Books like Traditions & encounters

Traditions & encounters by Jerry H. Bentley reads as academic, comprehensive. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The West in the world

Dennis Sherman · 2000

Both explore world history & cultural exchange

75% genome match

Europe between the oceans

Barry W. Cunliffe · 2008

Both explore cultural exchange

66% genome match

1493

Charles C. Mann · 2011

Both explore cultural exchange

62% genome match

The ascent of money

Niall Ferguson · 2008

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Forbidden knowledge

Roger Shattuck · 1996

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

The Rise of the West

William Hardy McNeill · 1963

Both explore world history & cultural exchange

79% genome match

The human web

John Robert McNeill · 2002

Same nonfiction feel

59% genome match

Why the West Rules - For Now

Ian Morris · 2010

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match

Empires in world history

Jane Burbank · 2010

Both explore empires

60% genome match

The Columbian exchange

Alfred W. Crosby · 1972

Both explore cultural exchange

56% genome match

A history of the modern world

R. R. Palmer · 1950

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match

The Singularity Is Near

Ray Kurzweil · 2005

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match