What to Read After Civilization
Readers who loved Civilization by Niall Ferguson keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Civilization is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Civilization
Why the West Rules - For Now
The origins of political order
On China
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
Day of empire
Empire
The ascent of money
American colossus
Conquest
World America Made
The Spirit of Democracy
The Birth of Plenty
Monsoon
From the Ruins of Empire
The wealth and poverty of nations
Colossus
Origins of Political Order
Lords of finance
World order
Postwar
The Pity of War
The better angels of our nature
World until Yesterday
Iron Curtain