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The United States has attracted much attention due to its liberal democratic politics, separation of powers system, and unique influence in global affairs. Yuan Tengfei carefully creates an interesting, interesting and informative history of the United States for you. This book allows you to understand the Song of Ice and Fire of the United States from a colony to a world power!

In this book, we can also get the following interesting and fresh information - The environment in some extreme areas, such as islands and polar regions, affects the height and metabolism of humans and animals. ·Island residents are often smaller and shorter because their new metabolism is relatively slow, so that they can conserve food and energy in their bodies when necessary (as if they were trapped on the island).

"Half-Hour Comic World History" is a brand new work launched by Chen Lei (pen name: Erhunzi), the founder of "Hunziyue" with 3 million fans! "A Half-Hour Comic History of the World" is more interesting, hilarious, richer and better-looking than "A Half-Hour Comic History of China"! "Half-Hour Comic World History" is actually a rigorous and minimalist history of the world! The author was highly recommended by former CCTV host Zhang Quanling! The content of "Half-hour Comic World History" is excerpted from the Stone historical drama column under the public account. The column has a cumulative reading of 300 million, and the average reading is 600,000. Each page has historical jokes, which will make you laugh every three seconds. While you are laughing out loud, you are already familiar with history without knowing it. Just through hand-drawn drawings and jokes, the bastard has figured out a clear historical context: a minimalist history of Europe that is so simple that it collapses, the Once Upon a Time in America trilogy, a history of Japan that can be read in one breath, and the muscular Spartan warriors 300...

This book, written by the famous art historian Gombrich, was warmly welcomed upon publication. The author uses mature and wise writing style to condense the thousands of years of human history from ancient times to the present in this small book, and paints readers with vivid and clear scenes: The simple caves where mammoth hunters lived, the Acropolis of Athens shining on the vast water, the ruins of Carthage with black smoke, the Colosseum full of male hormones and blood and tears, the invincible Armada, only the ruins of the Old Summer Palace, and the smoke-filled battlefields of World War II. As Gombrich's narration slowly advances, when we realize the existence of history, it is already close before our eyes.

The translator of "The Lord of the Rings" and Taiwanese translator Deng Jiawan has made a precise and concise translation. After Deng Jiawan concentrated on polishing "The Story of Humanity", he couldn't help but sigh: "I gave 7 months of my life to this book." For the first time, it was included in the final chapter (Chapter 66) written by Fang Long 17 years after the first edition. This article is like a spiritual torch, inspiring future generations of readers to overcome ignorance and cowardice, and face change bravely. The book has 18,438 words of detailed annotations, allowing readers to appreciate the interest of history without any obstacles. Fang Long's 56 hand-drawn map illustrations are retained as they are, vividly reproducing the style of the original work. Proper nouns are retained in English to facilitate student readers' inquiry.

In the first half of the 20th century, three famous American historians jointly wrote "World History", which discussed the past history of mankind from the perspective of civilization evolution. It became popular in the United States and has gone through revisions. Our country translated this book twice in 1946 and 1948. In 1975, another translation by Bing Xin, Wu Wenzao, Fei Xiaotong and others was published. This time we used the 1975 translation, replaced it with a large number of exquisite and interesting illustrations, and wrote rich and diverse illustrations to show the style of the original work. Although this book was written nearly a century ago, it is still useful and interesting to read today. It divides the long process from the emergence of human civilization to the end of World War II in 1945 into four stages - the beginning of civilization, classical civilization, Christian civilization, and modern civilization - to introduce it, focusing especially on the development path of Western civilization. The writing is brisk, the exposition is precise, and it often provides refreshing insights.

European civilization in the 27 years from 1789 to 1815 belonged to Napoleon's century. Napoleon was an unprecedented dictator, but paradoxically, he devoted his life to seeking order for France after the liberal riots. After his death, he once again became a son of the revolution, an enemy of absolutism and aristocracy, a symbol of the riots, and a moderate spokesman who constantly demanded freedom. Hegel believed that he was a world force with the meaning of transforming fragmentation into wholeness and chaos into profoundness. This zeitgeist is necessary to maintain order and end individualism, abuse of freedom and broken rule. From this perspective, Napoleon was a progressive force. Europe moved forward for half a century under his 15-year rule.

European civilization in the 27 years from 1789 to 1815 belonged to Napoleon's century. Napoleon was an unprecedented dictator, but paradoxically, he devoted his life to seeking order for France after the liberal riots. After his death, he once again became a son of the revolution, an enemy of absolutism and aristocracy, a symbol of the riots, and a moderate spokesman who constantly demanded freedom. Hegel believed that he was a world force with the meaning of transforming fragmentation into wholeness and chaos into profoundness. This zeitgeist is necessary to maintain order and end individualism, abuse of freedom and broken rule. From this perspective, Napoleon was a progressive force. Europe moved forward for half a century under his 15-year rule.

"Rousseau and the Revolution" ushered in a new era. Rousseau had an incredible influence in literature, education, philosophy, religion, moral law, social behavior, art and politics. Rousseau is the father of the Romantic movement. Mrs. De Stael once said of Rousseau: "He created nothing, but burned everything." Like most key events in history, 100 different factors converged into the French Revolution, and Rousseau was the direct ideological promoter of the French Revolution. The ideas of the modern world, the ideological systems of the modern world, and the way of thinking of the modern world... Still originate from that era and that region.

"Rousseau and the Revolution" ushered in a new era. Rousseau had an incredible influence in literature, education, philosophy, religion, moral law, social behavior, art and politics. Rousseau is the father of the Romantic movement. Mrs. De Stael once said of Rousseau: "He created nothing, but burned everything." Like most key events in history, 100 different factors converged into the French Revolution, and Rousseau was the direct ideological promoter of the French Revolution. The ideas of the modern world, the ideological systems of the modern world, and the way of thinking of the modern world... Still originate from that era and that region.

Of the men and women of the turbulent century between the death of Louis XIV and the collapse of the Bastille, who lives more deeply in our memory than Voltaire? Who else is mentioned often? "Who was the real king in the 18th century?" Victor Cousin said, "It was Voltaire." Voltaire's colorful life is the epitome of a century. Let us follow the ever-burning torch to gain insight into his century!

The accurate name of this volume should be "The history of European civilization outside Italy from around 1300 to 1564, including the religious history of Italy, as well as the civilizations of Islam and Judaism in Europe, Africa, and West Asia." The Renaissance and the Reformation were the two sources of hostility between intellectuality and morality in modern life. Some people would be grateful to the Renaissance for liberating people's minds and beautifying life, while others would be grateful to the Reformation for inspiring religious beliefs and moral awareness. The Renaissance indeed inherited the mainstream of European spiritual development, and later led to the Enlightenment; but the Reformation deviated from the norm, rejected reason, and reaffirmed medieval beliefs. The lesson provided by the war is that any religion must survive in competition, and it will not become tolerant if it does not face challenges to appear supreme. The gift of the Reformation was to provide this kind of competition of faith, to make each religion strive to strive, to remind them of their tolerance, and to bring the desire and experiment of freedom to our fragile hearts.

This book uses an integrated approach to describe all aspects of Italian life during the Renaissance. The term "Renaissance" in this book refers only to Italy. In essence, the Renaissance was an economic expansion achieved by a few smart people manipulating the majority of simple people. Renaissance culture was an aristocratic culture built on the backs of the poor. The politics of the Renaissance were commercial oligarchs and military dictatorships replacing the republic. Morally, it was a pagan rebellion that corrupted the moral standards of religious theory, indulged human instincts, and used the wealth of industry and commerce as they pleased. The Renaissance restored classical culture and ended the thousand-year dominance of Eastern spirituality in Europe. It also spread the seeds of enlightenment to France, England, Germany, Flanders and Spain. Conceptual, moral and artistic trends continued to flow northward from Italy for a century. Between 1500 and 1600, all Western European countries recognized her as the mother of the new scientific, artistic and humanistic civilization.

This book describes the early changes in faith in Europe, divided into three parts: "Byzantine, Islamic and Jewish Civilizations", "Dark Ages and Crusades" and "Christian Civilization". It adopts an integrated historical research method to fully and objectively analyze and discuss the possible scope and opinions of the medieval civilization from 325 to 1300. Starting from the distant Byzantium and Islam, this book gives a general introduction to each of the four medieval civilizations or aspects of each era: Byzantium, Islam, Judaism and Western Europe, and gives as much analysis as possible of the confluence and excitement of these four cultures during the Crusades. Medieval times are a state and a period: in Western Europe we should end with Columbus; in Russia it continues to the time of Peter the Great (during 1725); in India it continues to our own time. This era left behind precious religious, economic, artistic and literary legacies.

The demise of a great civilized country is often not caused by external forces, but by internal corrosion. The Roman Empire created by Caesar brought order, prosperity and peace to the Mediterranean world for about two hundred years. For two centuries it resisted barbarian invasions and broadcast its classical cultural heritage across the West. The growth of Christianity is not so much the cause of the decline of the Roman Empire as it is the result of the decline of the Roman Empire. The victory of Christ is the destruction of Rome. However, the fact is not that simple. When Christianity conquered Rome, the captured Rome captured its conquerors, and the political power and governance were transferred from the overthrown empire to the powerful pope.

This book describes the glorious but turbulent life of ancient Greece, the origin, growth, maturity and decline of Greek civilization, the subtle but not man-made ups and downs of its complex cultural rise and fall, and the changes in its basic factors. In Western culture, except for machinery, there is almost no modern thing that is not handed down from Greece. However, despite their repeated efforts, the Greeks failed to achieve integrity, unity and peace in their politics. They even fell into the chaos of civil war and class antagonism. They lost their land and destroyed the morale of the people. They finally surrendered to Eastern dictatorship, quietism and mysticism. In the end, they almost took the initiative to welcome the conquering Romans. Through the Romans, the dying ancient Greece passed its science, philosophy, literature, and art to Europeans, becoming the vivid cultural cornerstone of our modern world.

Asian civilization is the oldest civilization, the background and cornerstone of Greek and Roman culture, and the source of modern civilization. "Heritage of the East" is the opening chapter of "History of World Civilization". It divides Eastern civilization into three parts: "Egypt and the Near East," "India and South Asia," and "China and the Far East." It is organized and evaluated from the eight major elements of civilization: "labor, government, morality, religion, science, philosophy, writing, and art." Farming, industry, transportation, trade, government, morality, religion, science, philosophy, literature, art, etc., Are several elements that constitute civilization. This is part of the legacy given by the Eastern world to the West. It also left many parts that Western Europe can add to, thus enabling world civilization to develop rapidly in terms of art, architecture, democratic systems, etc.

The Battle of Hastings in 1066 is an iconic event that will forever be etched in the hearts of the British. This battle marked the end of Anglo-Saxon rule in England. However, the battle meant more to the Normans than Duke William's invading army sailing from Normandy to the Sussex coast. What a fantasy that a band of marauding Normans would found the most powerful dynasty in Europe at the time - in Sicily and France, as well as England. In exploring Norman culture from various relevant areas, Dr Leonie Hicks places the Normans within the larger context of early medieval society. She tells the Norman story from a comparative perspective, placing the experiences of Rollo, William, Robert and Roger Carr within the context of medieval history. From the Battle of Hastings to the military attacks led by Bohemond and Tancred (leaders of French Normandy) in the First Crusade; from fortresses and castles to Romanesque churches; from the founding of the Kingdom of Sicily (1130) to the cultural collision between Byzantines and Muslims, this book is a lively and vivid study of Norman history, one of the most popular topics in European history.

No country has a deeper relationship with firearms than the United States: they helped Europeans occupy the American continent, expand territories, win independence, conquer the Wild West, maintain law and order, and defeat tyranny and tyranny in the world. Whether it was the Revolutionary War, the Battle of the Alamo and Custer's last stand, or the North Hollywood bank robbery shootout, it is precisely because of those who devoted their efforts, selfless sacrifice and dedication that this country has become the United States, the land of the free and the home of the brave. If you were looking for an American who knows the most about guns, it would have to be Chris Kyle. --"Daily Mail" Chris Kyle treats every gun carefully. He understands that guns are tools to protect people and freedom, and they are also the source of evil. --"New York Times" (New Yorker Times) He is our legend. --U. S. Navy Seals "Ten Guns" is a popular book that interprets American history from the unique perspective of firearms. It is precisely because these ten guns changed the course of American history. The firearms involved in "Ten Guns" include American long rifles, Spencer repeaters, Colt single-action Army left-hand pistols, Winchester 1873 rifles, Springfield M1903 rifles, M1911 pistols, Thompson submachine guns, M1 Garand rifles, .38 Special police revolvers, and the M16 rifle that I used as a SEAL. Through these guns, author Chris Kyle reveals some of the exciting turning points in American history and how these ten guns changed American history forever. Includes the sniper's shot that changed the course of the American Revolution, the gun design that played a decisive role in the Battle of Gettysburg, the "gun that conquered the Wild West," and the weapons that gave American soldiers the edge in world-class wars and subsequent battles. This is a story of firearms innovation and technological development, filled with unforgettable historical figures, and tells the story of how those wizards of the firearms industry pushed American history and American strength forward.

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.