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Eternal Rivers
In the fierce tide of existence and change of world civilization, how does China deal with itself and how does it view its own history and culture? Where did China come from, where did Chinese culture come from, and where is it going? This book "Eternal Rivers" is an answer sheet handed over by Mr. Xu Zhuoyun, a famous historian with Chinese culture in mind. It is also a history written for today's Chinese people and a biography of the growth and development of Chinese culture. As history progre
761Reads9.4Score402Shelves
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Xu Zhuoyun Talks About the United States
Having lived in the United States for more than 60 years, Xu Zhuoyun, a great Chinese historian, shares his personal experience. With a keen perspective that combines history and sociology, he vividly presents the people, events, places, and things that were deeply impressive and worth recalling during his stay in the United States. Before our eyes, and placed back into the cultural, institutional and social context to which they belong, we trace the historical background and historical origins
304Reads9.4Score131Shelves
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Xu Zhuoyun's Three Books on Civilization: 3 Volumes in Total
Xu Zhuoyun's Three Books on Civilization is a major masterpiece by Xu Zhuoyun, a master of contemporary history. In these three books, he systematically explains the history of civilization for the first time. Forged by 70 years of erudite thinking, he outlines the development roadmap of world civilization with his unique "big historical perspective" - looking back on past civilizations ("The Great Changes in Civilization in Three Thousand Years"), commenting on current civilization ("How the
289Reads9.4Score117Shelves
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Xu Zhuoyun Talks About History: the Rise and Fall of Great Powers' Hegemony
The rise and fall of a dynasty can be summed up in one sentence: whether the core of public power is released. ——Xu Zhuoyun Mr. Xu Zhuoyun, with his profound knowledge of integrating the East and the West and connecting the past and the present, deeply analyzed from the perspective of systems theory the success and failure of the hegemony of great powers at home and abroad in ancient and modern times. In the Chinese history section, starting from the Qin and Han Empires, the book outlines and o
209Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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Xu Zhuoyun Talks About History: the Success and Failure of Modern Civilization
How did the mainstream civilization that dominated human life for three hundred years arise? What twists and turns has it experienced? Where will the future of mankind develop? With a broad vision and popular language, Mr. Xu Zhuoyun paints a panoramic view of modern civilization from a high position: from the religious revolution to the rise of nation-states, from the Enlightenment to the industrial revolution to the great development of modern capitalism. With a clear outline and a clear outli
107Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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The Spirit of Chinese Culture (2024 Edition)
Novels, gods and ghosts, divination, traditional Chinese medicine, cultural relics, legends, sacrifices, myths... Culture can be divided into "big tradition" and "little tradition." Most previous explanations of Chinese culture have examined the "big tradition" of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. However, Xu Zhuoyun started from the "little tradition" and examined Chinese culture in the form of daily life, starting from the concept of ordinary people living in peace and contentment. The knowl
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Talking About China: an Ever-Changing and Complex Community (2024 Edition)
How did China become China? Is its identity based on blood, national boundaries, or culture? Swords and swords cut boundaries, but food and clothing flowed between each other; Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism were mixed; ethnic groups merged... How did these originally scattered and complex cultures gradually converge and shape a country called "China/Huaxia"? In the future, can this community still attract the descendants of the original members and continue to be recognized as belonging phys
22Reads8.9Score—Shelves
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Transcending the Unseen with Vision: Education, Culture and the Future in Today's Era
Xu Zhuoyun, the author of "Eternal Rivers" and a 95-year-old historian, is the first educational work in a 60-year education career. Reflect on education, look at the future, and explore the future of today's students and the world through the gaps in today's education and culture. Yu Minhong, Qian Wenzhong, Xu Dongmei, Lin Xiaoying, Huang Deng, Leng Yubin, Zhao Xu, etc. Are highly recommended. "Have a vision, go beyond what you haven't seen. Find ways to imagine what the world might be like in
10Reads8.6Score—Shelves