7 must-read academic books like Politics Among Nations by Hans J. Morgenthau, Kenneth W. Thompson, David Clinton

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Politics Among Nations

By: Hans J. Morgenthau , Kenneth W. Thompson , David Clinton

3.76

Format: 6 pages, Paperback

Hans Morgenthau's classic text established realism as the fundamental way of thinking about interna…

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1. Simulacra and Simulation (The Body, In Theory: Histories Of Cultural Materialism)

By: Jean Baudrillard , Sheila Faria Glaser

4.00

Format: 164 pages, Paperback

The publication of Simulacra et Simulation in 1981 marked Jean Baudrillard's first important step t… read more

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  • philosophy
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • academic
"The balance of terror is the terror of balance."

-Jean Baudrillard, Simulacra and Simulation (The Body, In Theory: Histories Of Cultural Materialism)

"Forgetting extermination is part of extermination."

-Jean Baudrillard, Simulacra and Simulation (The Body, In Theory: Histories Of Cultural Materialism)

"But when everything is repressed, nothing is anymore."

-Jean Baudrillard, Simulacra and Simulation (The Body, In Theory: Histories Of Cultural Materialism)

"Nada llegó ni llegará ahora al término de su historia."

-Jean Baudrillard, Simulacra and Simulation (The Body, In Theory: Histories Of Cultural Materialism)

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2. The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

By: Samuel P. Huntington

3.77

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

"Sam Huntington, one of the West's most eminent political scientists, presents a challenging framew… read more

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  • international relations
  • history
  • politics
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • political science
"يقول ريجيه ديبراي Régis Debray أن الدين ليس (أفيون الشعوب) وإنما (فيتامين الضعفاء)"

-Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

"Multiculturalism is in its essence anti-European civilization. It is basically an anti-Western ideology."

-Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

"Every civilization sees itself as the center of the world and writes its history as the central drama of human history."

-Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

"It is absurd to assume that the new political societies emerging in the East will be copies of the societies we know in the West."

-Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

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3. The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations

By: Edward Hallett Carr

4.09

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

E. H. Carr's classic work on international relations published in 1939 was immediately recognized b… read more

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  • international relations
  • history
  • politics
  • academic
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • political science
"Biologically and economically, the doctrine of the harmony of interests was only tenable if you left out of account the interest of the weak who must be driven to the wall, or called in the next worl…"

-Edward Hallett Carr, The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations

"The trade unionist tends to regard the intellectual as a utopian theorist lacking experience in the practical problems of the movement. The intellectual condemns the trade union leader as a bureaucra…"

-Edward Hallett Carr, The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations

"Expanding prosperity contributed to the popularity of the doctrine of the harmony of interests in three different ways. It attenuated competition for markets among producers, since fresh markets were…"

-Edward Hallett Carr, The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations

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4. Leviathan

By: Thomas Hobbes , Crawford Brough Macpherson

3.71

Format: 736 pages, Paperback

'The life of man, solitary, poore, nasty, brutish, and short' Written during the chaos of the En… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • academic
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • political science
"Hell is truth seen too late."

-Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan

"LET THE GAY BEGI- I MEAN GAMES BEGIN!"

-Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan

"The Conscience is a thousand witnesses."

-Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan

" Scientia potentia est. Knowledge is power."

-Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan

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5. Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics

By: Joseph S. Nye Jr.

3.57

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" in the late 1980s. It is now used frequently--and often inc… read more

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  • international relations
  • history
  • politics
  • academic
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  • political science
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6. Theory of International Politics

By: Kenneth N. Waltz

3.50

Format: None pages,

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  • international relations
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7. Politics Among Nations

By: Hans J. Morgenthau , Kenneth W. Thompson , David Clinton

3.76

Format: 6 pages, Paperback

Hans Morgenthau's classic text established realism as the fundamental way of thinking about interna… read more

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  • international relations
  • history
  • politics
  • academic
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • political science
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8. From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000

By: Lee Kuan Yew , Henry Kissinger

4.13

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Few gave tiny Singapore much chance of survival when it was granted independence in 1965. How is it… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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9. Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis

By: Kenneth N. Waltz

4.07

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

What are the causes of war? To answer this question, Professor Waltz examines the ideas of major th… read more

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  • international relations
  • history
  • politics
  • philosophy
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  • political science
Cover of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu, James A. Robinson

10. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

By: Daron Acemoğlu , James A. Robinson

4.08

Format: 529 pages, Hardcover

Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the expert… read more

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  • politics
  • political science
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"Central planning was just not good at replacing what the great eighteenth-century economist Adam Smith called the “invisible hand"

-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

"As mudanças graduais também impediram aventuras em territórios inexplorados. O derrube violento do sistema significa que é necessário construir algo inteiramente novo, em vez daquilo que foi eliminad…"

-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

"Sem o petróleo, os países do Médio Oriente são também todos pobres. (…) Foi a expansão e consolidação do Império Otomano, e é devido ao legado institucional desse império que o Médio Oriente continua…"

-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

"A América do Norte tornou-se mais próspera precisamente porque adotou com entusiasmo as tecnologias e os progressos da Revolução Industrial. (…) A desigualdade no mundo atual é, em grande medida, uma…"

-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

11. The End of History and the Last Man

By: Francis Fukuyama

3.76

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Manhas provoked controver… read more

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12. Burmese Days

By: George Orwell

3.97

Format: 68 pages, Hardcover

Set in the days of the Empire, with the British ruling in Burma, this book describes corruption and… read more

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13. The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000

By: Paul Kennedy

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

THE WIDELY ACCLAIMED BESTSELLER THAT BOLDLY AND LUCIDLY PUTS OUR CURRENT ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DIL… read more

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14. The World of Yesterday

By: Stefan Zweig , Harry Zohn

3.72

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) was a poet, novelist, and dramatist, but it was his biographies that expre… read more

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15. On War

By: Michael Eliot Howard , Carl von Clausewitz , Peter Paret

3.75

Format: None pages,

Carl von Clausewitz's On Warhas been called, "not simply the greatest, but the only truly great boo… read more

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16. The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and its Geostrategic Imperatives

By: Zbigniew Brzeziński

3.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

As the twentieth century draws to a close, the United States has emerged as the world's only superp… read more

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17. Social Theory of International Politics

By: None

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

Drawing on philosophy and social theory, Social Theory of International Politics develops a cultura… read more

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18. The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

By: John J. Mearsheimer

3.71

Format: 364 pages,

The update of this classic treatise on the behavior of great powers takes a penetrating look at the… read more

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19. Diplomacy

By: Henry Kissinger

4.07

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

A brilliant, sweeping history of diplomacy that includes personal stories from the noted former Sec… read more

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20. After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy

By: Robert O. Keohane

3.70

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

This book is a comprehensive study of cooperation among the advanced capitalist countries. Can coop… read more

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  • political science

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The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

Samuel P. Huntington

3.77

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4.09

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3.71

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René Descartes , Donald A. Cress

3.76

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Karl Marx , Friedrich Engels , Robert C. Tucker

3.98

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