Books like The irony of democracy

The irony of democracy by Thomas R. Dye reads as analytical, critical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Sport in society

Jay J. Coakley · 1978

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

Blue Blood

Craig Unger · 1988

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

Down to Earth Sociology

James M. Henslin · 1972

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

L'imagination sociologique

C. Wright Mills · 1959

Same nonfiction feel

53% genome match

By the People

James A. Morone · 2012

Both explore american politics & governance

69% genome match

The ethnic myth

Stephen Steinberg · 1981

Both explore social inequality

67% genome match

The human polity

Kay Lawson · 1984

Both explore governance

65% genome match

Understanding the political world

James N. Danziger · 1990

Both explore governance

65% genome match

The dictator's handbook

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita · 2011

Both explore governance

63% genome match

Public policy-making

James E. Anderson · 1975

Both explore governance

63% genome match

The Lonely Crowd

David Riesman · 1950

Same nonfiction feel

47% genome match

Privilege, Power, and Difference

Allan G. Johnson · 2001

Both explore social inequality

63% genome match