J. S. Mill: 'On Liberty' and Other Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)1 review John Stuart Mill Cambridge University Press, 1989 The great defender of individual liberty John Stuart Mill, 1806-73, worked for the East India Co. helped run Colonial India from England. Minister of Parliament 1865-68 he served one term. Maiden speech was a disaster his second was great success. He was first MP to propose that women should be given the vote on equal footing with the ...             Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice (Science 101 (Collins))12 reviews David Galula Praeger Security International Paperback, 1964 Modern day classic ... + Real world Look on Battling Insurgents + Never Has a Book Been More Relevant in Our Time + Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice + Excellent book             The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Routledge Classics)34 reviews Max Weber Routledge, 2001 interesting + Anatomy of the Beast + What Made Capitalism Tick? + The definitive introductory text in Modernization theory             Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson139 reviews Robert A. Caro Knopf, 2002 johnson and more + Ambition and Narcissism + A Treatise on Leadership + When is the 4th volume coming out?             The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas18 reviews Mahatma Gandhi, M.K.Gandhi, ... Vintage, 2002 Inspirational + Great book a must for anyone + It is Essential! + Well organized, inspiring + gandhi as a philosopher             A History of the Modern Middle East25 reviews William L. Cleveland Westview Press, 2004 Nothing Less than Excellent + Thorough narrative of Middle East history. + Excellent book + WOW             The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor166 reviews David S. Landes W. W. Norton & Company, 1999 Outstanding! + The Wealth and Poverty of Nations + Everyone should read this book Landes provides an interesting and credible explanation of the differences in income/capita (now about 400:1, about 5:1 250 years ago) between the richest and poorest nations. En route, Landes also provides a useful perspective on today's globalization debate. Most of the differential is ...             The Weimar Republic5 reviews Detlev J. K. Peukert Hill and Wang, 1993 Concise, Precise and free of Jargon + An excellent, well-written, informative book for layman or professional + Crisis made clear + Why Hitler Happened             A History of the Arab Peoples36 reviews Albert Hourani Warner Books, 1992 Exellent book + Interesting and concise + Great Introduction to the Arab world This book should be (and is in some Universities) mandatory for the study of the Middle East in general and Arab peoples specifically. Written by Albert Hourani one of the great scholars of the Middle East it is both concise and comprehensive covering centuries of history while presenting the ...             Imperialism (Ann Arbor Paperbacks)2 reviews J. A. Hobson University of Michigan Press, 1965 Urgent, Prescient, Timely and Fascinating + Imperialsim then and now, in many ways little has changed The word "imperialism" today has become worn from misuse. Many of us have come to expect the word to signify that the speaker is a radical Marxist, or perhaps an embittered citizen of a defunct imperial power. Unfortunate indeed, because discussion of imperialism as a type of foreign policy ...             Democracy in America (Signet Classics)33 reviews Alexis de Tocqueville Signet Classics, 2001 Preaching to the Choir + A Classic Treatise on America + Prophetic Reflections on the Affects of Democracy and Equality Praising this book is a bit like saying Huckleberry Finn was one of the great American novels - it's a profound statement of the obvious. Even so, it must be said: Alexis de Tocqueville's magnum opus is a brilliant sociological analysis of America, with his genius made all the more evident by how ...             History in Three Keys4 reviews Paul A. Cohen Columbia University Press, 1998 Livin' day by day + A refreshing work of history + History, Myth and the Boxers + Awesome             War and Change in World Politics3 reviews Robert Gilpin Cambridge University Press, 1983 Changing Trajectories in a Hierarchical Structure + Excellent book For many years I have relied on War & Change in World Politics as a structural guide to examining international relations. Gilpin's classic work provides, both clear historical and theoretical support to augument his argument. His thoughts reside firmly in the realist tradition, but adds to the ...             Politics, Culture, and Class in the French Revolution (Studies on the History of Society & Culture)1 review Lynn Hunt University of California Press, 1986 A great addition to French Revolution Reading If you want to understand how the French Revolution changed the common people of France this is a great way to start. The book is a bit dated but still stands up very well and Hunt's credentials are excellent. This book also talks about some of the symbols of the revolution and makes for an ...             Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison38 reviews Michel Foucault Vintage, 1995 Excellent and thought-provoking. + Knowledge, power, and domination Other reviews have done a nice job of explaining the textual benefits of the book, so let me explain its practical benefit. I'll keep this short and sweet. This is an excellent text to trot out during a sociology or other social science class when you want to egomanically dominate the conversation ...             Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Martin Luther King, Jr., Eight White Religious Leaders, and the ""Letter from ...2 reviews S. Jonathan Bass Louisiana State University Press, 2002 One MLK Jr. Holiday, I See More Need for Peacemakers! + A Special Delivery Letter All who lived during those momentous years of Southern turmoil of 1960's were greatly impacted by the laws of desegregation of the white churches and schools. As one renews his/her commitment to religious and social justice, it brings into focus our recent tragedies of Ruwanda, Iraq, Thailand, and ...             The Soldier and the State: The Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations (Belknap Press)6 reviews Samuel P. Huntington Belknap Press, 2008 The best book ever written on civil-military relations + A quintessence of political administration + Needed for Military Research + Now that we are this book, here's what I say: + Seminal Treatise on the role of the Military in society             The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America77 reviews Louis Menand Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002 Great view of how the past informs today's America + A grand peek into the intellectual community of the 19th century This book is an amazing tour through cultural, legal and philosophical ideas in America from the Civil War through the First World War. It does so in narrative and (mostly) chronological order, making it much more compelling than a textbook. The narrative form also helps expose the conditions ...             The Origins of Totalitarianism20 reviews Hannah Arendt Harvest Books, 1973 ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS I HAVE READ. + Perhaps History Can Turn Our Heads + Arendt's Opus Magnum MY EDUCATION WOULD BE INCOMPLETE HAD I NOT READ THIS BOOK. EASILY 5 STARS.             The Radicalism of the American Revolution49 reviews Gordon S. Wood Vintage, 1993 A seminal work + The Best Book on the American Revolution - Ever + perfect book + An outstanding work!