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In 1588, the British Royal Navy defeated the Spanish Armada. This victory created a legend. In the next few hundred years, the wealth, power and glory of the empire would be born in the ocean. The Royal Navy would push Britain from the edge of Europe to the center of the modern world. This book takes the 400-year development history of the British Navy as the main line, telling the rise of the British Empire and how it affected the rise and fall of modern civilization. The book is divided into four chapters, "Heart of Oak", "Golden Ocean", "Wind and Waves", and "Great Changes in the Ocean", one by one showing Britain's journey from controlling the lifeline of maritime traffic to establishing a global maritime empire, which ultimately led to a crisis in global civilization. Readers can explore the following history from the book: How did the Royal Navy develop from a ragtag group engaged in maritime plunder to a world policeman maintaining "peace under the British Empire"? From the 16th to the 18th century, how did Britain defeat almost all maritime powers in Europe and create a maritime legend of dominating the world? The pirate Drake, Prime Minister William Pitt Jr., Admiralty Ministers Fisher and Churchill... What impact did the naval reforms they carried out have on the British political, economic and cultural systems? Britain became the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and shaped modern capitalist civilization. What are the intrinsic connections between these and the Royal Navy? Why did Britain and Germany engage in a naval arms race, and how did British maritime hegemony go from its peak to its decline?

"Natural selection" is still affecting us. "Heaven" is not only nature, but also the civilization created by ourselves. For much of the past 100 years, the consensus in social science has been that human evolution stopped long ago. According to the new version, evolution stopped before humans began to expand out of Africa about 50,000 years ago. This means that human minds should be the same everywhere in the world, the so-called "uniformity of the human spirit." It would be great if this were true. Unfortunately, if evolution had stopped at that time, then the physique of humans around the world should be the same, but this is obviously not the case. Today, we are experiencing an information revolution that is no less important than the agricultural revolution. New opportunities have emerged. What kind of future will mankind face?

The New Perspectives Global Brief History series from the British I. B. Tauris publishing company is rigorously written and highly readable. It can be said to provide a new perspective for us to understand and study history in the 21st century. This series takes a unique approach to the historical debates that vary from opinion to opinion, trying to give a comprehensive and fair explanation based on historical facts themselves. This can not only arouse the strong interest of ordinary readers and history lovers, but also further influence the vast number of history learners and professional scholars. Therefore, when describing important themes in the field of history, intellectual history, religion, politics, classical studies, philosophical viewpoints, etc., This series of books deliberately avoids using a bland, cold and rigid way of presentation - that is just a common way of teaching introductory knowledge of history to beginners. This series of books has long been dedicated to providing professional scholars and general readers with basic historical facts that can help them understand a specific historical overview. But beyond that, this series of books can do much more. For example, the book contains some refreshing viewpoints that explain how people in the past understood a certain historical theme in a specific context, as well as the possible impact and role of various social and cultural factors. This novel analysis method is very informative and can help us better understand these specific historical themes now.

"The Little Manifesto" is a guide to help readers formulate their own thoughts and opinions. In the book, world-renowned futurist Magnus Lindqvist believes that we should not be slaves to other people's future ideas, but should continue to explore sources of innovation from around us. Those big declarations and big ideas that changed the world trend are certainly worthy of our praise. From Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto" to Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream", they all undoubtedly prove how insignificant human beings are in the face of the upcoming grand plan. The small manifesto is a reverse behavior that requires us to make our own voices heard in the process of creation. It is a free cry from the bottom up. When we live ordinary daily lives, those moments of curiosity, doubt, and enlightenment can inspire countless creative inspirations, and these inspirations will create more miracles for the future of mankind. If a manifesto is a cage that imprisons human thoughts, then a small manifesto releases unlimited creativity and reminds us: while pursuing big ideas, don't lose small ideas.

The Imperial Geometry series (three volumes in total) includes "The Price of Prosperity - The Decline and Renewal of a Rich Empire", "A Divided Kingdom - John, the Barons and the Magna Carta" and "The Heavy Crown - The Machiavellian Life of William II" "The Price of Prosperity - The Decline and Renewal of a Rich Empire"

Germany is not only good at war, but also good at building cars, music, philosophy, and even football! Because Germany is made of iron! The unspoken secret of world leaders: Never let Germany become your opponent! To rebuild prosperity from the ruins, Germany's bones are made of iron; to cheer up after a disastrous defeat, Germany's spirit is made of iron; to be able to self-respect and self-examine after being hated and punished, Germany's psychological quality is made of iron; "World History Has a Series" has been honored in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Chengdu Bestseller lists in many places, including "Reference News", "Nanfang Daily", "Beijing News", "Wenhui Reading Weekly", "Guangzhou Daily", "Huashang Daily", Central People's Broadcasting Station, Beijing People's Broadcasting Station, Tianya. Com, Sina. Com, Phoenix. Com, Tencent. Com... More than 200 media have recommended it! Iron-blooded warriors, devout monks, profound philosophers and talented musicians, there has never been a nation that has combined and interpreted these multiple identities so perfectly like Germany! This book breaks out of the rigid and boring circle of history books and tells the historical changes of the Germanic nation in a simple and profound way. The historical discussion in the book is well-founded, the language is spicy and humorous, the writing style is unrestrained and unrestrained, and it is timely and emotional. It has been a best-seller for many years! The ancients of world history seem to be resurrected before our eyes, staged scenes of ups and downs, accompanied by the author Yang Bailao's spicy comments about right and wrong, good and evil, unknowingly and thoroughly understanding world history knowledge through laughter, bringing a fresh, interesting, relaxed and enjoyable reading experience! A must-have for history novices! A must-have for those who are allergic to boring academic history books! A must-have for history enthusiasts!

A Chinese-language world history written with contemporary people's vision and concepts, a beautiful world history. "Smell of France" in the "World History Has a System" series provides an overview of the historical process from ancient Gaul to modern France, describing the evolution and political changes of France from dynasty to republic, empire and republic. France is an ancient and turbulent country with frequent regime changes, politicians vying for power, and a starry sky of humanity. In the author's writing, the characters are lifelike, the major events are detailed and detailed, and the history is completely reproduced. On the land of Gaul where war horses roared, the bloody French people fought for freedom, democracy, human rights, and fraternity. The passionate and romantic French aristocratic lady leads the world's fashion with perfume, food, fashion and red lips. Humanistic thinkers represented by Voltaire and Rousseau enlightened people and laid the foundation for modern thinking in the entire Western world. For two thousand years, in the French country of romance and passion, those flowers have bloomed and emitted a lasting fragrance.

The Spanish Civil War: Truth, Madness and Death is an epic account of the Spanish Civil War, starting with the conspiracy that led to the first shots fired and advancing the war month by month. It traces the intertwined yet disparate wartime destinies of three couples at a pivotal moment in history - one that evokes the best and worst in those caught up in it. In this dark landscape of spies, soldiers, revolutionaries and artists, sometimes the line between truth and falsehood does become blurry: friends can turn into enemies at the same time.

"Big History, Small World: From the Big Bang to You" is a story about the world, a time map that includes the past, present and future, and the entire 13.8 Billion-year history of the universe, earth, life and mankind. In "Big History, Small World", Brown, the "master of telling big history", relies on his extraordinary vision and elegant writing to integrate human history into the history of the earth and even the entire universe. Starting with the Big Bang, he tells the story of the 13.8 Billion-year "big history" of the universe, the earth, life and human beings - from the Big Bang to the formation of the sun and the earth, from life to The birth of mankind to the evolution of mankind, from agricultural civilization to modern revolution, and then to the dynamic global society in which we live... This book uses new knowledge achievements in the fields of cosmology, earth and life sciences, humanities and history, and uses 8 crucial key nodes to completely interpret the epic story of us humans and the world we live in spanning 13.8 Billion years.

"The Battle of Trafalgar" is a panoramic history of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The book was first published in 1910 and has been reprinted many times. It is still recognized as one of the most sophisticated research works on this naval battle. Corbett has the dual identity of a naval historian and a naval strategist. His work combines the grasp of details with precise thinking. Through the coherent narrative of this famous naval battle, it presents a huge and complex political and military history of the Napoleonic War era, and various thoughts on the principles of naval strategy are revealed between the lines.

This book takes the lives of four pirates as the main axis and vividly reproduces the historical scenes known as the Golden Decade of Piracy (1715-1725); the author attempts to reconstruct the image of pirates in the eyes of civilians in the colonies and its relationship with the American Revolution.

This book provides an in-depth examination of nine landmark battles from ancient times to the present - readers will start with the Battle of Salamis, where the outnumbered Greeks defeated Xerxes' slave army, experience Cortes' epic conquest of Mexico, and end with the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War. In this book, Victor Davis Hansen reveals why, throughout history, Western armies have been the deadliest and most efficient military force on earth.

This book approaches the Taiping Rebellion (called the Civil War by the author) from the perspective of international relations, with special emphasis on the diplomatic and military impact of the British and American countries on the Taiping War. It focuses on showing how the fate of China's rulers and its people were at the mercy of British diplomatic and commercial interests, and how they were affected by the unorthodox religious and political ideas of the Taiping Rebellion itself. The author of the book takes the Qing army commander Zeng Guofan and the Taiping Army leader Hong Rengan as the core figures in the discussion. The original work won the 2012 Cundill Prize.

This book focuses on the evolution of China's political situation in 1931, examining the rise and fall of power among the top three factions in the party, namely Chiang, Wang, and Hu, in the intra-party struggle after the reorganization of the Kuomintang. In particular, through Chiang Kai-shek's resignation and resurgence, it explores the complex process of separation and reunification among the three men and the reasons why Chiang Kai-shek finally obtained the status of the "supreme leader" within the party. This is used to explain the development of previous conflicts within the Kuomintang.

This book won the "Washington Post Book World" Best Nonfiction Book of 2008. Weaving together history, literature, philosophy and religion, it is an important work, authoritative and coherent. At the same time, it is also a book that outlines the development system of the modern world with the Anglo-Saxon nation as its core. It interprets the history of recent centuries from a new perspective, allowing readers to have a deep understanding of today's British and American countries and the world.

America was very vulnerable in 1790. Over the next decade, the Founding Fathers-revisited in this book-were their ideas in the Declaration of Independence and the provisions of the Constitution to create the actual workings of American government. By dissecting six fascinating stories-the duel between Hamilton and Burr, Washington's Farewell Address, the Adams administration and the Adamses' political partnership, the debate over where to build the capital, Franklin's attempts to get Congress to deal with the slave issue, and the correspondence between Jefferson and the Adamses-"The Founders" brings to life the central issues and figures of the most important decade in American history.

In the modern history of China, Hunan produced more reformers, military officers, and revolutionaries than any other province in China. However, historical research rarely conducts coherent discussions on Hunan. This book is different from the common view that China's modernization was inspired by the capital and treaty ports inland. Instead, it focuses on Hunan and believes that Hunan's internal ideological reforms and discussions have affected the direction of China's modern history.

The main issue discussed in this book is the policy choices of the United States in the face of the complex current situation in China after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in 1945. The author believes that no matter what policy the United States adopted at that time, it was impossible to fundamentally change the direction of history. It is not the US policy that determines China's future outcome, but its own power in China. The United States, which has huge but not unlimited power, has never exercised decisive control over China.

This book is placed in the historical context of Japan's "post-war" and takes the field of identity as the starting point to show how the famous contemporary Japanese writer Haruki Murakami paid attention to and thought about various major issues of the times. It also shows how the writer weaves the issues of the times into the text, especially how he writes about the war memory issue that has always suppressed the Japanese soul and the natural disasters and man-made disasters that have occurred in recent years, and analyzes their internal motivations. The biggest difference between this book and other monographs on Murakami studies is that it does not stop at the interpretation of literary paradigms, but combines Murakami with the times, focusing on analyzing the relationship between Murakami's works, postwar Japanese ideological and cultural space, and the emotional memory of a generation. This book is based on textual analysis, but goes beyond textual analysis, treating Murakami not only as a literary phenomenon, but also as a contemporary phenomenon.

Peter the Great is generally considered the greatest emperor in Russian history. He actively set up factories, developed trade, and developed culture, education, and scientific research. At the same time, he reformed the military, established a regular army and navy, and strengthened the centralized feudal autocratic system. It can be said that the development of politics, economy, culture, education, science and technology in modern Russia all originated from the era of Peter the Great. The Westernization policy he formulated was the main factor that turned Russia into a great power and contributed to the golden age.

The "Little Classic Book", an Australian national treasure historian, has been best-selling for fifteen years, showing the ordinary and vital epic of human beings. The author attempts to write a less voluminous world history, outlining the history from the first humans leaving Africa to settling around the world, and bringing together different parts of human history into an interconnected and unified narrative. Starting from when humans left Africa to explore the world, 450 pages condense millions of human stories. It spans time and space, integrates knowledge and perspectives from multiple disciplines, looks at the differences and similarities presented by different civilizations, and captures exciting historical changes.

"Everyone's Little Book" by an Australian national treasure historian is a century-old journey around the world that is both familiar and unfamiliar. A major theme running through this book is war and peace: two large-scale wars and a fragile peace. But beyond the war, this book traces extraordinary discoveries in medicine, the impact of cars, airplanes, and radio, the advancement of women, the Green Movement, the emancipation of Third World countries, the craze for sports, the changing future of Christendom and Islam, and little-noticed vignettes, vivid scenes of everyday life. The world in the 20th century has become smaller and smaller. In addition to world wars, economic crises, and ideological confrontations, changes in human lifestyles have constituted a colorful historical picture.

"Modern Japanese History: From the Tokugawa Period to the 21st Century" is a general reading that panoramically displays Japan's nearly 200 years of modernization and understands Japan's modern history. The author sorts out the ins and outs of Japan's modernization process in the context of global history. While making a grand narrative, it also reflects the practical activities and emotional experiences of different classes in Japan in detail. It is an excellent popular history work that provides a new interpretation of modern Japanese history.

This book tells the story of British scholar Gavin Menzies: The person who discovered the American continent was not Columbus, and the first person to circumnavigate the globe was not Magellan! Menzies' theory of Zheng He's discovery of America attracted world attention, and the study of Zheng He's seven voyages to the Western Ocean has become a hot topic again. From the Yongle period to the Xuande period, Zheng He's fleet reached as far as the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and East Africa, visiting more than 30 countries and regions along the way. Did Zheng He go to the Western Seas to promote the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty, or to treat people far away and resolve overseas conflicts? Is it to explore and expand the overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty, or to pursue the legendary Emperor Jianwen who has been in exile? Where did Zheng He's fleet go? What did you leave behind and take away? In any case, Zheng He's feat six hundred years ago greatly expanded the Chinese people's maritime horizons. This feat six hundred years ago has affected the world's persistent exploration of Chinese history.

When human history developed to more than 2,000 years ago, the Qin and Han empires that emerged at both ends of the Eurasian continent and the Roman Empire complemented each other in the east and west, forming a rich and colorful chapter in the world civilization system. This book takes the capital as a cross-section to get a glimpse of the grandeur of the two empires, and displays the political, economic, military, cultural, religious and social life of the two empires at that time in a staggered manner. The name Chang'an embodies the good wishes of long-lasting peace. The name of Rome is said to come from the name of the city's founder, Romulus. It is unknown whether this is accurate. However, a very interesting coincidence is that it is the backward reading of the Latin word "amor" (love). Its reputation as the "Eternal City" continues the everlasting love in the world.

This book answers the question why the British Revolution of 1688-1689 is called the "Glorious Revolution" through a detailed analysis of the domestic and international situations faced before and after the British Revolution, especially the social, political and religious conditions in Britain. The author believes that the weakness of the British royal family, the strength of Protestantism, and the existence of external forces such as France allowed Britain to avoid violent revolution. Pointing out that this was not only a bloodless revolution, but more importantly, it laid the foundation for Britain's later democratic parliamentary government and religious freedom, marking the end of the feudal dynasty represented by James' plan to establish an autocratic monarchy.

This book makes full use of archaeological research textbooks and classical documents to narrate the thousands of years of history from ancient Greece to the death of Alexander in 322 BC. It analyzes the origins and reasons for the disappearance of the Cretan civilization and the Mycenaean civilization, the formation and characteristics of the Greek city-states, and narrates the history of Greece in a relatively large space. Several major wars - the Persian War, the Peloponnesian War and Alexander's expedition, provide a profound explanation of their causes and effects, and involve many aspects of ancient Greek society and culture, providing many little-known details, thus providing a more detailed outline of the development process of ancient Greek civilization. It is recognized as a masterpiece of Greek history in the 20th century.

This book tells the story of how the Ottoman Empire incorporated many ethnic groups into one ruling system and coexisted for a long time, integrating many civilizations with each other and avoiding the short-lived fate of nomadic empires that suddenly rose and fell. The main clue of this book is: What made the Ottoman Empire survive for 600 years despite the attacks from the East and the West? How did the Ottoman Empire, located at the crossroads of civilizations, extensively absorb the achievements of Eastern and Western civilizations and combine the cultural characteristics of farming peoples and nomadic peoples to create a unique Ottoman civilization? The author's answers to the above questions also serve as a reference for the rejuvenation of Chinese civilization.

This book quotes from many sources and demonstrates the history of the collision between European civilization and Chinese civilization and its impact on China. The time span is from the Song and Yuan Dynasties to the 1930s, covering the fields of politics, religion, thought, economy, culture, and science. It not only describes the Western invasion and penetration of China in various aspects, but also records the normal exchanges between the West and China. It not only mentions the negative consequences that Western aggression has brought to China, but also does not avoid the series of beneficial changes that this aggression and penetration brought to all aspects of modern China. This book is mainly based on historical facts, with objective narrative and clear context.

This book is a monograph on the history of the Byzantine Empire written by domestic scholars. The book adopts a method of combining general history and special history. In the chronological order of the founding of the dynasty, it introduces the era of Constantine, the era of Justinian, the era of Irakli, the era of iconoclasm, the rule of the Macedonian dynasty, the decline of the empire and the Crusades, the Nicaea government in exile, the last Byzantine dynasty and its demise, etc., Thus providing a relatively comprehensive explanation of the emergence, development and influence of the Byzantine Empire.

"Ancient Greece (Full Color Illustrated Edition)" will recreate the glorious chapter of the "Aegean Civilization" for readers. The history of ancient Greece is the beginning of the history of Western civilization. Everything in the ancient Greek world: mythology, love, family, war, democracy... Like Heraclitus's river, has long since passed away. Yet ancient Greece still fascinates people today.

"The General History of Japan for Everyone" is the representative work of the famous historian Mr. Chen Gongluk. It is a concise, objective and simple general history of Japan. "A General History of Japan for Everyone" condenses Japan's 2,000-year history of change into just 200,000 words. It explains the formation of Japan's country, nation, culture, and social evolution in a concise and precise manner. It is an indispensable classic book for readers to understand Japanese history. "A General History of India for Everyone" focuses on the formation, evolution and development of the Indian country, nation and culture. It also introduces India's social changes and rich and colorful cultural life. It is an indispensable classic book for readers to understand Indian civilization. In addition, there is a "Chronology of Major Events in India" at the back of the book for readers' reference and research.

"A Concise History of Japan" is divided into two volumes, with a total of twenty-four chapters. Chapters 1 to 6 of "The Concise Book of Japan" introduce Japan's geographical location, climatic conditions, origin of the nation, and the evolution of society in detail. Chapters 7 to 24 describe the development of Japan in various aspects such as politics, economy, military, and religion from the shogunate period to the Meiji Restoration. In addition, "A Concise History of Japan" also lists a series of bibliographies for readers' research reference.

The First World War broke out in 1914, so 1913 was the last year before the war changed the whole of Europe and even the whole world. In this book, the author liberates 1913 from the narrative logic of "the prelude to World War I" and explores what the world was like in 1913 from a more objective perspective. From European cities to rising American cities to imperial capitals in Asia and Africa, the author shows us a world full of possibilities. In fact, the world in 1913 was more modern, globalized, and closer to today's world than we imagined.

This book reveals a family history and era that have been hidden for decades through 20-year archives of the Hungarian secret police during the Cold War. During the Cold War, in Hungary, a member of the Soviet bloc, the secret police tried to fully penetrate and control Hungary's political life through a huge informant network. The author's parents were famous Hungarian journalists, and their reports were an important source of information for the West to understand Hungary. Therefore, they were regarded as "enemies of the people" and were monitored by the secret police for a long time. They were eventually imprisoned for treason and espionage. After the family immigrated to the United States, the Hungarian government tried to recruit them as spies, and the United States monitored them for several years. The book not only restores the experience and encounters of the Martons when they were surrounded by informants, but also shows their emotions and inner contradictions - the mutual emotional betrayal and support in disasters between husband and wife, the love and affection between parents and children, and the strength and weakness of human nature.

In the Dynasty Story series, Nakano Kyoko takes "royal family" as the main line and famous paintings as the carrier to tell the story of the rise and fall of the four great dynasties in European history and the ups and downs of the characters' fates. The author Kyoko Nakano is a German cultural scholar who graduated from Waseda University. She is also a popular best-selling author of art history in Japan. In the form of interpretation of famous paintings, Dynasty Story reproduces the conspiracies, revolutions and power struggles in European history. It is a brand-new way of appreciating art history. In the Dynasty Story series, history is no longer monotonous and famous paintings are no longer ancient. You will feel the beauty and profound meaning of art history as if you were personally there.

"Big History" examines not only the past of mankind, but also the past of the earth and even the past of the universe. By reading this book, readers will trace a history that began 13.8 Billion years ago, beginning with the Big Bang and the emergence of the universe. Big history encompasses research results in the fields of cosmology, earth and life sciences, and humanistic history, and integrates them into a single, universal historical narrative that provides the most scientific and comprehensive introduction possible to the universe and our place in it. The book summarizes eight major breakthroughs in the evolution of history. Each breakthrough means the emergence of something brand new. From the universe to the earth, from the first life to human beings, from agricultural civilization to modern revolution, the author outlines the emergence and development of all things in the world in the order from "nothing" to "existence", using eight breakthroughs as clues. Ultimately, this book makes predictions about our near and distant future from a big historical perspective.

This book originated from a series of questions raised by the young Bill Gates. Tradition and modernity, democracy and freedom, money worship, etc., As a typical template of these elements, the United States of America has become the most important speaker. The seemingly simple events in the book profoundly draw a detailed line of development of the United States over the past century. We can understand the turmoil and hardships that the emerging American government experienced from the colonies to independence, from struggling to found the country, to seeking stability in the Jeffersonian era, to its proud rise after the Civil War. This book is suitable for readers who are interested in American culture.

Since its unification in 1861, Italy has made unremitting efforts to build an efficient political system and a high sense of national identity. This second edition of Christopher Duggan's acclaimed Cambridge History of Italy describes the political and socioeconomic evolution of Italy from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present; and examines the difficulties Italy has faced in shaping its image as a nation-state over the past two centuries. Duggan combines the history of political, economic, social, and cultural evolution to highlight the transitions between different plans for nation-building devised by pragmatists and idealists. This revised edition expands on the previous chapters and also adds a chapter on Italy in the 21st century. Therefore, this book will be an ideal choice for readers who have a special preference for modern Italian history, especially those with a strong interest in fascism and the Mafia.

The multifaceted and complex nature of German history has inspired extensive discussion and different interpretations. This book is a general history of Germany with an "introduction and introductory" nature. It uses rich historical materials and a grand historical narrative to outline the development of German history. It clearly shows the tortuous history of Germany from the early Middle Ages to the present, and concisely discusses the interrelationship between German social, political, and cultural factors. "Cambridge History of Germany" is the only German history book in English that is both a single volume and rich in content and covers a wide range of topics. It has been a best-seller for more than 20 years and is a must-read for students majoring in German studies, European studies, German history, and European history. At the same time, because of its short length and conciseness, it is also a reference guide for general readers, business people or tourists visiting Germany.

The 13 articles collected in this book are not arranged in the chronological order of the historical events described as usual. But the author believes that it is not difficult for readers to understand this: this is not only the author's thinking process when studying the history of Soviet Russia, but also the thinking path of people when faced with an object of understanding: people are first eager to know "what it is", and then after feeling it, they want to ask "where does it come from", "Where are we going?" And after understanding its origin and context, we will not only have a better understanding of "what it is", but also in this "I think, therefore I am" mentality, we will be able to better understand "what I am" and be better able to grasp our own existence and meaning. This is precisely the purpose of bringing these articles together into a volume.

In the author's opinion, the American independence wave from the late 18th to the 19th century brought about the original "split" of the Americas. The American Revolution of Independence was successful, and it quickly established a unified and democratic national system and began to expand into its western interior. However, many Latin American countries fell into dictatorship, secession, civil war, or economic stagnation after independence. When the United States gradually rose in the 19th century, it began to seek hegemony in the Americas, and then became the world's leading force in the 20th century. Regrettably, Latin America has rarely been able to enjoy the righteous deeds of the United States on the world stage since World War I. The general background behind the revolutionary causes of Che Guevara and Castro and Colombia's drug war that we are familiar with is the 20th century America where the hegemony of the United States and the struggle of Latin America went hand in hand.

The author of this book selects 1400 AD as a historical reference point and elaborates on the appearance of Europe and the world outside Europe during that period. Then, starting from the Marxist concept of "mode of production", he proposes three modes of production: kinship, subsidiary tribute, and capitalism, which have always been centered on the division, merger, conflict, and reorganization of modes of production throughout the history of mankind around the world. Combining rich historical materials, this paper conducts in-depth analysis and demonstration of the colonial empire era before the industrial revolution from the 15th to the second half of the 18th century, and the global expansion and development of dominant relationships in the capitalist era after the industrial revolution in the second half of the 18th century to the present. It also narrates the different changes experienced by different groups of people in the world when encountering this series of great changes.

Since the "9·11" incident, Western countries have published a large number of works that analyze the root causes of terrorism from historical, political, religious, cultural and other perspectives. This book synthesizes all these perspectives and puts forward its own point of view, believing that all this must start from the separation of reality and thought between the West and the East 2,500 years ago. This book won the American Institute for Near East Policy Book Award in 2008 for its astonishing time span, detailed historical and ideological analysis, and realistic concern for current issues. The book begins with the Persian king Xerxes's attempt to conquer Greece, which opens the prelude to a conflict that has not ceased to this day. First Alexander the Great, then the Romans, attempted to merge Europe and Asia into a single civilization. As the West converted to Christianity and parts of the East embraced Islam, a hateful war broke out between the two religions, with each claiming dominion over the world. By the 17th century, with the decline of the Christian church, the struggle shifted from religion to philosophy: those who adhered to Western scientific rationality were in sharp contrast to those who sought the ultimate teachings of God. In the 18th and 19th centuries, several major Islamic empires-the Ottoman Empire, the Mughal Empire, and the Safavid Dynasty-gradually collapsed, and the West gradually took control of most of Asia. The result was an attempt to reconcile Islamic life with modern life in the West, which sparked conflicts between reformers and traditionalists in the Islamic world that continue to this day. In human history, the wars between the West and the East are not only the longest and most costly wars, they have been and will continue to shape the modern world.

"A Brief History of the Hundred Years' War" For more than 100 years, Britain invaded French territory many times on the pretext that its king had the right to inherit the French throne. France at this time was a large but uncontrollable kingdom, and England was small and poor. Yet for much of the war, the British dominated the course of the war, seizing cities and winning numerous battles - including the great victories at Crécy, Poitiers and Agincourt. However, the balance of the war quickly tilted towards France in just over 20 years after the emergence of Joan of Arc, and eventually ended with France taking back all continental territories except Calais. The author uses concise and concise language to sort out the complex and wide-ranging historical events of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. He traces the changes that ultimately led to France's victory during the war, and vividly reproduces the intrigue and interest in medieval European epics, painting a fascinating picture of medieval war for readers. "Armada" is a wonderful description of the famous naval battle between Britain and Spain in 1588 against the background of the fierce struggle between Catholic and Protestant forces throughout Europe in the 16th century. The author perfectly integrated rich knowledge, superb writing and exquisite layout, making this book still a classic work on this subject. The author combines a wealth of first-hand historical materials and a large number of second-hand works, and skillfully uses them without leaving any trace, so that historical details, academic achievements and the main narrative line are closely integrated. "The Mongol Conquest in World History" is a new heavyweight work in the field of research on the history of the Mongolian Empire in recent years. From the perspective of world history and global history, the author focuses on describing the Eurasian cultural exchanges promoted by Genghis Khan and the emergence of a new Eurasian world after the successive collapse of the Mongol khanates. Under the forcible promotion of the Mongol rulers, the East and the West began a process of mutual exchange, and a new Eurasian culture was born under the "Mongol rule." This, to a certain extent, corrected the image of Mongolia as a barbarian who destroyed the civilized world.

This book connects the history of the world spanning thousands of years and across five continents with vivid language and clear chapters. It narrates various important events and various characters in the East and the West in ancient and modern times. It has more than 200,000 words and more than a hundred precious historical pictures to show you the ups and downs in the five thousand years of history. Although we strive to present the truth of world history through self-description, no one can expect that a history book can tell all the rise and fall, humanistic charm, laws and regulations in world history. After all, the five thousand years of historical accumulation of the emperor are beyond the capacity of books. We just hope that the refined words in the book can make readers feel the grand power of the Roman Empire, the booming economy of the Netherlands, the bloody cruelty of the two wars, the tyranny of Napoleon's army, the suave style of British poets, and the romantic freedom of French writers... In addition to allowing readers to dream back to the past through pictures and texts, we also hope to make the heavy historical facts concise, so that the wisdom in history can help readers live today.

The world has a long history. This book is divided into four chapters: ancient world history, modern world history, modern world history, and contemporary world history. It brilliantly and concisely outlines the basic context of world historical changes and the development process of all nations in the world.

This book is a popular historical reading, condensing the characters and civilizational achievements after five thousand years of major historical events in the world. It is a window for readers to understand world history. It uses vivid words, diverse perspectives, and exquisite two-color printing to help readers experience and think about history from different perspectives.

This book is the first study based on a comprehensive survey of Japanese, Russian, and Korean materials. It completely discusses why the Russo-Japanese War happened and how it started from the two dimensions of origin and war. The author will illustrate that the war was sparked by Japan's desire to rule Korea and began by invading Korea. The Russo-Japanese War began with the Korean War and eventually developed into a war between Japan and Russia in Northeast China. This view effectively refuted the Japanese's misunderstanding of the war for a century. As the author said: "When Japan won the war and annexed North Korea, the Asian people discovered that Japan was another imperialist country." This book won the 2013 Northeast Asia Publisher: Paju Book Award.

Why did the Russo-Japanese War, which determined a critical turning point in Northeast Asia and had world historical significance in the early 20th century, happen in Northeast China? What direct connection does it have with Korea, China and other colonial empires at that time? For the first time, Haruki Wada, a professor at the University of Tokyo and an expert on Russian and Korean history, has presented us with a new masterpiece on the Russo-Japanese War based on a comprehensive survey of Japanese, Russian, and Korean materials.