Translated into 100 languages, having won the National Book Award and being recognized as one of the 100 most influential books since World War II by the Times Literary Supplement, Anarchy, State, and Utopia is one of the most intense and philosophically rich defenses of economic liberalism to date.

Rejecting socialist agendas, Nozick boldly argues that individual rights are violated as state responsibilities increase — and the only way to avoid these violations is to create a minimal state limited to protection against violence, theft, fraud, and enforcing the application of contracts.

First published as a response to John Rawls' Theory of Justice, Anarchy, State, and Utopia has since established itself in contemporary political discussions as one of the classic texts of libertarian thought.