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The version is better, with tens of thousands of new classic articles and 50 wonderful illustrations
Compared with other editions on the market, this version of this book is updated and more complete, adding tens of thousands of words of classic articles, covering politics, military, people, culture and many other aspects. In the process of editing and publishing, the publisher has added many wonderful illustrations according to the original content to help readers better understand the text and improve the reading experience. The language of the book is popular and interesting, the knowledge points are rich and the examples are rigorous, and many of the views are also very unique, which is worthy of serious study and study by our younger generations.
The hand-me-down work of the historians, looking at all aspects of ancient Chinese society].
Mr. Wu Han is a well-known historian, social activist, and one of the pioneers and founders of modern Ming history research in China. He has served as a professor at Yunnan University, Southwest Associated University and Tsinghua University, vice mayor of Beijing, member of the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and president of the Beijing Historical Society. His book "The Mirror of History" is not only a popular historical knowledge book, but also has high academic value. This book also profoundly expresses Mr. Wu Han's thoughts on history and his observation of reality. For example, the discussion and reflection on many issues, such as improving the social atmosphere, limiting power, democratic politics, and being a human being and studying, are very enlightening for both the construction of the nation and the growth of individuals.
My New Year's reading planIntroductionWith copper as a mirror, you can be dressed; With the ancient as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; With people as a mirror, you can see the gains and losses.
The Mirror of History is one of Mr. Wu Han's representative works, and its content includes many aspects such as politics, military, people, and culture. The author extracts a large number of historical details, observes from multiple angles and levels, and discusses the gains and losses of the rise and fall, and many of the views are extremely unique.
This book also profoundly expresses Mr. Wu Han's thoughts on history and his observation of reality. For example, the discussion and reflection on many issues, such as improving the social atmosphere, limiting power, democratic politics, and being a human being and studying, are very enlightening for both the construction of the nation and the growth of individuals.
About the Author
Wu Han (1909-1969), formerly known as Wu Chunhan, was born in Yiwu, Zhejiang, and graduated from Tsinghua University with a well-known expert on Ming history in China. He has served as a professor at Yunnan University, Southwest Associated University and Tsinghua University, vice mayor of Beijing, member of the Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and president of the Beijing Historical Society. Representative works include "The Mirror of History", "The Biography of Zhu Yuanzhang", "A Brief History of the Ming Dynasty" and so on.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Politics.
Limits of the power of kings in history 003
Governance and the Rule of Law 010
The centripetal and centrifugal forces of politics in history 017
On Social Ethos 024
On ** 030
* Chapter 037 of the History of History
Priest 045
Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei and East and West Factory 050
Slaves and slaves in the Ming Dynasty 064
On the Late Ming Dynasty "Liukou" 074
Lessons from History Three Hundred Years Ago 081
Chapter II: Military Affairs.
Talking about the Sino-Japanese Naval Battle 087
Array Diagram and Song-Liao War 093
On the Battle of Yiling 104
Ancient Wars 109
Ancient Fighter 112
Martial Arts of Fighting Generals 115
Firearms of the Ming Dynasty 118
Chapter 3 Characters.
The Story of Lying on Salary and Tasting Courage 125
Zhao Kuo and Ma Jian 130
The great historian Sima Qian 134
On Cao Cao 147
On Lu Su in the Battle of Red Cliffs 160
On Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang, and Zhang Zhao in the Battle of Chibi 165
The story of Sun Quan's persuasion of Lü Meng to learn 170
Tan Wu Zetian 173
Lady City 181
Outstanding scholar Xuanzang 185
Wen Tianxiang's backbone 196
Ming Dynasty national hero Yu Qian 200
The Story of Hai Jui 214
Chapter 4 Culture.
It was not easy for the ancients to read 227
Amateur Learning of the Ancients 230
Life & Thought 233
Text and Form 237
On the Doom of the Picture Book 240
Ancient Clothing and Others 245
The name of the common people since the Song and Yuan dynasties 248
Sitting, kneeling, and worshipping of the ancients 252
Degree 255
Appendix. History 261
Old History, New Talks, 285