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18 Best Political Books of All Time


Our goal: Find the best Political books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).

    Here's what we did:
  1. Type "best political books" into our search engine and study the top 6+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
    (It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)

(Updated 2024)

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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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  1. 1
    The Republic
  2. 2
    Long Walk to Freedom
  3. 3
    The Communist Manifesto
  4. 4
    The Social Contract

    The Social Contract

    Jean-Jacques Rousseau

  5. MOST RECOMMENDED!
    5
    1984

    1984

    George Orwell

  6. 6
    Animal Farm

    Animal Farm

    George Orwell

  7. 7
    Team of Rivals
  8. 8
    The New Jim Crow
  9. 9
    Why We're Polarized
  10. 10
    The Nine
  11. 11
    All the King's Men

    All the King's Men

    Robert Penn Warren

  12. 13
    A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
  13. 15
    How to Spot a Fascist
  14. 18
    Deterring Democracy

FAQ

  • How was this Political books list created?

    We searched for 'best Political books', found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.

  • How many Political books are in this list?

    There are 18 books in this list.

  • Why did you create this Political books list?

    We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Political books on the internet.

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