Macroeconomic History of China · Turbulent Times Volume

Author: Shi Gongxin et al
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Based on the content covered in this book, from the Warring States period of the pre-Qin era to the late 1940s when the People's Republic of China was established, Chinese society experienced turmoil for 962 years out of 2,430 years. This includes 772 years of four major periods of chaos, 151 years of seven moderate periods of turmoil, and 39 years of five minor periods of chaos. The book defines chaos based on this understanding. Chaos refers to the turbulent and unstable periods in human history. As a state of existence in human social development, chaos is the antithesis of peace. If peace is considered the normal state of human social development, then chaos is a disruption and negation of this normal state, which can be termed the abnormal state of social development.