What if you didn't have to read the 50 most important books on
Politics to know the most important ideas? This is the thinking
person's guide to the big political texts from across the
centuries, from the original pioneers to the contemporary. With
insightful commentary for each of the 50 books, key quotes and
biographical information on the authors and a guide to further
reading, 50 Politics Classics gives a unique overview of the
political writings that shaped history and are still shaping minds
today. From Abraham Lincoln to Nelson Mandela, and from Aristotle
to George Orwell, 50 Politics Classics distils the essence of the
books, pamphlets, and speeches of the major leaders and great
thinkers that drive real-world change. Spanning 2,500 years, left
and right, thinkers and doers, Tom Butler-Bowdon covers activists,
war strategists, visionary leaders, economists, philosophers of
freedom, feminists, conservatives and environmentalists, right up
to contemporary leaders and thought leaders such as Barack Obama,
Isobel Wilkerson and Michael Pillsbury. Whether you consider
yourself to be conservative, liberal, socialist, or Marxist, this
book gives you greater understanding of the key ideas that matter
in our politically charged times. The revised edition will: *
include 5-6 new contemporary classics from White Fragility to Why
Nations Fail and leaders and thought leaders such as Barack Obama,
Isobel Wilkerson and Michael Pillsbury. * have a revised
introduction to reflect on the seismic political movements that
have blown up since the last edition * have some of the less
relevant titles removed
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