Political Science Audiobooks

A pioneer of capital, Marx outlined his analysis of capitalism and provided a critique of classical economic theory. - Summary by topic...

In this work, Kropotkin identifies what he sees as the shortcomings of feudal and capitalist economic systems and how he believes they thrive and perpetuate based on poverty and scarcity as symbols of wealth despite technology. An abundance of time is brought while privileges are elevated. He...

Paine's treatise on independence, Common Sense, was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, and quickly spread among educated colonists. Within three months, 120,000 copies were said to have been distributed throughout the colonies, which themselves had only 4 million free residents, making it...

Thomas Paine enjoys the title of father of the American Revolution with his pro-independence treatise Common Sense, published anonymously on January 10, 1776; signed "by an Englishman," the pamphlet is immediately an available success. It quickly spread among the educated. Within three...

~First Book~ The Commentaries on the Laws of England is an influential 18th-century treatise on English common law by Sir William Blackstone, originally published by Clarendon Press, Oxford. Press of Oxford) posted 1765-1769. The Commentary has long been considered the leading work in the...

The next volume in the American Chronicles series examines Washington's development in day-to-day life and every aspect of a reimagined federal government, including the presidency, Congress, Supreme Court, cabinet (which he created himself), and the State Department. Washington, a very influential...

Some states that rebelled against the federal government in the American Civil War issued statements from emerging government agencies explaining why they were trying to secede. Below are the proclamations made by South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Mississippi, and Georgia in 1860 and 1861. - Summary...

Volume 1 of Das Kapital is the first of three volumes in Karl Marx's magnum opus Das Kapital, and the only volume published during his lifetime in 1867. Marx's goal in Volume I of Capital was to uncover and explain the specific laws of the capitalist mode of production and the class struggle rooted...

Anarchy is one of Errico Malatesta's most significant writings. The book describes the fundamental principles of anarchism. Beyond declaring the fundamental principles of Anarchism, he also presented counterarguments to Socialism and Capitalism. Malatesta concisely illustrates the goal, employing...

Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was a prominent anarchist who participated in activism, writing and speaking. She significantly impacted anarchist political philosophy in America and Europe during the first half of the 20th century. Born in Russia in 1885, Goldman emigrated to the U.S. in the year...