Politics

Politics (from Greek πολιτικός, "of, for, or relating to citizens"), is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs. It also refers to behavior within civil governments. However, politics can be observed in other group interactions, including corporate, academic, and religious institutions. It consists of "social relations involving authority or power" and refers to the regulation of public affairs within a political unit, and to the methods and tactics used to formulate and apply po ...more

John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best History Books
3,489 books — 3,591 voters

The Winter King by Bernard CornwellShrines of Gaiety by Kate AtkinsonThe Evening and the Morning by Ken FollettThe Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'FarrellThe Romantic by William  Boyd
Anything You Really Liked
2,376 books — 920 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Best Feminist Books
2,412 books — 3,464 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonQuiet by Susan Cain
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,018 books — 980 voters


Plato
The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.
Plato, The Republic

Napoléon Bonaparte
In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.
Napoleon Bonaparte

More quotes...
Book recommendations for (geo)politics
2 members, last active 5 days ago
SUK Book Club A GoodReads space for the SUK nerds.
3 members, last active 9 months ago
Love & Social Change We offer love, compassion & kindness to create a better world. The moderator proposes books by &…more
4,414 members, last active 2 months ago
Anarchist & Radical Book Club This is a group to read and discuss anarchist practice and theory, by gathering a large body of …more
2,418 members, last active 6 days ago

Tags

Tags contributing to this page include: politics and political