History of Chinese Culture (2nd Edition) (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Feng Tianyu et al
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: This book is the newly revised edition of "Chinese Culture," which won the First Prize of the China Book Award and the Nomination Award for the First National Book Award. Written primarily by the renowned cultural historian Professor Feng Tianyu, with the collaborative efforts of the emerging cultural historians He Xiaoming and Zhou Jiming, it presents a grand vision, insightful theories, rich content, and rigorous yet elegant prose, providing a comprehensive panorama of the formation mechanism and tumultuous developmental journey of Chinese culture. The upper part analyzes the cultural formation mechanism of the Chinese nation from aspects such as geographical background, economic soil, and social structure, emphasizing theoretical depth while supported by abundant historical evidence. The lower part outlines the developmental process of Chinese culture from ancient times to the founding of the People's Republic of China, covering its emergence, unification, diversification, prosperity, introspection, integration, renewal after decline, maturity, and transformation. It combines descriptive narratives with insightful summaries. This book serves as an important reference for cultural historians and also provides an encyclopedic guide for general readers to appreciate the essence of Chinese culture. The book has received the following honors:
5th China Book Award (First Prize, 1991),
th National Book Award Nomination (1994),
th Hubei Provincial Social Science Outstanding Achievement Award (First Prize, 1995),
th National Higher Education Humanities and Social Sciences Research Outstanding Achievement Award (Second Prize, 1995).