The World (Set)

Author: Guo Yubin
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: History for the entire human race is like memory for each of us—it explains what we are doing now, why we are doing it, and how we have acted in the past. Therefore, whoever wants to understand the world must know its history. The World According to History is such a book. We hope to provide an overview of world history through some popular language and a narrative style. It only covers the most important events, figures, and descriptions of key periods, and adopts a simple and popular form. The reason is simple: encouraging someone to read a vivid book with interest is more meaningful for culture than boring text driving readers away. This book can serve as a supplementary reading for historical monographs. You can read it in a very leisurely way, reading and stopping as you please. We believe that in the romantic landscape of historical and cultural studies, you will not feel bored. Of course, this book does not intend to replace excellent historical monographs. If you have a special interest in a specific historical detail, you can always refer to detailed other materials for in-depth research.
Comfortable Layout Arrangement
Modern readers enjoy more humanistic care than traditional readers, which is progress of the times and a gift from the reading revolution and the era of visuals. The aesthetic details in the layout design allow readers to effortlessly obtain more information from the details on each page without feeling tired.
About Images
"Reading images" is the reading trend of our time, hence it has been given the solemn name of the "era of reading images." In reality, it is only a richening of human visual elements. Words are symbols, and images are symbols too. They complement each other and neither excludes the other. In this book, when interpreting images, we try to provide a fresh perspective to complement and supplement the stories. A careful reader might notice that there are actually many stories hidden in the images that cannot be clearly expressed in words—this is the magical charm of images. We believe every reader can read their own story.
Outline and Guided Reading
We have arranged summary text before each story, which is enough for readers with less patience to remember the story. We have also arranged subheadings under each story to help readers understand the content structure as much as possible. If you are not interested in some stories, you can skip them completely without any guilt.
About "Humanistic and Historical Encyclopedia"
This is a showcase for the background and related knowledge of the stories. Through "Humanistic and Historical Encyclopedia," you will not feel uneasy about having vague impressions of certain knowledge or dry numbers. "Humanistic and Historical Encyclopedia" is organically integrated with every thematic story, making the reading experience more exciting.
About the Use of Tables
Some stories involve complex details, so we try to use tables to make them clear at a glance. Of course, these tables are certainly beneficial for summarizing and remembering knowledge.
About the Use of Chronological Summaries
The knowledge of human history is vast and profound, even historical experts cannot be omniscient. Skillfully using chronological summaries to grasp the development of history is undoubtedly a shortcut for memorizing knowledge during reading.
About the Use of Historical Q&A
This is not intended to make things difficult for readers, but rather humorous questions, as the answers are right next to them. However, we believe it will suggest that you consciously memorize some names or numbers that you find meaningful.
History for the entire human race is like memory for each of us—it explains what we are doing now, why we are doing it, and how we have acted in the past. Therefore, whoever wants to understand the world must know its history. The World According to History is such a book. We hope to provide an overview of world history through some popular language and a narrative style. It only covers the most important events, figures, and descriptions of key periods, and adopts a simple and popular form. The reason is simple: encouraging someone to read a vivid book with interest is more meaningful for culture than boring text driving readers away. This book can serve as a supplementary reading for historical monographs. You can read it in a very leisurely way, reading and stopping as you please. We believe that in the romantic landscape of historical and cultural studies, you will not feel bored. Of course, this book does not intend to replace excellent historical monographs. If you have a special interest in a specific historical detail, you can always refer to detailed other materials for in-depth research.