A Brief History of the World
by He Bingsong
About This Novel
"A Brief History of the World" was published in 1934 and has been printed dozens of times and has had a great influence. The first volume starts from Asia and narrates the historical facts from the origin of world culture to the rise of Europe. It also intersperses the development of Eastern culture and its influence on Europe. The second volume starts with the formation of world powers and the development of colonial undertakings, and systematically explains how European powers dominated the process of modern world history. The book advocates Chinese culture as the standard. On the basis of referring to the achievements of Western history, and based on the activities and contributions of Asian countries, including China, in world cultural history, it is narrated at appropriate positions. It is intended to illustrate that Asian culture has greatly promoted the progress of Europe. The prosperity of Europe and the decline of Asia only occurred after Europe carried out world colonization in modern times. Asian nations should view history correctly. This new view of history breaks the Eurocentric view of history and adjusts the new historical perspective.
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