A History of Chinese Warfare (Four Volumes)

The Course of Modernization in the World: General Volume

Drawing on the distinctive history, ethnic composition, geography, religion, and geopolitical characteristics of the Middle East, this book describes the special path and overall features of modernization in the Arab countries of the region. It summarizes their historical experience and considers their future direction.

The Course of Modernization in the World: East Asia Volume

This is a scholarly work on history. It is divided into three parts: the cultural background and international environment of East Asian modernization; national development strategies, political reform, and state intervention; and economic and social development and regional models. The book combines research into the constraints and effects of changes in the global and regional landscape at the macro level with the historical and cultural traditions of peoples and regions and national development strategies at the meso level, especially studies of grassroots social organizations, social movements, and social development. It examines East Asian models of modernization from multiple levels and perspectives.

The Course of Modernization in the World: Latin America Volume

This book analyzes and summarizes the modernization models of major Latin American countries, recounts their paths to modernization, and identifies the effects of modernization on their political systems, social structures, economic development, cultural consciousness, and ways and standards of living. Countries responded in different ways according to the particular characteristics of their natural, economic, and social environments. The author concludes that modernization, as an irresistible historical trend, has had comprehensive and far-reaching effects. Because countries responded differently, the consequences have also varied greatly. Overall, modernization has brought economic and social development to Latin America, but it has also created serious problems. Latin America's continued development faces many major challenges.

The Course of Modernization in the World: Western Europe Volume

The first chapter describes the common features of European modernization. Without commonalities, there can be no particularities. Today, when discussing modernization, most people first emphasize its unique aspects and deny its basic dimensions, namely its common features. Yet the modernization processes and ultimate direction of Western European countries first revealed clear common characteristics. This is worth reflecting on, given that Western Europe was the first region in the world to enter the process of modernization. The following chapters present case studies of particular regions and countries, highlighting their unique features and the distinct paths and models they followed in the course of modernization.

The Course of Modernization in the World: Oceania Volume

Based on historical documents, this book discusses the modernization models and processes of countries in Oceania, including Australia, New Zealand, and the island nations of the Southwest Pacific. The author argues that, because of its distinctive geographic and geopolitical factors, modernization in Oceania was in essence a process of conflict and integration between Western and Indigenous civilizations. The countries of Oceania followed relatively distinctive paths and developed unique models of modernization. In brief, this was an import-led model: the transplantation and growth of Western civilization. Violent conflict between civilizations was relatively uncommon under this model, so the process of modernization was relatively smooth. The relationship between Western and Indigenous civilizations has always been an issue that the countries of Oceania must confront and address.