Mary Catelli's Erraticly Updated and Exceedingly Ill-Organized Journal

Beyond Kings and Princesses: Governments for Worldbuilders by Oren Litwin

A high level overview of how governments fit together. Hits issues in information, legitimacy, power, organization, and who controls what. Lots of useful reading recommendations.

Does tend to assume that politics will be central to the story. (Cliched political structures may be useful to keep them in the background, when they are not central.)

Han Feizi Speaks: The Power of Pragmatism by Tsai Chih Chung

Another graphic novel of a Chinese philosophy text. Han Feizi was a philosopher of the Legalist tradition, calling for strict rule, stern punishment, and a sharp eye to self-interest.

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The Abolition Of Man by C. S. Lewis

Start with a book of lit-crit intended for school children.  End with a dystopia future of misery.  What amazing development of ideas one can get.
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