Political Science Books
The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets
Jane AddamsThe Spirit of Youth and the City Streets is a non-fiction writing by Jane Addams, an American settlement activist, reformer, social worker, sociologist, public administrator and author. She is al..
The Prince
Niccolò MachiavelliThe Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by the Florentine writer Niccolò Machiavelli, originally called “De Principatibus” (About Principalities). It was written around 1513, but not published..
Peace Theories and the Balkan War
Norman AngellPeace Theories and the Balkan War is a political science work written by English writer Sir Ralph Norman Angell and Nobel Peace Prize winner.Mr. Norman Angell's theory was one to enable the citiz..
The Theory of Social Revolutions
Brooks AdamsThe Theory of Social Revolutions is a work on political theory written by American historian Peter Chardon Brooks Adams who was a critic of capitalism.Excerpts:Civilization, I apprehend, is nearly syn..
The Magna Carta
AnonymousThe original document is in Latin so this can only be a fairly rough approximation of the actual content. The text used is the first version in the Gutenberg collection. - Magna Carta is the most sign..
Political Ideals
Bertrand RussellPolitical ideals must be based upon ideals for the individual life. The aim of politics should be to make the lives of individuals as good as possible. There is nothing for the politician to consider ..
Civil Government of Virginia
William Fayette FoxCivil Government of Virginia, A Text-book for Schools Based Upon the Constitution of 1902 and Conforming to the Laws Enacted in Accordance Therewith. The word GOVERNMENT means guidance or direction or..
The English Constitution
Walter BagehotThe English Constitution is an extremely accessible work of political and legal science by Walter Bagehot, first published in serialized form in 1865-7. While some of his observations on the English s..