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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) - Page 2

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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The Alienation Effect (Owen Hatherley)
The Alienation Effect
41
Owen Hatherley
Paperbacks From Hell (Grady Hendrix)
Paperbacks From Hell
42
Grady Hendrix
Herald of a Restless World (Emily Herring)
Herald of a Restless World
43
Emily Herring
The KLF (John Higgs)
The KLF
44
John Higgs
William Blake vs. the World (John Higgs)
William Blake vs. the World
45
John Higgs
The Shock of the New (Robert Hughes)
The Shock of the New
46
Robert Hughes
Constellation of Genius (Kevin Jackson)
Constellation of Genius
47
Kevin Jackson
Cultural Amnesia (Clive James)
Cultural Amnesia
48
Clive James
Grand Hotel Abyss: The Lives of the Frankfurt School (Stuart Jeffries)
Grand Hotel Abyss: The Lives of the Frankfurt School
49
Stuart Jeffries
House of Exile (Evelyn Juers)
House of Exile
50
Evelyn Juers
Gaslight: Lantern Slides From the Nineteenth Century (Joachim Kalka)
Gaslight: Lantern Slides From the Nineteenth Century
51
Joachim Kalka
England's Hidden Reverse (David Keenan)
England's Hidden Reverse
52
David Keenan
Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About the End of the World (Dorian Lynskey)
Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About the End of the World
53
Dorian Lynskey
Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination (Robert MacFarlane)
Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination
54
Robert MacFarlane
Confessions of a Philosopher (Bryan Magee)
Confessions of a Philosopher
55
Bryan Magee
Danube (Claudio Magris)
Danube
56
Claudio Magris
A Book of One's Own (Thomas Mallon)
A Book of One's Own
57
Thomas Mallon
A History of Reading (Alberto Manguel)
A History of Reading
58
Alberto Manguel
The Metaphysical Club (Louis Menand)
The Metaphysical Club
59
Louis Menand
The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War (Louis Menand)
The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War
60
Louis Menand
The Brontë Myth (Lucasta Miller)
The Brontë Myth
61
Lucasta Miller
The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington (Joanna Moorhead)
The Surreal Life of Leonora Carrington
62
Joanna Moorhead
Paperback Crush (Gabrielle Moss)
Paperback Crush
63
Gabrielle Moss
Choosing Death (Albert Mudrian)
Choosing Death
64
Albert Mudrian
Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir (Eddie Muller)
Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir
65
Eddie Muller
Dig (David Nichols)
Dig
66
David Nichols
Hardboiled America (Geoffrey O'Brien)
Hardboiled America
67
Geoffrey O'Brien
The Phantom Empire (Geoffrey O'Brien)
The Phantom Empire
68
Geoffrey O'Brien
The Ghost (Susan Owens)
The Ghost
69
Susan Owens
Parallel Lives (Phyllis Rose)
Parallel Lives
70
Phyllis Rose
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the 20th Century (Alex Ross)
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the 20th Century
71
Alex Ross
Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music (Alex Ross)
Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music
72
Alex Ross
A History of Western Philosphy (Bertrand Russell)
A History of Western Philosphy
73
Bertrand Russell
England's Dreaming (Jon Savage)
England's Dreaming
74
Jon Savage
The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Resistance Shaped Popular Culture (Jon Savage)
The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Resistance Shaped Popular Culture
75
Jon Savage
Landscape and Memory (Simon Schama)
Landscape and Memory
76
Simon Schama
Lives of the Poets (Michael Schmidt)
Lives of the Poets
77
Michael Schmidt
The Novel (Michael Schmidt)
The Novel
78
Michael Schmidt
1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare (James Shapiro)
1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
79
James Shapiro
1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear (James Shapiro)
1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear
80
James Shapiro
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