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Books like The Concept of the Political
The best books like The Concept of the Political are A Theory of Justice, Anarchy, State, and Utopia, and A People's History of the United States. The Concept of the Political by Carl Schmitt is about political theory, sovereignty, conflict. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- A Theory of Justice
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John Rawls · Philosophy
A Theory of Justice, published in 1971, is John Rawls's attempt to construct a systematic alternative to utilitarianism in political philosophy.
A kindred politics read.
Read the summary → - Anarchy, State, and Utopia
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Robert Nozick · Philosophy
Anarchy, State, and Utopia is Robert Nozick's 1974 response to John Rawls and a foundational text of libertarian political philosophy.
A kindred politics read.
Read the summary → - A People's History of the United States
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A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn · History
Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, first published in 1980, retells American history from the perspective of those who rarely appear in conventional textbooks: Native Americans, enslaved people, industrial workers, women, immigrants, and dissidents of various kinds.
A kindred politics read.
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- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler · Self-help
Crucial Conversations is a book about what to do when the stakes are high, emotions run strong, and opinions diverge.
Both dig into conflict.
Read the summary → - Difficult Conversations
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Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen · Business
Difficult Conversations is the product of the Harvard Negotiation Project, the same research group that produced Getting to Yes.
Both dig into conflict.
Read the summary → - Fierce Conversations
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Susan Scott · Business
Fierce Conversations is Susan Scott's argument that the quality of your relationships is determined by the quality of your conversations — and that the conversations most people avoid are precisely the ones that would most improve their relationships and results.
Both dig into conflict.
Read the summary → - I Am Malala
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Malala Yousafzai · Memoir
I Am Malala is the memoir of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist who was shot by the Taliban on her school bus in October 2012 at age fifteen, and who survived to become the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Both dig into conflict.
Read the summary → - Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
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Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Michael J. Sandel · Philosophy
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Both dig into political theory.
Read the summary → - Leadership and Self-Deception
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The Arbinger Institute · Business
Leadership and Self-Deception is The Arbinger Institute's business fable about a leadership problem that most leaders don't recognize in themselves: the tendency to see other people as objects rather than as people.
Both dig into conflict.
Read the summary → - Leviathan
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Thomas Hobbes · Philosophy
Leviathan, published in 1651 in the aftermath of the English Civil War, is one of the founding texts of modern political philosophy.
Both dig into sovereignty.
Read the summary → - Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Patrick Radden Keefe · History
Say Nothing opens with a scene that sets its register precisely: Jean McConville, a widowed mother of ten, is dragged from her Belfast flat by a gang of masked strangers in December 1972 and never seen alive again.
Both dig into conflict.
Read the summary → - The Art of War
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Sun Tzu · Philosophy
The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a general and strategist believed to have lived in the fifth century BCE.
Both dig into conflict.
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Books like The Concept of the Political: quick answers
What are the best books like The Concept of the Political?
The best books like The Concept of the Political by Carl Schmitt are A Theory of Justice by John Rawls, Anarchy, State, and Utopia by Robert Nozick, A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Concept of the Political, such as political theory, sovereignty, conflict.
What should I read after The Concept of the Political?
A natural next read after The Concept of the Political is A Theory of Justice by John Rawls. A kindred politics read. Other strong choices are Anarchy, State, and Utopia by Robert Nozick, A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler.
What books are similar to The Concept of the Political by Carl Schmitt?
The Concept of the Political centers on political theory, sovereignty, conflict. Books with a similar feel include A Theory of Justice by John Rawls, Anarchy, State, and Utopia by Robert Nozick, A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen, Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
