History Published in Year: 2012
1. 
From the Ruins of Empire: The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia
by:
Pankaj Mishra
3.96 avg rating — 2,559 ratings 1. 
Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady
by:
Kate Summerscale
3.16 avg rating — 3,929 ratings 1. 
The Barbarous Years: The Peopling of British North America: The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600-1675
by:
Bernard Bailyn
3.93 avg rating — 1,081 ratings 1. 
Embers Of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam
by:
Fredrik Logevall
4.43 avg rating — 2,685 ratings 
1. 
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
by:
Daron Acemoğlu
4.09 avg rating — 59,224 ratings 7. 
London's Labyrinth: The World Beneath the City's Streets
by:
Fiona Rule
3.86 avg rating — 80 ratings 7. 
Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century
by:
Shashi Tharoor
3.87 avg rating — 2,273 ratings 
7. 
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
by:
Daron Acemoğlu
4.09 avg rating — 59,224 ratings 11. 
12. 
Middle East Authoritarianisms: Governance, Contestation, and Regime Resilience in Syria and Iran
by:
Steven Heydemann
3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings