Histories of Power and Freedom (15 books)

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Focuses on works that examine systems of power, governance, and their effects on individuals and societies - particularly with a lens on concepts like liberty, control, and human agency.

This genre encompasses the following:

1.) Books about historical or contemporary regimes (authoritarian, democratic, etc..).
2.) Analyses of political ideas and their evolution, like liberty, justice, or equality.
3.) Personal narratives or studies of individuals within such systems.

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1	Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 101,967 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Liberty Before Liberalism by Quentin Skinner 4.01 avg rating — 323 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	On Liberty by John Stuart Mill 3.96 avg rating — 43,935 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt 4.29 avg rating — 15,290 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison by Michel Foucault 4.24 avg rating — 37,624 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families by Philip Gourevitch 4.22 avg rating — 37,412 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 4.33 avg rating — 35,365 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) by Marjane Satrapi 4.27 avg rating — 234,908 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Republic by Plato 3.97 avg rating — 229,229 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. Hayek 4.15 avg rating — 26,376 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber 4.21 avg rating — 27,606 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future by Steven Levitsky 4.16 avg rating — 33,727 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber 4.19 avg rating — 27,428 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu 4.09 avg rating — 64,959 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II by Iris Chang 4.25 avg rating — 55,736 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars