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107 Cultural History Books That Might Make You More Interesting (Or at Least Might Make the World More Interesting to You)

Cultural history can be approached from innumerable perspectives, and this list contains everything from biography and memoir to criticism and travel writing.
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Go Ahead in the Rain (Hanif Abdurraqib)
Go Ahead in the Rain
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Hanif Abdurraqib
Flickers (Gilbert Adair)
Flickers
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Gilbert Adair
The Notebook (Roland Allen)
The Notebook
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Roland Allen
The Wry Romance of the Literary Rectory (Deborah Alun-Jones)
The Wry Romance of the Literary Rectory
4
Deborah Alun-Jones
Our Vampires, Ourselves (Nina Auerbach)
Our Vampires, Ourselves
5
Nina Auerbach
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes From the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 (Michael Azerrad)
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes From the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
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Michael Azerrad
Rural Hours (Harriet Baker)
Rural Hours
7
Harriet Baker
At the Existentialist Cafe (Sarah Bakewell)
At the Existentialist Cafe
8
Sarah Bakewell
From Dawn to Decadence (Jacques Barzun)
From Dawn to Decadence
9
Jacques Barzun
Night Walking (Matthew Beaumont)
Night Walking
10
Matthew Beaumont
Sounds and Sweet Airs (Anna Beer)
Sounds and Sweet Airs
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Anna Beer
Jacques Tati: His Life and Art (David Bellos)
Jacques Tati: His Life and Art
12
David Bellos
The Proper Study of Mankind (Isaiah Berlin)
The Proper Study of Mankind
13
Isaiah Berlin
The Vertigo Years: Europe, 1900-1914 (Philip Blom)
The Vertigo Years: Europe, 1900-1914
14
Philip Blom
Fracture - Life and Culture in the West 1918 - 1938 (Philipp Blom)
Fracture - Life and Culture in the West 1918 - 1938
15
Philipp Blom
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey (Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton)
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey
16
Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton
Quartet (Leah Broad)
Quartet
17
Leah Broad
The Parade's Gone by (Kevin Brownlow)
The Parade's Gone By
18
Kevin Brownlow
On Going to Bed (Anthony Burgess)
On Going to Bed
19
Anthony Burgess
The Music of Time (John Burnside)
The Music of Time
20
John Burnside
The Method (Isaac Butler)
The Method
21
Isaac Butler
You're a Brick, Angela! (Mary Cadogan & Patricia Craig)
You're a Brick, Angela!
22
Mary Cadogan & Patricia Craig
Can't Stop Won't Stop (Jeff Chang)
Can't Stop Won't Stop
23
Jeff Chang
A Natural History of Ghosts: 500 Years of Hunting for Proof (Roger Clarke)
A Natural History of Ghosts: 500 Years of Hunting for Proof
24
Roger Clarke
Bestseller! (Claud Cockburn)
Bestseller!
25
Claud Cockburn
A Chance Meeting: Intertwined Lives of American Writers and Artists, 1854-1967 (Rachel Cohen)
A Chance Meeting: Intertwined Lives of American Writers and Artists, 1854-1967
26
Rachel Cohen
Multiple Joyce (David Collard)
Multiple Joyce
27
David Collard
Some Time in the Sun (Tom Dardis)
Some Time in the Sun
28
Tom Dardis
Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression (Morris Dickstein)
Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression
29
Morris Dickstein
Geoff Dyer (The Ongoing Moment)
Geoff Dyer
30
The Ongoing Moment
Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age (Modris Eksteins)
Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age
31
Modris Eksteins
The Speed of Sound: Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution 1926-1930 (Scott Eyman)
The Speed of Sound: Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution 1926-1930
32
Scott Eyman
Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia (Orlando Figes)
Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia
33
Orlando Figes
Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel (Edwin Frank)
Stranger Than Fiction: Lives of the Twentieth-Century Novel
34
Edwin Frank
City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940's (Otto Friedrich)
City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940's
35
Otto Friedrich
Abroad: British Literary Traveling Between the Wars (Paul Fussell)
Abroad: British Literary Traveling Between the Wars
36
Paul Fussell
The Great War and Modern Memory (Paul Fussell)
The Great War and Modern Memory
37
Paul Fussell
An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood (Neal Gabler)
An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood
38
Neal Gabler
Days in the Life (Jonathan Green)
Days in the Life
39
Jonathan Green
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare (Stephen Greenblatt)
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
40
Stephen Greenblatt
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