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
“Protecting Soldiers and Mothers: The Political Origins of Social Policy in the United States”
surface form: Protecting Soldiers and Mothers: The Political Origins of Social Policy in the United States
historical study
“Racial Realignment: The Transformation of American Liberalism, 1932–1965”
surface form: Racial Realignment: The Transformation of American Liberalism, 1932–1965
Monumenta Paderbornensia historical work
Historia Westfaliae historical work
Annals by Tacitus
surface form: Annals
Geschichte des Dreißigjährigen Krieges historical work
Geschichte des Abfalls der vereinigten Niederlande von der spanischen Regierung historical work
Darwin and Henslow: The Growth of an Idea historical work
Historia Romana historical work
History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada historical work
The English in Ireland in the Eighteenth Century historical study
Oceana, or, England and Her Colonies historical work
Historia Brittonum chronicle
History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent historical work
History of the Wars by Procopius
surface form: History of the Wars
historical work
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder historical narrative
The New World
The Age of Revolution
Scotch Reviewers: The Edinburgh Review, 1802–1815 historical study
The Lion and the Unicorn: Gladstone vs. Disraeli historical study
After the Revolution: Profiles of Early American Culture
The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament historical work
Geschichte der Städteverfassung in Italien historical study
Städte und Gilden der germanischen Völker im Mittelalter historical study
Nürnbergs Handelsbeziehungen und Politik im Mittelalter historical study
The Air Plan That Defeated Hitler
Life Upon These Shores
Stony the Road
KG 200
An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, Particularly the African 18th-century book
Iberica (Spanish Wars) historical work
From the Founding of the City historical work
Nationalism in Colonial Africa historical study
The Baby's Opera 19th-century book
Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America 19th-century book
Humayun-nama historical text
Pararaton chronicle
surface form: Pararaton
historical chronicle
Book of Kings historical chronicle
manuscripts of Isaac Newton primary historical source
Space, Time and Architecture architectural history book
Mechanization Takes Command historical study
Shah Jahan Nama historical chronicle
Chronicon Paschale historical work
Akbarnama historical chronicle
Polish chronicles historical narrative
Émile Bernard–Vincent van Gogh correspondence primary historical source
Paul Warnefried
surface form: Historia Langobardorum
historical work
History of the Lombards historical chronicle
Historia Langobardorum historical chronicle
Über den natürlichen Familien der Amphibien 19th-century book