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At first when I read this book and saw some of the books that were included, I was pretty irritated because they are not classics in the sense of being good books that are worth copying.  Nevertheless, the author includes such a diverse and even contradictory set of books that it is obvious that the author's own views are not governing the books included but that the author is seeking to provide a list of influential books that have mostly stood the test of time and that at least motivate the po...

Wonderful book. The Author summarises 50 political books . One chapter for each book. It is a sweeping coverage of Philosophers, Leaders, Social reformers and Activities in the field of Politics. Power, Equality, Liberty , Class, Gender and other elements that impacted humans throughout history and continue to impact us are discussed . As I was reading, I was applying the various thoughts and assertions of these men and women of the past to recent political trends and am not surprised to see the...

Ce fel de societate oferă cea mai mare libertate, cele mai mari șanse ca membrii ei să fie egali, posedând, în același timp, cea mai mare putere de a proteja aceste valori? Care este cel mai bun mod de a înțelege statul? Aceste întrebări sunt la fel de importante pentru noi, acum, pe cât erau și în Grecia antică, iar în această carte mă opresc asupra unora dintre cele mai importante răspunsuri, vechi și noi, prin intermediul unor comentarii al căror scop este acela de a facilita înțelegerea scri...

Does this count as 50 books towards my reading challenge?Good intro if somewhat limited by necessity

I got bored with this as was just a pick up and put down book, not really for me but I did read some of them when I wanted to send myself to sleep.

I can only say the same thing I said about the book about 50 philosophers. This book succeeds in what it set out to do. It delivers consise, extremely well written, thus understandable, accounts of political thinkers in a nutshell. I can easily recommended this to anyone even slighty interested in the topic5/5

An amazing summary of the key ideas and concepts within 50 classic books that shape the political landscape. The author takes no personal stance or makes unnecessary comments based on what he thinks. It's objective and nothing is dumbed down. Each summary felt as though I had actually had the ideas conveyed to me through the original writers. Highly recommend, but it should be read slowly and over time (maybe as a secondary book) so that you really grasp each of the 50 classics within.

I received a promotional book for free. My review is completely my own.This is an interesting book, covering many politicians/political thinkers from Plato's time to the 21st century. It is a 'heavy' book - it is distilled to the point that it is slightly difficult to read it in one go - you need time to digest the different ideas. I recommend reading one or a few chapters at a time.All chapters have an 'in a nutshell' sentence or two, trying to summarise the one most important point, and a few

I must say, I found this rather boring. I couldn't retain what I read because, of necessity, authors' justifications, arguments etc were not presented. I did get a sense of the breadth of poltitical philosophy, which is useful in itself.

This book leans heavily on Western European and American thought, but it served its purpose to introduce me to several of history’s most salient political works. I still want to read the primary sources, as I’m sure much is lost in the ‘telephone game’ of reading another person’s summaries (I'll just have to wait til retirement for some of them). I do appreciate that the author contextualizes most of the works with opposing viewpoints and whether their theories and predictions have withstood the...

This has good, clear summaries of the 50 texts it selects. Each is boiled down to 6 pages (OK sometimes 4, sometimes 8) with a page for a summary and some quotes; followed by a run through of the main idea; ending with a summary and, usually, a brief biography of the author(s).I'm not sure if I was detecting a slight bias towards the free market or that was just me projecting my scepticism against that; I'll leave readers to decide that for themselves.One point that seemed odd at first and still...

A great range of political writing is summarised nicely in small enough chunks to give you a good overview without getting too bogged down in the details.

A collection that offers brief excerpts and short summaries of the works of 50 political thinkers. While it includes many major thinkers it is pretty idiosyncratic in some of the non-standard inclusions which tilt heavily towards recent American and English-language work. It would not be a good way to learn about these thinkers, but it was an ok way to quickly revisit their perspectives, and that exercise was instructive at this moment (2020) when the future political direction of the US is far

like it. felt kind of strange organized. first talks of the ideas and them present the author of those ideas. also order seems strange, with leaps from past to present to not so distance past, to even more distance past. i kind felt something was lost in that, because it could be interesting to better connect the evolution of political ideas. Interesting book notheless.

Another classic book from Tom.50 Politics Classics dose not disappoint the readers, like each of the preceding 50 classic titles, this book is very well written and cram packed with thought provoking ideas. Tom has the ability to bring each of the books he reviews to life, and he gives an account of each book which is both interesting to read and as accurate a reflection of each book as possible. As with all of Tom’s 50 Classic books, look out for the running themes across the book as a whole. 5...

As with other volumes in this series, this is a good primer to its subject. There are some excellent essays, such as those on Mary Wollstonecraft, and some very poor, like the hagiography on Margaret Thatcher but it is generally fair minded with a slight bias to the right.

An excellent compilation of Political thinkers reflecting not only issues of their times, but many ideologies that we constantly juggle with.

This book is a great reminder of the foundations of political thought over the centuries. While not the definitive list, it gave me a reminder of some of the books that shaped our world view and inspired me to seek out some new works."featuring texts by Saul Alinsky, Edmund Burke, Rachel Carson, Carl von Clausewitz, Francis Fukuyama, Mahatma Gandhi, Friedrich Hayek, Thomas Hobbes, Martin Luther King, Niccolo Machiavelli, Karl Marx, J. S. Mill, George Orwell, Thomas Paine, Plato, Jean-Jacques Rou...

I won this book in the Goodreads First Reads Giveaway.I passed this book to my husband, as I knew he would enjoy this book more than I. A man of little words, he said that this book was interesting and very well written. Also said that he would recommend this book to all who are interested in this subject. I shall be keeping this book in one of my many library shelves.