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Politics & Society » Page 32

Politics Books

recommended by political scientists and historians

Last updated: June 11, 2025

    The best books on Failed States, recommended by Clare Lockhart

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    The best books on Failed States - The Public and Its Problems by John Dewey

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    The Public and Its Problems
    by John Dewey
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    The best books on Failed States - Seeing Like a State by James C Scott

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    Seeing Like a State
    by James C Scott
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    The best books on Failed States - The Mystery of Capital by Hernando De Soto

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    The Mystery of Capital
    by Hernando De Soto
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    The best books on Failed States - Illicit by Moises Naim

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    Illicit
    by Moises Naim
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    The best books on Failed States - Natural Capitalism by Amory Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins & Paul Hawken

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    Natural Capitalism
    by Amory Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins & Paul Hawken

    • The director of The Institute for State Effectiveness, Clare Lockhart, questions the role of the state and discusses the effects of failed states on both neighbouring and local populations. She picks the best books on failed states.

  • The best books on Failed States - The Public and Its Problems by John Dewey
  • The best books on Failed States - Seeing Like a State by James C Scott
  • The best books on Failed States - The Mystery of Capital by Hernando De Soto
  • The best books on Failed States - Illicit by Moises Naim
  • The best books on Failed States - Natural Capitalism by Amory Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins & Paul Hawken

The best books on Failed States, recommended by Clare Lockhart

The director of The Institute for State Effectiveness, Clare Lockhart, questions the role of the state and discusses the effects of failed states on both neighbouring and local populations. She picks the best books on failed states.

The best books on Failed States, recommended by Clare Lockhart

    The best books on Myths of War, recommended by Thom and Beth Atkinson

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    The best books on Myths of War - The Things They Carried by Tim O’ Brien

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    The Things They Carried
    by Tim O’ Brien
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    The best books on Myths of War - Small Wars by An-My Lê

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    Small Wars
    by An-My Lê
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    The best books on Myths of War - The London County Council Bomb Maps by Laurence Ward

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    The London County Council Bomb Maps
    by Laurence Ward
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    The best books on Myths of War - Coming Up for Air by George Orwell

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    Coming Up for Air
    by George Orwell
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    The best books on Myths of War - Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit

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    Wanderlust: A History of Walking
    by Rebecca Solnit

    • Photographers Beth and Thom Atkinson, authors of the acclaimed photobook Missing Buildings, discuss five books that explore the mythology of war.

  • The best books on Myths of War - The Things They Carried by Tim O’ Brien
  • The best books on Myths of War - Small Wars by An-My Lê
  • The best books on Myths of War - The London County Council Bomb Maps by Laurence Ward
  • The best books on Myths of War - Coming Up for Air by George Orwell
  • The best books on Myths of War - Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit

The best books on Myths of War, recommended by Thom and Beth Atkinson

Photographers Beth and Thom Atkinson, authors of the acclaimed photobook Missing Buildings, discuss five books that explore the mythology of war.

The best books on Myths of War, recommended by Thom and Beth Atkinson
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