history book

C926
concept

A history book is a written work that systematically records, analyzes, and interprets past events, societies, and developments to explain how they have shaped the present.

All labels observed (49)

Label Occurrences
history book canonical 416
historical study 276
historical work 271

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: history book
Generated description
A history book is a written work that systematically records, analyzes, and interprets past events, societies, and developments to explain how they have shaped the present.

Instances (1,350)

Instance Via concept surface
The Greatest Generation
Boom!: Voices of the Sixties
L’Antisémitisme, son histoire et ses causes historical study
Linnaean correspondence primary historical source
Codex Azcatitlan historical chronicle
Roman Canon Law in the Church of England historical study
Race Rebels
As Long as Grass Grows
Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34
Humboldt’s travel journals primary historical source
The Making of a State historical work
Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America historical book
Power and Progress (short title)
surface form: Power and Progress
history of technology book
The Rise of the City, 1878–1898
Paths to the Present historical work
Empire: What Ruling the World Did to the British
Building Jerusalem: The Rise and Fall of the Victorian City
Ten Cities That Made an Empire
al-Athar al-Baqiya ‘an al-Qurun al-Khaliya historical study
Muqaddimah historical work
Kitab al-Ibar historical work
Muqaddimah as a prolegomenon to history historical work
Elements of Arithmetic 19th-century book
Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs 18th-century book
Abraham Lincoln: A History historical work
Histoire socialiste de la Révolution française historical work
The Great Conspiracy: Its Origin and History historical work
History of Scotland 1542–1603 historical work
The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V historical work
The History of America historical work
The History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI historical work
Remember: The Journey to School Integration history book for children
The History of the World historical work
History of the Dutch parliamentary system historical study
The Law of Civilization and Decay historical study
The Theory of Social Revolutions historical study
Foxe's Book of Martyrs religious history book
Acts and Monuments historical work
Korrespondenz mit Hermann Bahr primary historical source
Years of Command historical work
The Forgotten Continent: A History of the New Latin America
Reports on the geology of New Jersey
surface form: Reports on the Geology of New Jersey
19th-century book
Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City
History of North Carolina
Ottoman chronicles narrative history
the book "The Great Controversy"
surface form: The Great Controversy
historical work
Na Primeira Presidência da República Portuguesa historical work
Études galiléennes historical study
La révolution astronomique historical study
East Asian astronomical chronicles primary historical source