Seymour Martin Lipset books in order
American sociologist
- Lived
- 1922–2006
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 21
Seymour Martin Lipset published 15 non-fiction books and 6 other books, beginning with Class, Status and Power (1953). The best-known is Political Man (1960).
Updated September 2026
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Political Man
Seymour Martin Lipset's most-read book.
Non-fiction in order
Political Man (1960)
Sociology, the Progress of a Decade (1961)
The First New Nation (1963)
Social Structure and Mobility in Economic Development (1966)
Agrarian Socialism (1967)
Elites in Latin America (1967)
Party Systems and Voter Alignments (1967)
Party Systems and Voter Alignments: Cross-national Perspectives (1967)
Student Politics (1967)
Revolution and Counterrevolution (1968)
The Politics of Unreason (1970)
Rebellion in the University (1971)
The Confidence Gap (1982)
Continental Divide (1989)
The Encyclopedia of Democracy (1995)
Other books in order
Class, Status and Power (1953)
Union Democracy (1956)
Social Mobility in Industrial Society (1959)
Politics and the Social Sciences (1969)
The Politics of Unreason: Right Wing Extremism in America, 1790-1970 (1970)
American Exceptionalism (1996)
About Seymour Martin Lipset
Seymour Martin Lipset was an American sociologist and political scientist. His major work was in the fields of political sociology, trade union organization, social stratification, public opinion, and the sociology of intellectual life. He also wrote extensively about the conditions for democracy in comparative perspective. He was president of both the American Political Science Association (1979–1980) and the American Sociological Association (1992–1993). A socialist in his early life, Lipset later moved to the right, and was considered to be one of the first neoconservatives.
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Seymour Martin Lipset FAQ
- How many books has Seymour Martin Lipset written?
- Seymour Martin Lipset published 15 non-fiction books and 6 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Seymour Martin Lipset's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Political Man.
- What is Seymour Martin Lipset's last book?
- The Encyclopedia of Democracy (1995).
- What is Seymour Martin Lipset's most famous book?
- Political Man (1960) is Seymour Martin Lipset's most widely read book.
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