Reading is an important way to understand the history and culture of a country, nation and region, and today we will share 10 good books and read them together. 1."Outline of National History".
Written by Qian Mu. Why is the "Outline of National History" a classic? A concise and classic general history of ChinaDuring the period of the Anti-Japanese War when the nation was in perilIt is a masterpiece used to awaken the soul of the country and save the countryMr. Qian Mu was born in 1895, at the time of the defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War and the country's many difficulties. He once said that since he can remember, the death of the country and starvation are the two shadows that have pressed on his heart, and whether China will die is the question he thinks about the most. The question of the country's survival is always pressing on Qian Mu's mind. In 1931, Japan launched a large-scale war of aggression against China, and the Chinese nation fell into the most serious crisis in nearly a century. After the Lugou Bridge incident, the situation deteriorated dramatically. "A country may perish, but history cannot be destroyed. "National history education needs to be strengthened urgently. From May 1938, Qian Mu took advantage of his spare time to complete the famous work "Outline of National History" in Yanquan Temple outside Yiliang City for one year. The Outline of National History is a brief general history of China, covering the evolution and development of Chinese history from the three dynasties of antiquity to the middle of the 20th century, especially the situation of economy and society, political system, and academic thought, as well as their mutual influence. The book strives to be coherent, so that readers can understand the reasons for the rise and fall of chaos in Chinese history and the basis of the life and spirit of the country and nation. 
2.General History of Arab Countries in Africa (8 volumes, hardcover).Wang Tiezheng is the editor-in-chiefThroughout the ancient and modern times, it comprehensively displays the colorful historical picture of African Arab countries
The first comprehensive general history of an African Arab country written by a Chinese scholar
The Arab world today is made up of 22 Arab countries, 12 in Asia and 10 in Africa. Professor Wang Tiezheng led his academic team to publish the 8-volume General History of Arab Countries in Africa after 8 years of hard work, including:History of Egypt, History of Algeria, History of Libya, History of Morocco, History of Tunisia, History of Sudan, History of Mauritania, History of Somalia, Djibouti, Comoros。This book adopts the style of the general history of the country and comprehensively presents the historical evolution of the Arab countries in Africa from ancient times to the present in the form of historical narrative
3.History of England (four volumes).David Hume was one of the representatives of the Scottish Enlightenment in the 18th centuryToday, people value his philosophical ideas, but he was famous as a historian during his lifetime.
Hume's six-volume History of England, which covers nearly 1,800 years from Caesar's conquest of Britain to the Glorious Revolution in 1688, is hailed as a milestone in modern historiography. Works totalWith a total of 2.1 million words, it describes the history of nearly 1,800 years from Caesar's conquest of Britain to the Glorious Revolution in 1688. From 1752 to 1762, when all six volumes were completed, Hume devoted great effort and the best years to this work, and then revised and refined it many times until the end of his life. 
4.History of the * (all five volumes).Translated by V.O. Klyuchevsky, Zhang Caoxuan, Pu Yunnan, et al** The masterpiece of the master of historiography V. O. KlyuchevskyA multi-volume history from antiquity to the mid-nineteenth centuryTo this day, it is still a classic work for understanding the history of the first place before the October RevolutionThis book breaks through the traditional dynastic historiography and takes the lead in reconstructing the entire history of the city from the perspective of socio-economic and class relations, emphasizing the decisive role played by geographical conditions and colonization in history. The book is rich in historical materials and clearly organized, and often summarizes the problems narrated in a timely manner, and the narrative is vivid, the writing is beautiful, and the descriptions of historical figures are vivid. The book still has important reference value for understanding the history before the 20th century.
5.History of France (3 volumes).Translated by George Dubie, editors-in-chief, Lu Yimin, Shen Jian, Huang Yanhong, et alA classic general history of France from the perspective of the history of civilization and the history of civilization formation
Led by the heavyweights of the Annals SchoolA general history of France written by a collective of leading French scholarsA masterpiece and bestseller in the category of general history of FranceThe translation was carried out by a team of distinguished scholars specializing in French historyThis book is not a general history based on politics, economy, and military affairs in the traditional sense, but can be said to be a history of civilization and a history of the formation of civilization. The author argues that dynastic change or victory or defeat in war is only superficial upheaval, and that "the underlying impetus for the development of history lies elsewhere, in the development of productive forces and in the way in which power and wealth are distributed among people from generation to generation." As a result, the authors of this book pay more attention to the political, social, economic, and demographic structures, hoping to grasp the changes that affect these structures, either slowly or rapidly. ......This book is about the history of the entire civilization that made up the various regions of present-day France. ”
6.Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution (all five volumes).François Frey.
The Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution translated by Mona Ozouf and Gu Hang et al. is the culmination of the revisionist historiography of the Great Revolution, and it can also be regarded as the finale of the historiography of the Great Revolution from the perspective of its reflection on the Great Revolution and the study of the Great Revolution. This dictionary is similar to a traditional dictionary: it is about 1,500 pages long, and it is framed by only 105 entries. The explanation of each entry is a long text of seven or eight thousand words, full and three-dimensional. Its principles are:As a keyword index, it can not only indicate the progress of the research, but more importantly, it can show the repositioning of the problem. Its goal: to go back to FranceThe uniqueness of this foundational event and its devastating power。Its unity lies in:Focus on this political event and its creativity。Each of these five major parts has its own convenient labels:Events, people, systems, concepts, interpretations. 
7.History of Central Asia (6 volumes).Lan Qi Editor-in-Chief"History of Central Asia", a history of the "changes of ancient and modern" in Central Asia. The History of Central Asia is mainly studied in the regions of present-day Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan and the regions associated with themThe time span is from the Paleolithic period to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The author synthesizes the research results in the fields of history and archaeology, and "defines the scope by the chapter, and the content by the abridgement", which enables us to have an overall understanding of the history of Central Asia, and has a strong research and reference value. 
8.General History of VietnamTranslated by Chen Zhongjin and Dai KelaiWinning the second prize of the first Yao Nan Translation Award in 2015, this book is the first general history of Vietnam written in modern Vietnamese script. The content of the book is concise and systematic, and the details are appropriate, and the main historical details are not omitted. At the end of the 3rd revised edition in 1949, the author added a short "tentative phrase" of just over one page, briefly referring to the Vietnamese anti-French movement during the abdication of Bao Dai and the transfer of power to the Vietminh** in 1945. The author is the first scholar to refer to the scientific and advanced nature of Western historiography, and divides Vietnamese history into five relatively objective historical periods according to the characteristics of different stages, and compiles historical events into an organic whole in chronological order. 
9.History of JapanJohn Whitney Hall, Deng Yi, Zhou Yiliang translationA concise and in-depth history of Japan
This is a general history of Japan from the former pottery culture to the 1960s. The book's review of the early history of Japan makes up for the shortcomings of previous studies of Japanese history, and it is also insightful for the discussion of the 17th century and onwards. In particular, the author focuses on Japan's political and social system, tracing how it has changed and diversified over time, in order to explore how this "Oriental" culture has given birth to modern world hegemony. 
10."Cana**".[Add] Charles G d.Translated by Roberts and Wang JinruiElegantr than poetry, more tortuous than **, a poetic biography of Canada. No Canadian poet, never has been, and will never have, been able to articulate the ideals for which the Fathers of Confederation fought so perfectly in his writings. – Canadian poet Arthur Smith
This book is a poetic account of Canadian history from the 11th to the 19th centuries. The first stage is "the French Canadian period".It began in the 11th century when the Norsemen first landed on the North American continent and ended in 1760, when the city of Montreal was captured by the British army, and wrote about the conflicts and wars between France and Britain for the dominance of North America. The second stage "British Canadian period",From the capture of Montreal by the British army in 1760 to 1867, when the British North America Act was signed, it tells the story of the unremitting struggle of the people of the territory for the right to self-government. The third stage "Dominion Canada Period",From 1867, when Canada was founded, to 1895, when the author completed this book, it presents the historical details of the Dominion people's expansion and unity, and outlines the personality and destiny of this newly independent nation. 