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Alethias · 05-13-2007, 09:20 PM

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MarcelLionheart · 05-13-2007, 09:41 PM

Clearly, you should read The Economist weekly. The ads that say things like "I used to think, but now I just read The Economist" scare me sometimes, but it's a good magazine even though I don't always agree with its opinions.

Chris Porter · 05-14-2007, 02:23 AM

On-Line Glossaries of Political Terms
Dr. Paul M. Johnson
Webref.org

On-Line Glossaries of Economic Terms
biz/ed.uk
About.com
Economy Watch
CNNmoney.com
MorganStanley.com

On-Line Glossaries of Social Theory Terms
Elwell's Glossary of Sociology

Alethias · 05-14-2007, 05:54 AM

The Library of Economics And Liberty

Has both Economics and Political Books referenced.

The Other Michael · 05-14-2007, 09:16 AM

It seems like you might be able to find online copies of The Communist Manifesto, Mein Kampf, USA and other constitutions/declarations of independence, perhaps the Federalist Papers, the Magna Carta etc to link to. There must be some screed from Ayn Rand on her stuff around too.

Basically, source documents to go along with the scholarly ponderings upon them.

cheers,
Michael

Nice Squirrel · 05-14-2007, 09:48 AM

Niccolò Machiavelli:

Discourses

The Prince

ravenscape · 05-14-2007, 10:18 AM

Magna Carta

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA)
Quotations of Mao Tse-Tung aka The Little Red Book at art-bin.com

Alethias · 05-14-2007, 10:37 AM

Wikipedia Article on objectivism
Official Intro from the Ayn Rand Institute.

The Best book on objectivism is OPAR:
Objectivism, the Philosophy of Ayn Rand (or via: amazon.co.uk), by Leonard Peikoff
It is the best one in that it gathers all her ideas into one place, and provides references to the original source. Leonard Peikoff is loyal to the point of fanaticism.

The Constitution of the United States of America.
The Bill of rights.
The Declaration of Independence.
The Federalist Papers.
Mein Kampf.
The Communist Manifesto.
Common Sense, by Thomas Paine.
The Patriot Act of 2001.
The works of John Locke.

Pan Narrans · 05-15-2007, 09:02 AM

Some classics:
Plato: The Republic
Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan
Adam Smith: The Wealth Of Nations
Jean Jaques Rousseau: The Social Contract

duretti · 05-17-2007, 02:41 PM

Libertarian Socialist / Anarchist Theory

AnarchistFAQ.org - Online FAQ about anarchism
Rudloph Rocker: Anarchosyndicalism Overview of Anarchosyndicalism and its historical development

Chomsky

http://www.chomsky.info/
Manufacturing Consent First&Last chapter only - propaganda model of the media
Necessary Illusions Followup to Manufacturing Consent
What Uncle Sam Really Wants Short & concise overview of US foreign policy since WWII
Year 501Longer overview of US foreign policy and its historical context. Goes further back.

Marxism

Marxists Internet ArchiveAll the Marxism you can eat. The original works by Marx, Lenin, Trotsky etc.

05-13-2007, 09:20 PM	#1
Alethias Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 7,198	Academic Resources. This thread is for the recommended reading for political, social and economic theory forum. It is open to you, the users, to add to whenever you come across a valuable resource that you would like to share with your fellow posters. Please feel free to contribute - it will be greatly appreciated. As it is an open resource, however, please keep in mind that the suitability/quality of these resources is not guaranteed by IIDB. If you come across any abuse of this system, or broken links, or any other changes that need to be made, please contact a PEST mod and they will edit the posts appropriately. Please also consider linking to full text copies of your suggestion, if available (for example those found at Project Gutenberg), or to books found at other online outlets. If you wish to link to a book on Amazon (please note that IIDB gets a small percentage of each purchase), then you need the ISBN number, which you should be able to find in the address bar at Amazon, once you've found the book page. Atheos has kindly constructed a programme that will give you the money-making link after only a couple of clicks! All you have to do is input the nine digit ISBN number. Please consider doing this when you make your recommendation, as it is a good source of revenue for us. Thanks and have fun with your new resource!

05-14-2007, 02:23 AM	#3
Chris Porter Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,360	On-Line Glossaries for PE&ST On-Line Glossaries of Political Terms Dr. Paul M. Johnson Webref.org On-Line Glossaries of Economic Terms biz/ed.uk About.com Economy Watch CNNmoney.com MorganStanley.com On-Line Glossaries of Social Theory Terms Elwell's Glossary of Sociology

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05-13-2007, 09:41 PM	#2
MarcelLionheart Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London, England Posts: 2,910	Clearly, you should read The Economist weekly. The ads that say things like "I used to think, but now I just read The Economist" scare me sometimes, but it's a good magazine even though I don't always agree with its opinions.

05-14-2007, 05:54 AM	#4
Alethias Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 7,198	The Library of Economics And Liberty Has both Economics and Political Books referenced.

05-14-2007, 09:16 AM	#5
The Other Michael Honorary Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: In the fog of San Francisco Posts: 12,631	It seems like you might be able to find online copies of The Communist Manifesto, Mein Kampf, USA and other constitutions/declarations of independence, perhaps the Federalist Papers, the Magna Carta etc to link to. There must be some screed from Ayn Rand on her stuff around too. Basically, source documents to go along with the scholarly ponderings upon them. cheers, Michael

05-14-2007, 09:48 AM	#6
Nice Squirrel Contributor Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Death Panel District 9 Posts: 20,921	Niccolò Machiavelli: Discourses The Prince

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ravenscape Contributor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: gone gone gone Posts: 12,686	Magna Carta Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) Quotations of Mao Tse-Tung aka The Little Red Book at art-bin.com

05-14-2007, 10:37 AM	#8
Alethias Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 7,198	Wikipedia Article on objectivism Official Intro from the Ayn Rand Institute. The Best book on objectivism is OPAR: Objectivism, the Philosophy of Ayn Rand (or via: amazon.co.uk), by Leonard Peikoff It is the best one in that it gathers all her ideas into one place, and provides references to the original source. Leonard Peikoff is loyal to the point of fanaticism. The Constitution of the United States of America. The Bill of rights. The Declaration of Independence. The Federalist Papers. Mein Kampf. The Communist Manifesto. Common Sense, by Thomas Paine. The Patriot Act of 2001. The works of John Locke.

05-15-2007, 09:02 AM	#9
Pan Narrans Regular Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Posts: 164	Some classics: Plato: The Republic Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan Adam Smith: The Wealth Of Nations Jean Jaques Rousseau: The Social Contract

05-17-2007, 02:41 PM	#10
duretti Regular Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 122	Libertarian Socialist / Anarchist Theory AnarchistFAQ.org - Online FAQ about anarchism Rudloph Rocker: Anarchosyndicalism Overview of Anarchosyndicalism and its historical development Chomsky http://www.chomsky.info/ Manufacturing Consent First&Last chapter only - propaganda model of the media Necessary Illusions Followup to Manufacturing Consent What Uncle Sam Really Wants Short & concise overview of US foreign policy since WWII Year 501Longer overview of US foreign policy and its historical context. Goes further back. Marxism Marxists Internet ArchiveAll the Marxism you can eat. The original works by Marx, Lenin, Trotsky etc.

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