Longitude by Dava Sobel: This book details how the world figured to procedure of finding longitudinal coordinates in the world. It is short and certainly aimed at a mass market but still informative and entertaining. The Origins of Modern Europe 1660-1789 by James L. White. Gaddis sums up what it means to think like a historian. You don't even have to have read Playboy to understand them! The Cherokee Cases This book isn't too difficult, and it adds in a great deal about President Jackson, which is always a crowd pleaser. Add to library. History: A very short introduction John H Arnold: Its short. Bringing the War Home: The Weather Underground, the Red Army Faction and Revolutionary Violence in the Sixties and Seventies by Jeremy Varon: A comparative work detailing the similarities and differences of German and American society in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as between the two terrorist organizations.*. This is for general readers. The Historical Figure of Jesus by E P Sanders. It's a bit archaeology-heavy, but in that field that's a must, due to the basically non-existing genuine historical tradition. The ALL NEW Don’t Think of an Elephant! Big Chief Elizabeth by Giles Milton - Giles Milton is definitely popular, rather than academic, history, but he has a great readable style and his books seem to be well researched. That's Braudel, in a nutshell--except he tried to deal with everything from trade, warfare, religion, urbanism, naval technology, culture, individual agency, etc. If you're looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Weekly Recommendation Thread, Suggested Reading page, or ask in r/suggestmeabook. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I probably wouldn't argue this, but my point is the case can and has been made. What are some good books on the history of Africa? That Noble Dream: The "Objectivity Question" and the American Historical Profession by Peter Novick. Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation by John Ehle: A very readable history of the Cherokee Nation. He also provides a strong line in the sand between historical inquiry and the social sciences and I personally enjoyed him sort of tearing into the objectivity and the 'scientific' approach that social scientists shroud themselves in. Koch: Absolutely full of etchings, portraits, and diagrams. 1491 by Charles Mann: A popular history book that covers the general history of Native Americans until European contact. In Cold Blood is an excellent novel by Truman Capote. This the type of book you can't put down, but when you do, you throw it across the room. Starts with short biographies of the 6 main players in this history, and then gives a fascinating detailed account of their accumulation of and fights for power. .LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH{fill:var(--newRedditTheme-actionIcon);height:18px;width:18px}.LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH rect{stroke:var(--newRedditTheme-metaText)}._3J2-xIxxxP9ISzeLWCOUVc{height:18px}.FyLpt0kIWG1bTDWZ8HIL1{margin-top:4px}._2ntJEAiwKXBGvxrJiqxx_2,._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{height:24px;vertical-align:middle;width:24px}._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-inline-flexbox;display:inline-flex;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center} 1.4 The Story of American Freedom by Eric Foner. Embracing Defeat by John Dower: The benchmark book on immediate postwar culture in Japan. This is a moderated subreddit. Pioneers of Photography by Aaron Scharf. What do you think of History in Practice by Ludmilla Jordanova and In defense of History by Richard J Evans? It is essentially a summary of human history to around the 1930s. The most recent of these is obviously Michael Wolff’s Fire & Fury, a scandalous and revealing fly-on-the-wall tell-all of Donald Trump‘s first year in office. Zinn admits that. It is essentially geographical determinism, which removes human agency and denies the contingent nature of human history. Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766 by Fred Anderson: It was a great book about the events that proceeded (and Anderson asserts helped to bring about) the American Revolution while also touching upon the broader war between Britain and France throughout the world (Havana, the Philippines, India, Europe). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Guns, Germs, and Steel is the History Channel version of Ecological Imperialism. Secondary and tertiary sources are strongly favored: this is for general readers. 5. Feel free to ignore these suggestions, but include reasons for why you are ignoring it (ie, "This is an academic work, but is highly readable"). The Middle East: A Brief History of the Last 2,000 Years by Bernard Lewis -This is a very readable book by the fields leading scholar. Find your next historical fiction read! Taking my theory/historiography class next semester, thanks for these. Also, a very readable book. The Civilization of the Middle Ages: A Completely Revised and Expanded Edition of Medieval History by Norman F. Cantor: he is able to explain the schism of the Catholic church very well, as well as the various societies. The Russian Revolution by Sheila Fitzpatrick is a shorter summary of the Revolution which is extremely readable. Just. East Asian History--The study of civilizations ultimately derived from the Yellow River Valley. It's not necessarily a major historical event but it is extremely well written. I've approved this one, but in future it'd be best if you linked to goodreads.com instead. Thundering Zeus: The Making of Hellenistic Bactria, by Frank L. Holt (1999): It's quite a current book, it's well researched, it's a great introduction to Bactria and to Central Asia as an entity. The book’s main character, Sophie, is raised by her aunt in Haiti and is the product of a violent rape. The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land by Thomas Asbridge: Asbridge is one of the leading modern scholars of the crusades, and this books is not only expansive in its scope, covering the crusading movement from genesis to the aftermath of the fall of Acre, but it is also quite readable. If you are interested in how History and Historians view the world around them and the world of the past this is for you. How do you draw something like cloud formations in an atlas to demonstrate the difference between Cirrus and Cumulus clouds, even though clouds are constantly changing shape? Edit: I'd like to add that I don't think that any of these books would be over an average, educated readers head. He may not have succeeded in explaining everything, but he literally changed the game in France in the 1950s and 60s (and 70s in America, when his work was translated into English). Mayflower Bastard - An interesting book, about a young boy on the Mayflower, and his life afterwards up to and including the Salem Witch Trials. I've read: The Man Who Loved China (also titled Bomb, Book and Compass, I believe), about a British biochemist and historian called Joseph Needham who had some fascinating dealings in China during and after the Second World War. What is a month if your languages have been lost, religion mocked , land stolen, and traditions forgotten. What is History E. H. Carr: Read this for the same reason you would read Gibbon's decline and fall. The VSI series is always excellent, and this is no exception. I'm reading Hochschild's To End All Wars right now (about WWI) and it's very good—looking forward to reading that one at some point as well. *Did God Have a Wife *by William Dever. All the Shah's Men by Stephen Kinzer: A great read about the overthrow of Iran's shah, the role of the U.S. in that coup, and the eventual rise of the revolutionary movement in the region. I found out fascinating. He uses old stories and modern stories told by living Coeur d'Alene people to contextualize everything he writes. The Generalship of Alexander the Great is one of my favorites. In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick. While mostly a collection of photographs, there is a very nice preface that discusses the adoption of photography by newspaper companies. Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux by Black Elk. The suggested reading at the end of each chapter provides a wonderful selection of equally readable texts (at least among ones I've read). Winchester has also written a book on the invention of the dictionary - I haven't read it but it's supposed to be excellent. They were used in my introductory course of historiography, I wonder how they hold up in your view. I didn't read John Adams, but I'll echo that I greatly enjoyed 1776 (and I'm more of a STEM guy). Absorbing, fast-paced and well written. A History of Chinese Civilization by Jacques Gernet: A readable and detailed survey of Chinese history that is notable for not prejudicing modern history over earlier periods. Nor is it intended to be, it provides a succinct, easily understandable discussion of all of the major debates in Israelite archaeology today. It explains to readers how the average men and women (as opposed to the ‘Great men of history’) have been the main driving force behind change. (US occupation of Japan). China: A New History by John K. Fairbank: An excellent introduction to the topic by the doyen of American Sinology. From the best of 2020 to books written in ancient times, below you'll find expert recommendations of all the best history books.If you're looking for the latest books, the UK's Wolfson History Prize celebrates the best books written that year.These are seriously researched history books that are also highly readable, selected systematically from the … It's not a US history textbook. Daston and Galison do a great job explaining the context of these debates and anxieties and what they reveal about the practice of science. Its less a true 'historiography' in that it doesn't get into method or theory and is more a history of history. Fuller keeps his scope limited, but does it very well. This book, while lacking in primary source references in some spots, is the most expansive modern history of a country that I've ever read. Black Majority: Negroes in Colonial South Carolina from 1670 through the Stono Rebellion by Peter H. Wood: Discusses the early history of African slaves in Colonial South Carolina to the plantation period. 1491 by Charles Mann ,Explores what the America's were like before the Columbian Trade amazing read .Also American Lion by Jon Meachem about Andrew Jackson and how his presidency shaped the office for better or worse plus how bad ass he was ( depending on your perspective), New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Carter's writing is pretty scholarly, but I caught myself laughing a few times while reading - really readable. Readable summary of European history during that period - I've only used a few chapters for papers but it was extremely useful. Inside Terrorism by Bruce Hoffman: Maybe considered the best work on terrorism. by James Cuno. You'll often hear references to 'thinking like a lawyer' or some other profession. Three books by Richard Pipes: Russia Under the Old Regime, The Russian Revolution and Russia Under the Bolshevik Regime. It's an extremely moving and informative book about the history of home life and our development from caves and mud huts to the houses (most of us) live in today, using his own house as an example and moving from room to room, using each room to start off a chapter and exploring all the history embedded in the everyday objects we take for granted. Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexieveich is an oral history of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Rise and Fall of Egypt by Toby Wilkinson It's very well written with a superb narrative style and from an academic perspective its predominantly spot on. (shelved … Biblical History and Israel's Past, Megan B. Moore and Brad E. Kelle (2011). Dever has a decidedly more conservative flair, but trumps other more conservative scholars by being an archaeologist, and--for the most part--giving the archaeology priority. He treads a middle line between empiricism and idealism. Press J to jump to the feed. It's fine to note that a book is dense, but if it's important to a field it should be on this list. This is a nice, concise history of the conflict that contains accessible documents that are relevant to the previous section. Very readable account of the events in countries caught between the Soviet Union and Hitler's Germany during the beginnings of WWII, starting with Ukraine's Holodomor and the political tensions that rose from Stalin's paranoia of outside influence during those events. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World: Entertaining, interesting and good for history geeks and the general population. He also provides a strong line in the sand between historical inquiry and the social sciences and I personally enjoyed him sort of tearing into the objectivity and the 'scientific' approach that social scientists shroud themselves in. In A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval … Its conclusions are fairly controversial, but some very interesting light is shone on the creation of national identities. 100 of The Best History Audiobooks Score A book’s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Diamond is clearly not a historian, and he tries to attribute everything in the modern world to geography. His book Black Reconstruction in America is your first choice. It's decent, but it's bad if you don't already know your US history. Contains personal writings of Nicephore Niepce, the inventor of the first photograph, as well as biographies of other pioneers and an in-depth discussion of their techniques. UNESCO has a series called The General History of Africa. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. This is for "above average" general readers. Exploring history through the lens of languages give a new perspective on many eras. He spends time detailing the military, social, political, and cultural realities of the Byzantine Empire and outlines why it was able to function as long as it did in spite of a great many internal and external stressors. Nonfiction, one of the most riveting books I've ever read. Custer Died For Your Sins by Vine Deloria Jr: This book went a long way in shifting the focus of Anthropology and History away from Indians as objects and victims towards Indians as active participants. Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age by Kevin Boyle: Winner of a National Book Award, this book is a great introduction to housing discrimination and racial tensions in Detroit in the early part of the 20th century. Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick is a very interesting social and oral history of North Korea. A social history of the development of cities - particularly good chapters on the Renaissance and Mexico City stick in my mind. The World of the Celts by Simon James: Provides a condensed overview of the Celtic world including everything from theoretical beginnings to the idea of modern Celts and from fighting Rome to farming practices. A popularization of his important work Jesus and Judaism. Please read the rules before participating, as we remove all comments which break the rules. An extremely good book. This link may be an on-line edition. Read this for the same reason you would read Gibbon's decline and fall. If you want to learn more about American history you have countless books to choose from. Get started with these seven books to help you understand American history. You'll often hear references to 'thinking like a lawyer' or some other profession. He also has a follow-up book, 1493, which covers interactions between Europeans and Native Americans post-contact. Herbert Croly, The Promise of American Life. By neccesity it's drawn largely from anecdotal reports but it's still a very good introduction. The Tomb in Ancient Egypt by Salima Ikram: which is comprehensive and full of beautiful pictures to properly track evolution of funerary culture. John Adams by David McCullough is probably my favorite. Even thereafter, press access was manipulated. Morris combines a readable style and an ability to explain historical concepts in an easy manner with a historian's rigor. 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The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy by Wilson is really good at a really underappreciated part of history. Terrific examples of the conditions near the pole. The book is impressive because of how disastrous and pointless their expedition turn out. Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick - a very good book about the founding of Plymouth Plantation, and the first 50 years afterwards. Towards Defining the Prairies: Region, Culture, and History. Anything, however, is acceptable with sufficient justification. Over the Edge of the World by Laurence Bergreen: Bergreen is not a professional historian, but he presents the story of Magellan's circumnavigation in an entertaining way. 1. 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It is short and certainly aimed at a mass market but still informative and entertaining. 1.3 Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation by John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger. Its short. It's unflinching, and doesn't attempt to earn him any sympathy, but it's also incredibly honest, describing both a man and a monster. Trust emerges as a critical element in the production of scientific knowledge, and Shapin demonstrates that what we assume to be objective in science often rests on this foundation of trust in the scientist (as it does in every academic field). Holy … Written as a semi-travelogue by the author, but an interesting read. As an invitation to the study of history it should be difficult to resist." It is the book that rekindled my love for reading history. Without a way to track longitude reliably, ships had been getting lost and running aground. Much better written than Riasanovsky's still-in-print book of the same name, which I could never understand why people enjoy reading. A History of Iran: Empire of the Mind by Michael Axworthy. It's a major major work -- and tremendously written. The Balkans by Mark Mazower: A Brief Summary of Balkan history to the present day, but nevertheless very insightful. (Immediate Post-WWII). From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life by Jacques Barzun: A magisterial work of cultural history, an end-of-life summa penned by one of the most civilized men ever to exist. It's a supplement to the traditional narrative. Turkey: A Modern History by Zurcher. I haven't read it so I can't specifically comment, but I can tell you that I would be crucified if I included it. ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} Great Britain offered a huge cash prize to anyone able to work out a way to find longitude. White Fever by Jacek Hugo-Bader (a Polish journalist) is a kind of travel diary about a modern-day crossing of Russia from west to east. A great starting point to see why people tend to have been wrong about the Balkans. (1860), Civilization and Monsters by Gerald Figal: an academic book, but extremely readable (in my opinion- the one amazon reviewer disagrees). by James Cuno. Also the focus on the non-violence movement and its effect are frequently missing from the popular discourse on the matter. I've read it multiple times and will probably read it again soon. If the book averages two or more footnotes per page, think twice and justify its inclusion. This list of the best history books includes bestsellers, Pulizter Prize winners and editor's picks from distinguished historians and biographers. These 50 best books should help you get up to speed with American politics. 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