Civilization's Clash: War and the Formation of European State Systems - Shanghai Sanlian Humanities Classics Collection

Author: Victor Lee Burke (USA)
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: The interest shown by Chinese academia and readers in this work titled "The Clash of Civilizations: War and the Formation of the European State System" has made me both somewhat uneasy and somewhat gratified. To my colleague, Professor Wang Jinxin, who introduced this book to Chinese readers, and to Shanghai Sanlian Bookstore, I extend my deepest gratitude! "The Clash of Civilizations" is one of the few works in recent years that challenges a core assumption of classic sociology and European historiography. This book offers a novel perspective and unique conclusions; it demonstrates a bold theoretical exploration and distinctive theoretical construction, critiquing the "unique wheel," "superiority theory," and "centrality theory" of European civilization. This book can inspire a more refined evaluation and understanding of the diversity of world civilizations. It argues that scholars, scientists, and citizens who have written this believe that current sociology and historiography are increasingly deviating from their original intentions by neglecting a scientific understanding of the central role played by other great civilizations in the origins of the modern world.