There are countless Libertarianism courses, tutorials, articles available online, but for some, having a book is still a necessity to learn. This is an up-to-date list of recommended books.
- Libertarianism (Key Concepts in Political Theory) (2018)
- Getting Libertarianism Right (2018)
- Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know (2012)
- Libertarianism For Beginners (2016)
- Don’t Hurt People and Don’t Take Their Stuff: A Libertarian Manifesto (2015)
- Libertarianism in a Nutshell (2016)
- Libertarianism: A Primer (1998)
- The Virtue of Selfishness: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition (1964)
- The Revolution: A Manifesto (2009)
- The Libertarian Reader: Classic & Contemporary Writings from Lao-Tzu to Milton Friedman (2015)
- The New Libertarianism: Anarcho-Capitalism (2013)
- Boundaries of Order: Private Property as a Social System (2009)
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Libertarianism (Key Concepts in Political Theory) (2018)
The essence of libertarianism is the view that coercive political institutions, such as the state, are justified only insofar as they function to protect each person’s liberty to pursue their own goals and well-being in their own way.
Getting Libertarianism Right (2018)
Useful as a brief statement of where Hoppe stands on the most important issues within the libertrarian movement — and the most important issues of our age. Some regard Hoppe as the greatest living libertarian, others as the devil. The only point of agreement is that he is a thinker who cannot be ignored. #557,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #5110 in Political Ideologies & Doctrines (Books) Would you like to ?If you are a seller for this product, would you like to ?
Libertarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know (2012)
Historically, Americans have seen libertarians as far outside the mainstream, but with the rise of the Tea Party movement, libertarian principles have risen to the forefront of Republican politics. But libertarianism is more than the philosophy of individual freedom and unfettered markets that Republicans have embraced. Indeed, as Jason Brennan points out, libertarianism is a quite different–and far richer–system of thought than most of us suspect.
Libertarianism For Beginners (2016)
Libertarianism isn’t about winning elections; it is first and foremost a political philosophy―a description of how, in the opinion of libertarians, free people ought to treat one another, at least when they use the law, which they regard as potentially dangerous.
Don’t Hurt People and Don’t Take Their Stuff: A Libertarian Manifesto (2015)
In this essential manifesto of the new libertarian movement, New York Times bestselling author and president of FreedomWorks Matt Kibbe makes a stand for individual liberty and shows us what we must do to preserve our freedom.Don't Hurt People and Don't Take Their Stuff is a rational yet passionate argument that defends the principles upon which America was founded—principles shared by citizens across the political spectrum.
Libertarianism in a Nutshell (2016)
Have you heard the word “libertarian” a lot in current political talks? Do you believe that the government isn’t designed to shape the way people live their lives? If you answered “Yes” then this book will explain how you may already be a Libertarian. Do you understand what libertarians stand for?
Libertarianism: A Primer (1998)
Tens of millions of Americans, from Generation X-ers to baby boomers and beyond, are rediscovering libertarianism, a visionary alternative to the tired party orthodoxies of left and right.
The Virtue of Selfishness: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition (1964)
Since their initial publication, Rand’s fictional works—Anthem, The Fountainhead, and Atlas Shrugged—have had a major impact on the intellectual scene. The underlying theme of her famous novels is her philosophy, a new morality—the ethics of rational self-interest—that offers a robust challenge to altruist-collectivist thought.
The Revolution: A Manifesto (2009)
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThis much is true: You have been lied to. The government is expanding. Taxes are increasing. More senseless wars are being planned. Inflation is ballooning. Our basic freedoms are disappearing. The Founding Fathers didn’t want any of this. In fact, they said so quite clearly in the Constitution of the United States of America.
The Libertarian Reader: Classic & Contemporary Writings from Lao-Tzu to Milton Friedman (2015)
“The most magnificent collection of libertarian writings ever published” (Laissez Faire Books).An important collection of seminal writings on a movement that is rapidly changing the face of American politics, The Libertarian Reader links some of the most fertile minds of our time to a centuries-old commitment to freedom, self-determination, and opposition to intrusive government.
The New Libertarianism: Anarcho-Capitalism (2013)
The Ludwig von Mises Institute says (reviewer David Gordon): “this remarkable book began as an academic thesis written in 1972, and submitted the next year for a graduate degreeThe book is much more than an academic thesis, though; it is a distinguished addition to libertarian thought.” The late 1960s and early 1970s marked the first wave of the libertarian movement.
Boundaries of Order: Private Property as a Social System (2009)
Boundaries of Order by Butler Shaffer is in that tradition, a completely fresh look at a marvelous intellectual apparatus by a mature intellectual who has been writing on law, economics, and history for four decades. It is the treatise on liberty and property for the digital age, one written in the Rothbardian/Hayekian tradition but with a unique perspective on how the great struggle between state and society is playing itself out in our times.
Best Libertarianism Books You Must Read
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Against the Left: A Rothbardian Libertarianism
Author(s): Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.
ID: 2508715, Publisher: Rockwell Communications LLC, Year: 2019, Size: 282 Kb, Format: mobi
Governing Least: A New England Libertarianism
Author(s): Dan Moller
ID: 2797706, Publisher: Oxford University Press, Year: 2019, Size: 7 Mb, Format: pdf
The Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism
Author(s): Jason Brennan, David Schmidtz, Bas van der Vossen
ID: 2171292, Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Year: 2018, Size: 2 Mb, Format: epub
Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are truly chart-busters according to Los Angeles Times, others are composed by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant books you could recommend? Leave a comment if you have any feedback on the list.