World History Reading Lists

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The World History Reading lists page combines all our geographic based history lists together, arranged by continent. While currently incomplete, the goal is to include as many countries as possible and the work is ongoing.

1. Africa

• The 100 Greatest African History and Politics Books
• The 100 Best Middle Eastern and North African History & Politics Books

2. America

• The 100 Best Canadian History Books
• The 100 Greatest Latin American History & Politics Books
• US History: The American past in 100 Books

3. Asia

• The 100 Best Chinese, Japanese and Korean History and Politics Books
• The 100 Best Middle Eastern History & Politics Books
• The 100 Best Russian History Books
• The 100 Greatest Indian, Pakistani and South Asian History & Politics Books
• The 100 Greatest Southeast Asian History & Politics Books

4. Australia

• The 100 Best Australian History and Politics Books

5. Europe

• The 100 Best English & British History Books
• The 100 Best European History and Politics Books
• The 100 Best French History Books: From Revolution to Resistance
• The 100 Greatest German History Books
• The 100 Greatest Irish History Books
• The 100 Best Russian History Books
• The 100 Best Scottish History Books

6. General

• The 100 Best History Books of All Time
• 100 Excellent History Books Written by Women