Among the Wolves
Pope Francis Among the Wolves
by Marco Politi
That's What They Want You to Think
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by Paul Simpson
Quilt Out Loud
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by Thomas Knauer
Blessed Experiences
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by James E. Clyburn, Alfre Woodard
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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