简明中外文明发展进程（英）

《简明中外文明发展进程》将为读者理解中华文明提供一个广阔的世界视角，也为理解西方文明提供东方的参照。

 

《简明中外文明发展进程》是一部简明的历史工具书，以词条形式，介绍自远古到20世纪初叶中外文明史上的重要史事。全书编集近1500个词条，以时间为线，同步展现中外文明发展历程中的重大事件、影响历史进程的关键人物、科学技术和文化艺术发展的重要成果。在对照与关联中，勾勒世界各大文明的发展脉络，探求它们的相互影响和相互交融。本书将为读者理解中华文明提供一个广阔的世界视角，也为理解西方文明提供东方的参照。

郭伯南，1933年生，河北省任丘市人。河北北京师院文学系毕业。《人民中国》杂志社编审。主要编著有：《中华五千年史话》、《彩图版•中华文明史》、《上下一万年•图说中国通史》、《东方智慧宝库〈易经〉》、《度量衡起源新说》、《文物纵横谈》、《文物鉴赏100 讲》、《华夏风物探源》、《茶余饭后谈文化》、《中华文明概览》等。外文版有：《物语•中国の历史》（日）、《中国书法艺术入门》（英、法、德）、《中国文化史入门》（日）、《中国文化ルツ》（日）、《秦始皇帝の兵马俑》（日）等。包倩怡，1975年生，浙江省余姚市人。中国对外经济贸易大学英语学院经济学学士和文学硕士；后为中国对外经济贸易大学讲师，从事英语教学、欧洲史专题研究和该专题的研究生课程教学工作。曾受商务部派遣，赴欧盟翻译总司接受同声传译培训。主要作品有：《牛津商务英语教程—成功演讲》（合作改编）；译作《广告》、《迷人的侧影》（收于《欧亨利短篇小说选》），《背着薯条闯世界》（合译）等。

Preface Explanatory Notes Paleolithic Period Around 2.5 million–12,000 BP Neolithic Period 10000–2000 BC Appendix: The Legendary Period of China Around 2550–2140 BC The Xia Dynasty Around 2140–1711 BC The Shang Dynasty Around 1711–1046 BC The Zhou Dynasty 1046–256 BC The Qin Dynasty 221–206 BC The Han Dynasty 206 BC–220 AD The Three Kingdoms Period 220–280 AD The Jin Dynasty 265–420 AD The Northern and Southern Dynasties 420–589 ADThe Sui Dynasty 581–618 AD The Tang Dynasty 618–907 AD The Five Dynasties and Ten States 907–960 AD The Song Dynasty 960–1279 AD The Yuan Dynasty 1271–1368 AD The Ming Dynasty 1368–1644 AD The Qing Dynasty 1644–1911 AD Appendix I: IndexAppendix II: Bibliography 

This is a concise reference book covering major developments in Chinese civilization and in other civilizations of the world.China, one of the most ancient countries in the world, developed a civilization dating back several thousand years. Due to geographic barriers and linguistic and cultural differences, however, that civilization developed and spread mainly in East Asia for much of history, despite continuous but limited exchanges with other parts of the world. Many Westerners may have regarded Chinese civilization as something remote and separate and failed to recognize its significance in the broader context of the world. Western standards have tended to dominate the study of world history as a result. Most books on global history or civilizations focus on changes and developments initiated by Westerners, which has, in effect, either undervalued Chinese innovations and contributions or failed to provide a complete picture of Chinese civilization for readers. This fact has prompted us to compile this book.Although our first consideration has been to introduce Chinese civilization to readers, we have tried to place this in a global perspective by presenting events and personages chronologically in both Chinese and world history. We hope this will help readers understand Chinese civilization as an integral part of world civilization, as well as understand its values and its influence on human progress.

As human civilization involves such aspects as politics, the economy, society, the military, religion, and education, it is not easy to cover major developments within such a limited space as one volume. We have tried our best to achieve the following: One. Informativeness. The 1,500 entries in this book trace the history of major world civilizations from prehistory to the early twentieth century, including major events and outstanding people of those civilizations. The entries therefore form an outline of the development of human civilization.Two. Objectivity. In selecting the facts for the entries, the writers and editors have consulted numerous historical documents, academic works and reference books published in China and abroad. The wording of the entries is kept strictly objective.Three. Expressiveness. Although the text of each entry is quite short, we have tried to present the background, progress and results of historical events and to introduce the contributions and influences of the outstanding people and their times in the chronological entries. We hope this will give readers a general idea of the history of Chinese civilization and of human civilization as a whole.