Emile comments on Request for advice- Reading on politics - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Emile 06 January 2012 08:03:44AM 2 points [-]

I found "Popular Government" by Henry Sumner Maine pretty interesting - It's a late 19th century perspective on the recent (for him) history of democracy-related ideas. It may not be as good as the books on your list though, but it's probably a pretty different perspective.