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12 books with a reading profile close to The Third Reich in Power, 1933 - 1939 by Richard J. Evans. Deep and outward-looking; a moderate read.

1

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

by Isabel Wilkerson

Also deep and outward-looking · history, analytical

Isabel Wilkerson argues that the United States is governed by a rigid, unspoken hierarchy that functions like a caste system rather than just a collection of racial prejudices.
2

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Also outward-looking · history, analytical

Siddhartha Mukherjee traces the evolution of oncology from ancient surgical records to contemporary genetic research.
3

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

by Isabel Wilkerson

history, analytical

Isabel Wilkerson chronicles the movement of six million Black Americans from the Jim Crow South to northern and western cities between 1915 and 1970.
4

And the Band Played on

by Randy Shilts

Also outward-looking · history, analytical

Randy Shilts documents the initial decade of the AIDS epidemic in the United States, tracking the virus from its first appearance in urban centers to its spread through the blood supply.
5

The Guns of August

by Barbara W. Tuchman

Also deep and outward-looking · history, analytical

Barbara Tuchman chronicles the opening month of World War I, tracing the rigid military planning and diplomatic failures that led to a global stalemate.
6

Scenes from Deep Time

by M. J. S. Rudwick

Also deep and outward-looking · history, analytical

In Scenes from Deep Time, M.
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Powers and Prospects

by Noam Chomsky

Also deep and outward-looking · history, analytical

In this collection of essays and lectures, Noam Chomsky analyzes the intersection of international relations, geopolitical power, and elite control over economic policy.
8

Constantinople: Capital of Byzantium

by Jonathan Harris

Also outward-looking · history, academic

Jonathan Harris reconstructs the urban landscape and political culture of Constantinople during the peak of its influence around the year 1200.
9

King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa

by Adam Hochschild

Also deep and outward-looking · history, analytical

Adam Hochschild details the private seizure of the Congo River basin by King Leopold II of Belgium and the subsequent industrial exploitation of the region.
10

Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement

by Angela Y. Davis

Also deep and outward-looking · history, analytical

Angela Davis connects disparate liberation efforts through a framework of intersectional internationalism.
11

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

by Mary Beard

Also deep and outward-looking · history, analytical

Mary Beard tracks the evolution of the Roman state from its mythic eighth-century BCE origins to the pivotal year 212 CE, when Emperor Caracalla granted universal citizenship to all free inhabitants of the empire.
12

Russia and the Russians

by Geoffrey A. Hosking

Also outward-looking · history, academic

Geoffrey Hosking analyzes the tension between the expansion of the Russian state and the development of its national identity.

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