Books like The search for modern China

The search for modern China by Jonathan D. Spence reads as informative, academic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Rise of Modern China

Immanuel Chung-yueh Hsü · 1970

Both explore chinese history & political change

81% genome match

A history of the modern world

R. R. Palmer · 1950

Same nonfiction feel

66% genome match

A history of God

Karen Armstrong · 1993

Both explore cultural evolution

65% genome match

Art Through the Ages

Helen Gardner · 1926

Both explore cultural evolution

64% genome match

The Birth of the Modern World, 1780-1914

C. A. Bayly · 2003

Both explore political change & social transformation

66% genome match

A History of Mathematics

Carl B. Boyer · 1968

Same nonfiction feel

66% genome match

The French Revolution and Napoleon

Lynn Hunt · 2017

Both explore political change

69% genome match

A Brief History Of The United States

Allan Nevins · 1942

Same nonfiction feel

64% genome match

America

George Brown Tindall · 1984

Same nonfiction feel

63% genome match

The Ancient World

D. Brendan Nagle · 1979

Same nonfiction feel

63% genome match

History of Africa

Kevin Shillington · 1989

Same nonfiction feel

64% genome match

The Man Who Knew Infinity

Robert Kanigel · 1991

Same nonfiction feel

63% genome match