History & Politics
Discover the best books in history & politics with curated summaries

Hitler's regime systematically dismantled democratic institutions and individual freedo...
William L. Shirer
Author

Power dynamics frequently operate through informal networks and unacknowledged hierarch...
Joya Chatterji
Author

Eurasia is the central arena where global power struggles will intensify and be decided.
Hal Brands
Author

Dataism posits that the universe is composed of data flows, and human experience is mer...
Yuval Noah Harari
Author

It is safer to be feared than loved, if one cannot be both, as fear is a more reliable ...
Niccolò Machiavelli
Author

Individual self-interest, guided by market forces, unintentionally promotes societal we...
Adam Smith
Author

Eurasia's east-west axis facilitated the rapid spread of domesticable crops, animals, a...
Jared Diamond
Author

A large, diverse republic naturally dilutes the power of any single faction, preventing...
Alexander Hamilton
Author

Society is perpetually divided by the conflict between oppressor and oppressed economic...
Karl Marx
Author

Seemingly casual social events are often crucial stages for sensitive, unofficial negot...
Matthew Longo
Author

Rulers must possess wisdom and virtue, trained to perceive ultimate truths.
Plato
Author

A genetic mutation enabled complex language and abstract thought, allowing humans to sh...
Yuval Noah Harari
Author

Democratic majorities can suppress minority rights and independent thought, threatening...
Alexis de Tocqueville
Author

The ultimate victory is achieved by subduing the enemy without direct combat.
Sun Tzu
Author

The belief that the universe is data flow, making information processing the highest va...
Yuval Noah Harari
Author