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Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 7,104 ratings — published 1998
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 389,454 ratings — published 1532
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How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 33,678 ratings — published 2018
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The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 48,489 ratings — published 2018
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 113,361 ratings — published 2017
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 64,875 ratings — published 2012
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The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 10,518 ratings — published 2011
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The Origins of Totalitarianism The Origins of Totalitarianism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 15,266 ratings — published 1951
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The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 6,561 ratings — published 2013
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Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 4,983 ratings — published 2014
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The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 11,377 ratings — published 2011
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 203,257 ratings — published 1848
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Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 67,443 ratings — published 2012
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Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 16,642 ratings — published 1983
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Democracy in America Democracy in America (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 27,276 ratings — published 1835
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 583,019 ratings — published -500
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The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia (Yale Agrarian Studies Series) The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia (Yale Agrarian Studies Series)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,447 ratings — published 2009
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Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity (Audiobook)
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avg rating 3.94 — 2,300 ratings — published 2023
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A Promised Land A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.31 — 280,999 ratings — published 2020
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The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1) The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #1)
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avg rating 4.43 — 27,019 ratings — published 1982
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Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right (ebook)
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avg rating 4.31 — 27,483 ratings — published 2016
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 37,598 ratings — published 1975
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Debt: The First 5,000 Years Debt: The First 5,000 Years (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 27,578 ratings — published 2011
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Leviathan Leviathan (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 53,883 ratings — published 1651
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On Palestine On Palestine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 13,395 ratings — published 2015
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Accelerating India's Development: A State-Led Roadmap for Effective Governance Accelerating India's Development: A State-Led Roadmap for Effective Governance (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.46 — 129 ratings — published
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 15,605 ratings — published 1776
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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 41,940 ratings — published 2009
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Gods of Corruption Gods of Corruption (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 7 ratings — published 2015
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Poor But Spirited in Karimnagar: Field Notes of a Civil Servant Poor But Spirited in Karimnagar: Field Notes of a Civil Servant (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.61 — 64 ratings — published 2012
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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 27,381 ratings — published 2021
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The Culture of Power and Governance in Pakistan The Culture of Power and Governance in Pakistan (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 57 ratings — published 2010
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Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 1,240 ratings — published 1988
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Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.41 — 9,652 ratings — published 2002
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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 35,531 ratings — published 2018
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 25,058 ratings — published 1988
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The Absent Dialogue: Politicians, Bureaucrats, and the Military in India (Modern South Asia) The Absent Dialogue: Politicians, Bureaucrats, and the Military in India (Modern South Asia)
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avg rating 4.04 — 26 ratings — published
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The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.94 — 3,452 ratings — published 2011
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 13,787 ratings — published 2018
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Fascism: A Warning Fascism: A Warning (ebook)
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avg rating 4.25 — 21,532 ratings — published 2018
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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 84,122 ratings — published 2015
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Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3) Master of the Senate (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #3)
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avg rating 4.43 — 24,360 ratings — published 2002
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State-Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century State-Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.52 — 684 ratings — published 2004
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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 30,489 ratings — published 2016
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How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 5,154 ratings — published 2013
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From Third World to First: A Statesman’s Powerful Story of Transformation from Poverty to National Leadership From Third World to First: A Statesman’s Powerful Story of Transformation from Poverty to National Leadership (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 5,075 ratings — published 2000
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 115,949 ratings — published 2016
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Not Just an Accountant: The Diary of the Nation's Conscience Keeper Not Just an Accountant: The Diary of the Nation's Conscience Keeper (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 1,049 ratings — published 2014
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The Burden of Democracy The Burden of Democracy (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 380 ratings — published 2003
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Naguib Mahfouz
“العلاقة بين الحاكم والمحكوم تتقرر بطريقة خفية كما في الحب، ويمكن أن يقول إن أظفر الحكام بقلوب المحكومين هو أعظمهم احتراما لإنسانيتهم، وليس بالخبز وحده يحيا الإنسان!”
نجيب محفوظ, السمان والخريف

“Power Must Be Tethered to Consequence.”
John E. Shannon III

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