Ancient Chinese History - (Set of Two Volumes) (Illustrated Treasure Edition)

Author: Xia Zengyou
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: The intense clash between Eastern and Western cultures gave rise to the compilation of the "Comprehensive History of China" in the 20th century. The reflection on the difficulties of the 19th century became the driving force for compiling a new-style "Comprehensive History of China." Many insightful individuals agreed to regard the compilation of the "Comprehensive History of China" as a means of conducting a pathological dissection of the existing social system and cultural thought. "Evolutionism" and "Materialist History" became the two levers of the entire "New Historiography." The need for educational reforms in the late Qing era further pushed the compilation of the new-style "Comprehensive History of China" to its peak. Against this backdrop, this book became a classic work of the 20th-century new-style "Comprehensive History of China." This book was commissioned by Zhang Yuanji when he first established the Translation and Compilation Institute, specifically asking Xia Zengyou to write it. The text is fluent, the narrative concise, and it balances emotion and reason. Scholars praised it as "the best at the time, surpassing the works of Liu Shipei, Liu Zhizheng, and other teachers at the Capital University." This book is hailed as a "masterpiece of 20th-century Chinese historiography."
Recommended for the following readers:
- Scholars or enthusiasts of Chinese history
- Scholars or enthusiasts of comparative history
- Followers or critics of Chinese culture
- Scholars or sympathizers of the modern fate of China
- College and high school students