51 Keywords to Understand the Three Kingdoms
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This book interprets the historical stories of the Wei, Shu, and Wu Three Kingdoms periods in ancient China from the perspective of a Japanese sinologist. The author, Professor Ritsuko Inami, is a well-known Japanese expert on Chinese literature. She has studied the history of the Three Kingdoms for more than half a century, and has translated "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in full for Japanese readers. In the book "51 Keywords to Understand the Three Kingdoms", Professor Ritsuko Inami carefully selected 51 keywords from the Three Kingdoms story, divided into three parts: "Understanding 'People'," "Understanding 'War,'" and "Understanding 'Society,'" to interpret this famous historical period in ancient Chinese history from a new perspective. From the troubled times when the heroes were divided, to the tripartite confrontation of Wei, Shu, and Wu, to the Jin Dynasty's destruction of Dongwu and the unification of the Three Kingdoms, it gives a detailed explanation of the powerful world of the Three Kingdoms, the diverse characters of the Three Kingdoms, and the complex stories of the Three Kingdoms. The book is based on the historical facts written in "Three Kingdoms" and the storyline of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", interpreting Chinese culture, historical events and social life in the Three Kingdoms era about 1800 years ago. The 51 keywords correspond to each other and restore the complex story world of the Three Kingdoms. It is a new perspective for foreign sinologists to interpret and study Chinese history and classical novels.
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