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Power

    The best books on Global Power, recommended by Joseph Nye

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    The best books on Global Power - The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria

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    The Post-American World
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    The best books on Global Power - History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides

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    History of the Peloponnesian War
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    The best books on Global Power - Rivals by Bill Emmott

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    Rivals
    by Bill Emmott

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    The best books on Global Power - Power by Steven Lukes

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    Power
    by Steven Lukes

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    The best books on Global Power - Cyber War by Richard A Clarke and Robert Knake

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    Cyber War
    by Richard A Clarke and Robert Knake

The best books on Global Power, recommended by Joseph Nye

The Harvard University Professor Joseph Nye talks about changing power in the 21st century – and how whose story wins matters as much as whose army wins.

    The best books on The World Since 1978, recommended by Gideon Rachman

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    The best books on The World Since 1978 - Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China by Ezra Vogel

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    Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
    by Ezra Vogel

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    The best books on The World Since 1978 - Delors: Inside the House that Jacques Built by Charles Grant

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    Delors: Inside the House that Jacques Built
    by Charles Grant

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    The best books on The World Since 1978 - America Between the Wars by Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier

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    America Between the Wars
    by Derek Chollet and James Goldgeier

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    The best books on The World Since 1978 - A Journey: My Political Life by Tony Blair

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    A Journey: My Political Life
    by Tony Blair

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    The best books on The World Since 1978 - The Limits of Power by Andrew Bacevich

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    The Limits of Power
    by Andrew Bacevich

The best books on The World Since 1978, recommended by Gideon Rachman

Most British prime ministers would probably have made the same decision as Tony Blair and followed George W. Bush into war in Iraq in 2003, says the FT's chief foreign affairs commentator. 

    The best books on Holding Power to Account, recommended by Heather Brooke

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    The best books on Holding Power to Account - Animal Farm by George Orwell

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    Animal Farm
    by George Orwell

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    The best books on Holding Power to Account - Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E Lee

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    Inherit the Wind
    by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E Lee

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    The best books on Holding Power to Account - All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren

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    All the King’s Men
    by Robert Penn Warren

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    The best books on Holding Power to Account - My Traitor's Heart by Rian Malan

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    My Traitor's Heart
    by Rian Malan

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    The best books on Holding Power to Account - The White Hotel by DM Thomas

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    The White Hotel
    by DM Thomas

The best books on Holding Power to Account, recommended by Heather Brooke

Heather Brooke’s investigative journalism was the catalyst for the MPs expenses scandal of 2009. With an eye to how power corrupts, from Orwell’s Animal Farm to an apartheid memoir, she looks at importance of sticking to one’s principles and the dangers that arise when we don’t

    The best books on Trust and Modern Society, recommended by Bruce Schneier

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    The best books on Trust and Modern Society - The Penguin and the Leviathan by Yochai Benkler

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    The Penguin and the Leviathan
    by Yochai Benkler

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    The best books on Trust and Modern Society - The Folly of Fools by Robert Trivers

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    The Folly of Fools
    by Robert Trivers

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    The best books on Trust and Modern Society - The Murderer Next Door by David M Buss

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    The Murderer Next Door
    by David M Buss

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    The best books on Trust and Modern Society - The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker

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    The Better Angels of Our Nature
    by Steven Pinker

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    The best books on Trust and Modern Society - Braintrust by Patricia S Churchland

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    Braintrust
    by Patricia S Churchland

The best books on Trust and Modern Society, recommended by Bruce Schneier

Modern society depends on trust more than we realise, and the basis for that trust is security. The trick, says the security guru, is preserving the forces that allow us to trust one another, while also knowing who not to trust.

    The best books on Newspaper Dynasties, recommended by Amanda Smith

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    The best books on Newspaper Dynasties - The Great Outsiders by SJ Taylor

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    The Great Outsiders
    by SJ Taylor

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    The best books on Newspaper Dynasties - The Colonel by Richard Norton Smith

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    The Colonel
    by Richard Norton Smith

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    The best books on Newspaper Dynasties - The Patriarch by Susan E Tifft and Alex S Jones

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    The Patriarch
    by Susan E Tifft and Alex S Jones

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    The best books on Newspaper Dynasties - Privileged Son by Dennis McDougal

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    Privileged Son
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    The best books on Newspaper Dynasties - Personal History by Katharine Graham

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    Personal History
    by Katharine Graham

The best books on Newspaper Dynasties, recommended by Amanda Smith

From the Hearsts to the Murdochs, powerful families have often controlled the newspapers we read. The author, and Kennedy family member, tells us why they do it and where it leads

    The best books on Queens and Power, recommended by Helen Castor

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    The best books on Queens and Power - The Empress Matilda by Helen Castor & Marjorie Chibnall

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    The Empress Matilda
    by Helen Castor & Marjorie Chibnall

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    The best books on Queens and Power - My Heart Is My Own by John Guy

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    My Heart Is My Own
    by John Guy

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    The best books on Queens and Power - The Weaker Vessel by Antonia Fraser

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    The Weaker Vessel
    by Antonia Fraser

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    The best books on Queens and Power - Monuments and Maidens by Marina Warner

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    Monuments and Maidens
    by Marina Warner

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    The best books on Queens and Power - The King’s Two Bodies by Ernst Kantorowicz

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    The King’s Two Bodies
    by Ernst Kantorowicz

The best books on Queens and Power, recommended by Helen Castor

Women’s historical role in politics wasn’t always as limited as we might assume. Medieval historian Helen Castor tells us about powerful women in British history and how they were constrained or conspired against.

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