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  1. The Fiscal Code 财政密码 Guo Jianlong郭建龙Historical280k WordsCompleted History is the warp, economics the weft: an exploration of the rise and fall of dynasties through the lens of public finance. History is the warp, economics the weft: an exploration of the rise and fall of China's dynasties through the lens of public finance! The number one economics history book on Douban's popular list, rated 8.3 by ten thousand readers and with over 150,000 print copies sold! One of Guo Jianlong's "Code Trilogy," alongside "The Code of Philosophy" and "The Code of Military Af 2kReads9.4Score587Shelves
  2. The Siege of Bianjing: Diplomacy, War, and People at the End of the Northern Song 汴京之围：北宋末年的外交、战争和人 Guo Jianlong郭建龙Historical259k WordsCompleted This book traces the full historical details of the Jingkang Disaster at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. It recounts the shifting peace and conflict among the Song, Liao, and Jin, focusing on pivotal moments in the Northern Song's great upheaval and the causes and consequences of the empire's crisis, which erupted across the realm from within and without. During the Xuanhe era of the Northern Song, the empire appeared prosperous from top to bottom, yet dangers beneath the golden age were a 587Reads9.4Score174Shelves
  3. Military Codes 军事密码 Guo Jianlong郭建龙Historical285k WordsCompleted A history of China told through the intertwined themes of war and geography, tracing the evolution, successes, and failures of Chinese military strategy over more than two thousand years. The new edition includes maps! The second book in historical writer Guo Jianlong’s “Code” trilogy, alongside Fiscal Code and Philosophy Code. Highly recommended by Yu Minhong, Liu Suli, Yu Shicun, Yang Bin, Shi Zhan, Luo Zhenyu, Li Shuo, Zhang Mingyang, and many others! This book offers a detailed analysis of t 360Reads9.4Score111Shelves
  4. Guo Jianlong's Cipher Trilogy 郭建龙“密码三部曲” Guo Jianlong郭建龙Historical883k WordsCompleted Historian Guo Jianlong's “Code Trilogy” examines the rise and fall of China's ancient dynasties through the lenses of finance, military affairs, and philosophy! The Financial Code explores the internal causes of dynastic change through the successes and failures of successive financial systems. The Military Code traces military strategy across geography and warfare, revealing why campaigns succeeded or failed. The Philosophical Code seeks the logic behind dynastic rule in the history of politica 247Reads9.4Score106Shelves
  5. Transmigrating Across a Century of the Middle East 穿越百年中东 Guo Jianlong郭建龙Historical227k WordsCompleted An essential read for understanding a century of turmoil in the Middle East. Highly recommended by Yu Minhong, Luo Zhenyu, Shi Zhan, Li Shuo, Zhang Mingyang, Liu Zichao, Liu Yi, and many others! Here, peace is an illusion, and war is eternal. The smoke of World War I had barely cleared when the declining Ottoman Empire collapsed completely, its territory carved up by the European powers and its Arab tribes divided by conflicting interests. The ongoing turmoil in the modern Middle East is the pro 217Reads9.4Score107Shelves
  6. The Grand History of the Silk Road: When Ancient China Encountered the World 丝绸之路大历史：当古代中国遭遇世界 Guo Jianlong郭建龙Historical402k WordsCompleted For more than two thousand years, China's favorable geographical conditions fostered a distinctive tradition of unity under a single empire and the resilient continuity of Chinese civilization. Yet from the time Zhang Qian opened up the Western Regions, successive dynasties sent countless envoys, monks, and merchants westward, each with their own mission and purpose. They crossed the mountains and deserts of the west or sailed across the seas, seeking a wider world beyond China. The goods and id 165Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  7. The Lost Three Hundred Years: China’s Opening and Closing After the Age of Discovery (1516–1840) 失去的三百年：地理大发现之后中国的开放与封闭（1516—1840）（经纬度丛书） Guo Jianlong郭建龙Historical338k WordsCompleted A new book on Chinese history by Guo Jianlong! Recommended by Luo Zhenyu and Yu Minhong. Discover China’s opening up and setbacks over the three centuries from the late Ming to the late Qing. China once had opportunities to learn from the West and open itself to the world. It was eager to learn about technology, commerce, finance, and systems of governance. China opened up to the outside world more than once in its history, but without learning from the past, every opening eventually closes in o 116Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  8. Guo Jianlong's Classic Bestselling Collection: Five-Volume Set 郭建龙经典畅销套装（共五册） Guo Jianlong郭建龙Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Guo Jianlong’s five-book bestseller collection (The Siege of Bianjing + Two Hundred Years of African History + The Silk Road: A Grand History + The Collapse of a Golden Age + The Lost World) brings together five distinctive works by the renowned history writer Guo Jianlong. One explores an unusual episode in ancient Chinese history; another covers two centuries of African history; a third traces more than three thousand years of exchanges between China and the rest of the world; a fourth offers 102Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  9. A Yuan Dynasty Guide to Getting Rich 元朝理财记 Guo Jianlong郭建龙Historical239k WordsCompleted Did inflation bring down the Yuan dynasty? From Genghis Khan's rise to the Yuan dynasty's fall, this is a history of the dynasty's fortunes told through its finances. A contradictory system of government? Revenue buckling under the crushing burden of military spending? The long-term risks of a divided north and south? An inconsistent policy of Sinicization... This book explores the mystery of the Yuan dynasty's short lifespan from multiple angles. A new work by renowned historian Guo Jianlong! T 46Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  10. Beneath the Clouds of Three Thousand Pagodas: A Cultural Journey Through Five Southeast Asian Countries 三千佛塔烟云下：东南亚五国文化纪行 Guo Jianlong郭建龙Historical138k WordsCompleted A fascinating journey through the history of Southeast Asian civilizations! A cultural account of five Southeast Asian nations: Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos! A fascinating journey through the history of Southeast Asian civilizations! A cultural account of five Southeast Asian nations: Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos! One of the historical writer Guo Jianlong’s “Asia Trilogy,” this book helps you understand the past and future of the Indochinese Peninsula. More th 36Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  11. Guo Jianlong's Asia Trilogy 郭建龙“亚洲三部曲” Guo Jianlong郭建龙Historical433k WordsCompleted A wild journey through 5,000 years of Indian civilization! A mysterious and colorful journey through Southeast Asian history and civilization! A journey through the Mongol-Yuan Empire spanning eight centuries! To understand China, you need to understand the cultures and histories of its neighbors. Historian Guo Jianlong's “Asia Trilogy”: India: The Floating Subcontinent takes you up close to the distant history and present-day reality of the Indian subcontinent! Beneath Three Thousand Stupas: A 32Reads8.3Score—Shelves