Books like A history of the modern world

A history of the modern world by R. R. Palmer reads as academic, informative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The French Revolution and Napoleon

Lynn Hunt · 2017

Both explore european history

67% genome match

The West in the world

Dennis Sherman · 2000

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match

World history

Burton F. Beers · 1984

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match

The end of the European era

Felix Gilbert · 1991

Both explore european history

57% genome match

Traditions & encounters

Jerry H. Bentley · 1999

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match

The Columbian exchange

Alfred W. Crosby · 1972

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match

Empire of cotton

Sven Beckert · 2004

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match

Industry and empire

Eric Hobsbawm · 1968

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

The future of the past

Alexander Stille · 2002

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914

C. A. Bayly · 2003

Same nonfiction feel

52% genome match

Postwar

Tony Judt · 2005

Both explore european history

50% genome match

The search for modern China

Jonathan D. Spence · 1990

Same nonfiction feel

64% genome match