The Politics Book

Age 71, living in increasingly complex times, I felt a need to understand the basics of politics. This is just the right book. In plain language, with an excellent glossary, the author takes you through the history and major players. Useful timelines in each section shows influences before and after. This is fascinating reading. I am starting to understand different view points, so the news is starting to make more sense. This is not a dry text- there are plenty of illustrations and cartoons clarifying the text. I recommend this to anyone new to politics and anyone who loves history.

This book gives a very broad overview of political philosophy in a clear and understandable manner. Definitely recommended for anyone interested in this subject matter.

This book is very good for beginners to political theory as well as novices. It is clear and to the point. It runs chronologically and although missing a few prominent theories, it has done a great job on the ones it has included. I find myself referencing this book at uni when I need to refresh on a political theory/theorist.

Very nice and interesting book 📖

An easy read and very informative.

It gives a - relatively - complete history of the topic(politics). Its language is simple , easy to read and follow the ideas. The illustrations are amazing and witty. As I wrote previously about the other titles of this series, it is a good starting point to get to know what politics is about and because it is a good book it urges one to get more involved in this topic or others , like psychology etc.

Not bad and good when looking at early political thinking. Some gaps in the 20th century and would like to have seen more explanation about UK political party thinking - Labour, Greens, UKIP, SNP etc. Needs an update.

'The Politics Book', by Paul Kelly, is a graphical depiction of politics right from Confucius and Mozi to the modern day. Typically a two-page spread is dedicated to a particular politician/philosopher and his political philosophy, with key quotes and literary works from the respective minds laid out clearly. All the information provided is concise, succinct and does a flawless job of summarising the politics involved.This is a great introductory book to politics in general - upon reading the book I can say I have gained a good general understanding of many political thinkers, from Hobbes and Burke to Marx and Trotsky. In short, I would highly recommend 'The Politics Book'.