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The Observer 100 Best Political Books

This is the list of the Observer's 100 political classics that shaped the modern era published in 2017
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The Republic (Plato)
The Republic
1
Plato
The Prince (Nicolo Machiavelli)
The Prince
2
Nicolo Machiavelli
Leviathan (Thomas Hobbes)
Leviathan
3
Thomas Hobbes
Two Treatises of Government (John Locke)
Two Treatises of Government
4
John Locke
The Social Contract (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
The Social Contract
5
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
The Wealth of Nations
6
Adam Smith
The Federalist (Alexander Hamilton)
The Federalist
7
Alexander Hamilton
Rights of Man - Thomas Paine
Rights of Man - Thomas Paine
8
Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
Democracy in America
9
Alexis De Tocqueville
On Liberty (John Stuart Mill)
On Liberty
10
John Stuart Mill
Common Sense (Thomas Paine)
Common Sense
11
Thomas Paine
Reflections on the Revolution in France (Edmund Burke)
Reflections on the Revolution in France
12
Edmund Burke
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
13
Mary Wollstonecraft
The Communist Manifesto (Karl Marx)
The Communist Manifesto
14
Karl Marx
What Is to Be Done? (Vladimir Lenin)
What Is to Be Done?
15
Vladimir Lenin
The Beveridge Report (William Beveridge)
The Beveridge Report
16
William Beveridge
The Road to Serfdom (F.A. Hayek)
The Road to Serfdom
17
F.A. Hayek
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
18
George Orwell
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
19
Rachel Carson
Little Red Book (Chairman Mao)
Little Red Book
20
Chairman Mao
Margaret Thatcher (Charles Moore)
Margaret Thatcher
21
Charles Moore
Harold Wilson (Ben Pimlott)
Harold Wilson
22
Ben Pimlott
Churchill (Roy Jenkins)
Churchill
23
Roy Jenkins
Roy Jenkins, a Well Rounded Life (John Campbell)
Roy Jenkins, a Well Rounded Life
24
John Campbell
Aneurin Bevan (Michael Foot)
Aneurin Bevan
25
Michael Foot
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
26
Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Years of Lyndon Johnson - Master of the Senate (Robert A. Caro)
The Years of Lyndon Johnson - Master of the Senate
27
Robert A. Caro
Disraeli (Robert Blake)
Disraeli
28
Robert Blake
Citizen Clem (John Bew)
Citizen Clem
29
John Bew
Jeremy Thorpe (Michael Bloch)
Jeremy Thorpe
30
Michael Bloch
The Benn Diaries (Tony Benn)
The Benn Diaries
31
Tony Benn
Diaries- Alan Clark
Diaries- Alan Clark
32
A View From the Foothills (Chris Mullin)
A View From the Foothills
33
Chris Mullin
Diaries, Volumes One to Six (Alastair Campbell)
Diaries, Volumes One to Six
34
Alastair Campbell
House Music (Oona King)
House Music
35
Oona King
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
36
Richard Wright
The Good Soldier Švejk (Jaroslav Hašek)
The Good Soldier Švejk
37
Jaroslav Hašek
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
38
Ayn Rand
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
39
Margaret Atwood
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (Robert Tressell)
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
40
Robert Tressell
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