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A sweeping, scholarly immersion into the political upheavals and shifting landscapes of nineteenth-century Europe. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Barricades and borders.
- serious
- contemplative
- sweeping
- 01
Postwar
Tony Judt · 2005
A magisterial, sweeping journey through the ashes of a shattered continent as it painstakingly rebuilds its identity and its borders.
- 02
Civilization in the West
Mark A. Kishlansky, Patrick J. Geary and others · 1991
A sweeping, structured journey through the triumphs, conflicts, and cultural milestones that forged the Western world.
- 03
Balkan Ghosts
Robert D. Kaplan · 1993
A brooding, atmospheric journey through a landscape where the past is never dead, and history bleeds into the present.
- 04
Give Me Liberty!
Eric Foner · 2004
A comprehensive, scholarly exploration of the evolving concepts of freedom and democracy throughout United States history.
- 05
The making of modern Japan
Kenneth B. Pyle · 1978
A scholarly and analytical exploration of the economic and historical forces that forged a modern nation.
- 06
Citizens
Simon Schama · 1989
A sweeping, cinematic descent from Enlightenment optimism into the bloody chaos of ideological zealotry.
- 07
Medieval Europe
C. Warren Hollister · 1964
A sweeping, accessible journey through a millennium of kings, peasants, plagues, and cathedrals that laid the foundations of the modern world.
- 08
The proud tower
Barbara Wertheim Tuchman · 1966
A sweeping, fateful portrait of a glittering and fractured world hurtling toward cataclysm.
- 09
The Age of Revolution
Eric J. Hobsbawm · 1962
A sweeping, intellectually thrilling masterclass on the twin engines of industry and rebellion that forged the modern world.
- 10
Europe and the people without history
Eric R. Wolf · 1982
A sweeping, analytical exploration of the economic and social transformations that connected the globe from 1492 onward.
- 11
Western Civilizations
Joshua Cole and Carol Symes
A sweeping, structured exploration of the historical and cultural forces that shaped the Western world.
- 12
Out of control
Kevin Kelly · 1994
A mind-expanding journey into the hidden logic of swarms, ecosystems, and machines that will change how you look at the modern world.
