Books like What happened in history

What happened in history by V. Gordon Childe reads as academic, analytical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The economy of cities

Jane Jacobs · 1969

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

Western Civilization

Jackson J. Spielvogel · 1900

Both explore societal development

66% genome match

Flesh and Stone

Richard Sennett · 1994

Same nonfiction feel

52% genome match

The city shaped

Spiro Kostof · 1991

Same nonfiction feel

48% genome match

World history

Burton F. Beers · 1984

Both explore societal development

69% genome match

The Unfinished Nation

Alan Brinkley · 1993

Both explore social change

64% genome match

From slavery to freedom

John Hope Franklin · 1947

Both explore social change

64% genome match

Space, time and architecture

Sigfried Giedion · 1941

Same nonfiction feel

47% genome match

A Brief History Of The United States

Allan Nevins · 1942

Both explore social change

64% genome match

A Theory of Good City Form

Kevin Lynch · 1981

Same nonfiction feel

48% genome match

America

George Brown Tindall · 1984

Both explore social change

63% genome match

Économie internationale

Paul R. Krugman · 1987

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match