The Greatest Books of All Time on Rights

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
639 Reflections on the Revolution in France Edmund Burke 1790 British English
1677 A Theory of Justice John Rawls 1971 American English
3066 Three Guineas Virginia Woolf 1938 British English
3424 Common Sense Thomas Paine 1776 British English
3638 Woman Suffrage and Politics Carrie Chapman Catt 1923 American English
6832 Rights Talk Mary Ann Glendon 1991 American English
6937 Century Of Struggle Eleanor Flexner 1959 American English
7931 Four Essays On Liberty Isaiah Berlin 1969 British English
8361 Anarchy, State And Utopia Robert Nozick 1974 American English
8664 Taking Rights Seriously Ronald Dworkin 1977 American English
9220 On Tyranny Timothy Snyder 2017 American English
9519 Spheres Of Justice Michael Walzer 1983 American English
10443 The Words Of César Chávez César Chávez 2002 American English
11068 The Complete Works Of Mary Wollstonecraft Mary Wollstonecraft 1989 British English
11547 Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill 1863 British English
11545 Half The Sky Nicholas Kristof 2009 American English
11663 Original Intent And The Framers' Constitution Leonard W. Levy 1988 American English
12834 Princess Jean Sasson 1992 American English
13533 The Writings Of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson 1903 American English
14899 The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution Bernard Bailyn 1967 American English
15916 My Own Story Emmeline Pankhurst 1914 British English
15916 The Apriori Foundations Of The Civil Law Adolf Reinach 1913 German German
15916 Labor’s Untold Story Richard Boyer, Herbert Morais 1955 American English
17163 The American Revolution Charles Howard McIlwain 1923 American English
17163 Origins of the Fifth Amendment Leonard W. Levy 1968 American English
17163 Justice As Fairness John Rawls 2001 American English
17163 State Of Exception Giorgio Agamben 2003 Italian Italian
17163 American Gun Cameron McWhirter 2023 Unknown English