This book is the first work on the history of China and Europe and is also the representative work of historian Chen Hengzhe.
The book is divided into three parts: ancient history, medieval history, and modern history, which completely displays the development process of Western civilization with Europe as the core. "Ancient History" takes civilization as the unit, tracing back to the Greek and Roman civilizations that represent the source of European culture, as well as the closely related Egyptian and West Asian Mesopotamian civilizations. "Medieval History" takes major historical events as a unit and introduces the changes of countries in the Middle Ages and feudal culture. "Modern History" combines both, telling the grand process from the Renaissance, the geographical discovery to the First World War.
The author tells the history of the West from a Chinese perspective, using the two clues of civilization and war to tell the evolution of Western civilization, involving Western politics, economy, military, culture, literature, philosophy, etc., With an advanced sense of globalization, a cultural awareness of tolerance and harmony, and a strong humanitarian sentiment.
This book was originally a history textbook written by Chen Hengzhe at the invitation of the Commercial Press for readers at high school level and above. The author uses prose techniques to write history. "There are texts in history and history in texts." It is both academic and readable. It is a "extremely talented" general history reading.
