The opening chapter of "The Great Learning" says: "Everything has its beginning and end, everything has its beginning and end. If you know the sequence, you will get the shortcut." The title of this book "Knowing the Sequence" is not intended to be a "shortcut", but the content of this book involves the examination of modern figures, historical events, and documents. It is just a matter of chronological order and the beginning and end.
The articles collected in the book mostly start from the research of lost documents and obscure personnel affairs. The author believes that the former work is similar to the repair and assembly of fragments of cultural relics. By searching for edge traces or original textures of the fragments, it can be corroborated with known historical events or documents, in the hope of revealing the secrets. Social changes are often centered on the rise and fall of characters, so the latter work focuses on "the separation and separation of people and the interaction between things", which naturally becomes the only way to trace history.
Reader comments
This book is very interesting. It takes us to understand the beginning and end of history through the examination of modern figures, historical events and documents. The author's writing style is rigorous and the research is detailed. It reminds me of my own experience when starting a business. I also need to trace back to the source and understand the development context of the market and industry. Moreover, the contents in the book are like pieces of a puzzle. The author puts them together to give us a more complete historical picture. Recommended to friends who are interested in modern history.
This book is very interesting. It takes us to understand the beginning and end of history through the examination of modern figures, historical events and documents. The author's writing style is rigorous and the research is detailed. It reminds me of my own experience when starting a business. I also need to trace back to the source and understand the development context of the market and industry. Moreover, the contents in the book are like pieces of a puzzle. The author puts them together to give us a more complete historical picture. Recommended to friends who are interested in modern history.