Politics reading list: Oxford, Somerville College (PPE)

Oxford, Somerville College (PPE) lists 8 books for students about to start the course in Politics. The list starts with The Social Contract by J. J. Rousseau, On Liberty by J. S. Mill and The Communist Manifesto by K. Marx and F. Engels. 3 of the books also appear on other Oxford and Cambridge lists we collected.

The 8 books

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1. 1.

   The Social Contract

   J. J. Rousseau

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   Also on: Politics · Oxford, St Peter's College (PPE)
2. 2.

   On Liberty

   J. S. Mill

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   Also on: Philosophy · Cambridge, Downing College, Politics · Oxford, St Peter's College (PPE)
3. 3.

   The Communist Manifesto

   K. Marx and F. Engels

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   Also on: Philosophy · Cambridge, Faculty of Philosophy
4. 4.

   The Wretched of the Earth

   F. Fanon

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5. 5.

   Principles of Comparative Government

   William Roberts Clark, Matt Golder, and Sonia Golder

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6. 6.

   Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Peformance in Thirty-Six Countries

   Arendt Lijphart

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7. 7.

   The Fundamentals of Political Science Research

   Kellstedt, Paul M. and Guy D. Whitten

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8. 8.

   The Craft of Political Research

   Shively, Phillips W.

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