Political Science: some classics...

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The Peloponnesian War (Classics)
1.  The Peloponnesian War (Classics) by Thucydides
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  "Thucidides, among many other things, explains us why the war between Esparta and Athens was bound to be. In this, we can also learn why Athens was great (see Pericles“ speech).,Thucidides, among many"
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Republic (Oxford World's Classics)
2.  Republic (Oxford World's Classics) by Plato
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  "Plato“s republic..."
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The Politics (Classics)
3.  The Politics (Classics) by Aristotle
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  "Aristotle explains what is, in his opinion,the origin of the polis: family,small village and then, polis. The last chronologically,the polis is all the same the most important,because it“s autarchic.,"
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The Histories (Oxford World's Classics)
4.  The Histories (Oxford World's Classics) by Herodotus
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  "Herodotus gives us an account of the Persian wars.However,he also gives us a description of the different forms of government, in the conversation among Otanes,Megabyzo and Darķo."
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Dante: Monarchy (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
5.  Dante: Monarchy (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by Dante
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  "(1313) Dante says that there are 2 orders and 2 authorities (Church and Empire), and that the basis for that distinction is the 2 main ends men have: eternal happiness and happiness in this life."
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The Prince (Oxford World's Classics)
6.  The Prince (Oxford World's Classics) by Niccolo Machiavelli
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  "He says that we can use all means to achieve our ends (in his case, he was speaking about the conservation of the state). He was a precursor of the realist method.I think he wasn“t immoral but amoral."
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Utopia (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
7.  Utopia (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) by Sir Thomas
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  "(1516) It“s a good idea to read this book after Maquiavelo“s(same century,different books and subjects, but you cannot help but realise they have antagonic views). Ever heard the word "utopia"?"
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Hobbes: Leviathan: Revised student edition (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
8.  Hobbes: Leviathan: Revised student edition (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by Thomas Hobbes
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  "(1651)The Leviatan is a marine monster that appears in the Bible and symbolizes power. Why use that word for the title of this book?. Read it :) , and afterwards compare Hobbes“ideas with Lockes“."
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Locke: Two Treatises of Government Student edition (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
9.  Locke: Two Treatises of Government Student edition (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by John Locke
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  "(1690) From different premises, a totally different conclusion. He talks, among many other things, of a division of power (Legislative, Executive and Judicial)."
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Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
10.  Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by Charles de Montesquieu
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  "(1748) Great book!!!. If you can, read also "Persian letters"."
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Discourse on Political Economy and The Social Contract (Oxford World's Classics)
11.  Discourse on Political Economy and The Social Contract (Oxford World's Classics) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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  "(1762) After reading this book you will be astounded by the insight that Rousseau (1712-1778) showed."
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Wealth of Nations
12.  Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
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  "(1776) He tells us what should be the functions of the state (security, foreign relations, justice, etc...). He is a realist that believed that men think 1st what to do for themselves..."
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The Federalist Papers (Signet Classics)
13.  The Federalist Papers (Signet Classics) by Charles Rossiter
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  "This is a compilation of articles that began to be published in 1787 (and that only appeared in book form in 1788). Their aim?: to have some influence on those discussing a new Constitution"
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Political Writings: Including the Debate Between Sieyes and Tom Paine in 1791
14.  Political Writings: Including the Debate Between Sieyes and Tom Paine in 1791 by Emmanuel Sieyes
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  "(1789) Besides being enormously important in the context it was written becouse it defended the rights of the third state, this books tell us what makes, for Sieyes, a nation."
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Reflections on the Revolution in France (Oxford World's Classics)
15.  Reflections on the Revolution in France (Oxford World's Classics) by Edmund Burke
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  "Edmund Burke (1790)"
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To Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch
16.  To Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch by Immanuel Kant
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  "(1795) Kant, and his ideas on how to achieve a "Perpetual Peace"..."
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Democracy in America
17.  Democracy in America by Alexis De Tocqueville
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  "(1835 - 40) The best book ever regarding the United States, written by a French :)!"
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The Communist Manifesto (Oxford World's Classics)
18.  The Communist Manifesto (Oxford World's Classics) by Karl Marx
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  "(1848) The context for this manifest was the industrial revolution and its consequences. This manifest would have a great influence..."
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On Liberty and Other Essays (Oxford World's Classics)
19.  On Liberty and Other Essays (Oxford World's Classics) by John Stuart Mill
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  "(1859) He is one of the greatest advocates for the plurality of opinions in a world that had a great tendency towards massification"
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Protestant Ethic and Other Writings (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
20.  Protestant Ethic and Other Writings (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by WEBER
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  "(1904) Weber, in what could be considered his answer to Marx . Marx told us that the economy determines everything; Weber pointed out that other factors are also important."
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Sorel: Reflections on Violence (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
21.  Sorel: Reflections on Violence (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by Georges Sorel
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  "Social myth and revolutionary syndicalism, violence as different from pure force. An ambivalent book, well worth reading..."
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The State and Revolution (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
22.  The State and Revolution (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by Vladimir Lenin
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  "(1917) Lenin, on the question of the relation of the state to the social revolution, and of the social revolution to the state..."
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The Revolt of the Masses
23.  The Revolt of the Masses by Jose Ortega
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  "(1930) Ortega y Gasset said here that "the commonplace mind, knowing itself to be commonplace, has the assurance to proclaim the rights of the commonplace and to impose them wherever it will"."
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Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
24.  Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy by Joseph A. Schumpeter
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  "(1942) Wrong conclusion (capitalism won“t survive), but but that doesn“t mean that we should overlook it --> we can learn a lot fron the author“s careful analysis..."
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