| # | Author | Title | Format | Pages | Release | Publisher | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | V. I. Lenin | The State And Revolution | Hardcover | 116 | Jun 2004 | Easton Press | Political Science |
The State And Revolution V. I. LeninSeries: Books that Changed the World Reader Rating: 4.0 (10 votes) Date Added: 13 Dec 2006 Summary: No, democracy is n o t identical with the subordination of the minority to the majority. Democracy is a state which recogizes the subordination of the minority to the majority, i.e., an organization for the systematic use of violence by one class against the other, by one section of the population against another.
Subjects
Political Ideologies - Communism & Socialism Political Science Politics / Current Events Politics/International Relations Political ideologies |
|||||||
| 48 | John Locke | Two Treatises of Government | Hardcover | 480 | Oct 1988 | Easton Press | Political Science |
Two Treatises of Government John LockeEditor: Peter Laslett Series: Books that Changed the World Reader Rating: 4.0 (11 votes) Date Added: 14 Dec 2006 Summary: This is a new revised version of Dr. Laslett's standard edition of Two Treatises. First published in 1960, and based on an analysis of the whole body of Locke's publications, writings, and papers. The Introduction and text have been revised to incorporate references to recent scholarship since the second edition and the bibliography has been updated.
Subjects
Early works to 1800 General History & Surveys - 17th/18th Century History & Theory - General Liberty Modern - 17th Century Political Science Politics / Current Events Politics/International Relations History of ideas, intellectual history Political Science / Reference Political science--Early works to 1800 |
|||||||
| 49 | John Stuart Mill | On Liberty | Hardcover | 187 | Easton Press | Political Science | |
On Liberty John Stuart MillSeries: Books that Changed the World Reader Rating: 4.5 (24 votes) Date Added: 13 Dec 2006 Summary: This volume includes the complete essay in five chapters: Introductory; Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion; Of Individuality, as One of the Elements of Well-being; Of the Limits to the Authority of Society over the Individual; and Applications. With a fine introduction by editor Alburey Castell, this edition also includes line numbers for easy reference, a list of principal dates in the life of John Stuart Mill, and a bibliography.
Subjects
General History & Surveys - 19th Century History - General History Liberty Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights Politics/International Relations Human rights Philosophy / General |
|||||||
| 50 | Thomas Paine | Common Sense | Hardcover | 64 | Apr 1997 | Easton Press | Political Science |
Common Sense Thomas PaineSeries: Books that Changed the World Reader Rating: 4.5 (43 votes) Date Added: 13 Dec 2006 Summary: "These are the times that try men's souls," begins Thomas Paine's first Crisis paper, the impassioned pamphlet that helped ignite the American Revolution. Published in Philadelphia in January of 1776, "Common Sense" sold 150,000 copies almost immediately. A powerful piece of propaganda, it attacked the idea of a hereditary monarchy, dismissed the chance for reconciliation with England, and outlined the economic benefits of independence while espousing equality of rights among citizens. Paine fanned a flame that was already burning, but many historians argue that his work unified dissenting voices and persuaded patriots that the American Revolution was not only necessary, but an epochal step in world history.
Subjects
1775-1783 18th century General History History & Surveys - 17th/18th Century History & Theory - General Monarchy Philosophy Political Political Science Politics and government Politics/International Relations United States United States - Revolutionary War Literary Collections / General Other prose: 16th to 18th centuries Political science & theory USA |
|||||||
| 51 | Jean-Jacques Rousseau | The Social Contract and The Discourses | Hardcover | 416 | Oct 1993 | Easton Press | Political Science |
The Social Contract and The Discourses Jean-Jacques RousseauSeries: Books that Changed the World Date Added: 14 Dec 2006 Summary: Two works in one volume
Subjects
Early works to 1800 Economics Philosophy Political Political Philosophy Political science Public Policy - Social Policy Social contract Sociology Political Science / Social Policy |
|||||||
| 52 | Henry David Thoreau | Resistance to Civil Government and Other Essays | Hardcover | 90 | May 1993 | Easton Press | Political Science |
Resistance to Civil Government and Other Essays Henry David ThoreauSeries: Books that Changed the World Reader Rating: 4.5 (13 votes) Date Added: 13 Dec 2006 Summary: Thoreau has inspired generations of readers to think for themselves and to find meaning and beauty in nature. This sampling includes five of his most frequently read and cited essays: "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" (1849), "Life without Principle" (1863), "Slavery in Massachusetts" (1854), "A Plea for Captain John Brown" (1869) and "Walking" (1862).
Subjects
Essays Literature: Classics Politics / Current Events Ethics & moral philosophy Literary Collections / General |
|||||||
| 53 | Alexis De Tocqueville | Democracy in America: Volume 1 | Hardcover | 320 | Easton Press | Political Science | |
Democracy in America: Volume 1 Alexis De TocquevilleEditor: Richard C. Heffner Series: Books that Changed the World Reader Rating: 5.0 (29 votes) Date Added: 13 Dec 2006 Summary: In the mid-1800s, a French political scientist named Alexis de Tocqueville came to the United States to appraise the meaning and functioning of democracy. This extraordinary book, written as a result of his visit, contains his comments and criticisms-many of which are still vital in today's world-and is a must-read for anyone interested in American politics.
Subjects
Ancient, Classical & Medieval History - General History Literary Collections Literature: Classics Political Ideologies - Democracy Political Process - General Politics and government Social conditions To 1865 United States United States - 19th Century Fiction / Classics |
|||||||
| 54 | Alexis De Tocqueville | Democracy in America: Volume 2 | Hardcover | 320 | Easton Press | Political Science | |
Democracy in America: Volume 2 Alexis De TocquevilleEditor: Richard C. Heffner Series: Books that Changed the World Reader Rating: 5.0 (29 votes) Date Added: 13 Dec 2006 Summary: In the mid-1800s, a French political scientist named Alexis de Tocqueville came to the United States to appraise the meaning and functioning of democracy. This extraordinary book, written as a result of his visit, contains his comments and criticisms-many of which are still vital in today's world-and is a must-read for anyone interested in American politics.
Subjects
Ancient, Classical & Medieval History - General History Literary Collections Literature: Classics Political Ideologies - Democracy Political Process - General Politics and government Social conditions To 1865 United States United States - 19th Century Fiction / Classics |
|||||||
| 55 | Mao Tse-Tung | Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung | Hardcover | 311 | Dec 1990 | Easton Press | Political Science |
Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung Mao Tse-TungSeries: Books that Changed the World Reader Rating: 3.5 (22 votes) Date Added: 13 Dec 2006 Summary: Mao-Zedong was the leader of China's Communist Revolution. He was a man of many faces; soldier, military strategist, politician, revolutionary, poet, fugitive, and leader. This book is a collection of quotes gleaned from his speeches, writings, and interviews over several decades.
Subjects
Politics/International Relations Religion - World Religions Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 - China Political leaders & leadership |
|||||||
| 56 | Mary Wollstonecraft | A Vindication of the Rights of Woman | Hardcover | 352 | Sep 2004 | Easton Press | Political Science |
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Mary WollstonecraftSeries: Books that Changed the World Reader Rating: 5.0 (1 votes) Date Added: 14 Dec 2006 Summary: Writing in an age when the call for the rights of man had brought revolution to America and France, Mary Wollstonecraft produced her own declaration of female independence in 1792. Passionate and forthright, "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" attacked the prevailing view of docile, decorative femininity and instead laid out the principles of emancipation: an equal education for girls and boys, an end to prejudice, and the call for women to become defined by their profession, not their partner. Mary Wollstonecraft's work was received with a mixture of admiration and outrageWalpole called her a hyena in petticoatsyet it established her as the mother of modern feminism.
Subjects
Early works to 1800 English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Feminism & Feminist Theory Fiction Literary Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights Social and moral questions Sociology Sociology Of Women Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797 Women Women's Studies - History Women's rights British Isles Feminism Other prose: 16th to 18th centuries Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
|||||||


