Human Homeland: The Story of the World We Live In

Author: (USA) A. de Jongh
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Publishing Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The Story of the World We Live In (The Human Family), a best-selling book by the American writer A. de Jongh, was published in 1932. Within a few months of its release, it sold 138,000 copies in the United States alone, and by the following year, it had been translated into 14 languages, including German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, and Chinese. The translation we provide is based on the 1939 revised London edition by A. de Jongh. When this book was introduced to China in 1933 under the Chinese title A de Jongh's World Geography, it quickly became a favorite among middle and high school students. Now, half a century later, few Chinese readers are still familiar with it. The book that once brought A. de Jongh worldwide fame, despite being written half a century ago and with many data now outdated, remains a valuable read for its rich humanistic knowledge. Its value lies not only in transforming dry historical and geographical content into engaging and lively prose but also in making readers strongly feel the grandeur of history as a grand stage and the wonder of Earth as humanity's home. The shifting of stars and the ebb and flow of time have washed away countless great figures, and reflecting on the past and present, who could help but be amazed by the rapid progress of human society?