目录 PrefacePart One Western CivilizationⅠ The Ancient World: Foundations of the West To A. D. 500 1 The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations 2 The Greeks: From Myth to Reason 3 The Romans: From City-State to World Empire 4 Early Christianity: A World ReligionⅡ The Middle Ages: The Christian Centuries A. D. 500~1400 5 The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical, Christian, and German Traditions 6 The Flowering of Medieval Civilization: The Christian SynthesisⅢ The Rise of Modernity: From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment 1350 ~1789 7 Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation 8 Political and Economic Transformation: National States, Overseas Expansion,Commercial Revolution 9 Intellectual Transformation: The Scientific Revolution and the Age of EnlightenmentⅣ The Modern West: From the Bourgeoisie Revolution to the Industrial Age 1640~1914 10 The Triumph of England's Parliament: Constitutional Monarchy and Cabinet Government 11 The American Revolution: Independence and Civil War 12 The Era of the French Revolution: The Affirmation of Liberty and Equality 13 Ferment of Ideas: Romanticism, Conservatism, Liberalism, Nationalism 14 The Industrial Revolution: The Transformation of Society 15 Europe in the Industrial Age: Modernization and ImperialismⅤ Western Civilization in Crisis: World Wars and Totalitarianism 1914~1945 16 World War I: The West in Despair 17 The Soviet Union: Modernization and Totalitarianism 18 The Era of Fascism: The Attack on Reason and Freedom 19 World War II: Western Civilization in the BalanceⅥ The Contemporary World: The Global Age Since 1945 20 Europe After 1945: Recovery, Realignment, Division 21 U.S. After 1945: Hegemonic Position 22 The New Globalism: Problems and ProspectsPart Two Chinese CivilizationⅠ Ancient Chinese Civilization: One of the Four Great Ancient Civilizations 1 Four Great Inventions: the Compass, Gunpowder, Papermaking,and Printing 2 Three Schools of Thoughts in Ancient: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism 3 The First Emperor of Imperial China: Qin Shi Huangdi 4 The Greatest Dynasty of Imperial China: Hen Dynasty 5 The Classical Literature: The Poetry in Tang and Song DynastiesⅡ Emergence of Modern China: The Semi-Colonial and Semi-Feudalism China 6 The Opium War: Western Powers Arrive 7 The Growing up of the Chinese Modem History: The Self-Strengthening Movement 8 The Revolution of 1911 : Turning Point in Modern Chinese HistoryⅢ Modern Chinese Polities: From “Dark” to ”Bright” 9 The New Culture Movement: the Basis for May Fourth Movement 10 Rise of the Communists: Leader Mao Zedong 11 Anti-Japanese War: Kuomintang and CCP United Front Against Japan 12 Civil War: the Triumph of Communist PartyMain ReferencesPostscript 作者介绍 高芳英,硕士,1956年生,女,江苏苏州人。历史学教授。先后毕业于苏州大学、美国克利夫兰州立大学,1996年、1999年、2002年赴美国、英国留学和访学。主要从事世界史的教学和研究工作,专业重点是美国史和近现代世界经济史,出版专著《星条旗下的阴影——美国百年经济发展中的社会问题探析》、编著《世界地理大发现》,在《世界历史》、《江海学刊》、《史林》等核心期刊发表论文几十篇,科研成果多次获得市厅级二、三等奖,被苏州市政府列为跨世纪人才。现任苏州大学社会学院历史系副主任、世界史专业硕士生导师、中国日本史学会常务理事兼对外交流分会长,江苏省世界史研究会副会长。 范菊华,博士,1962年生,男,江苏苏州人。历史学副教授。先后从事中小学英语教学,大学英语和历史专业教学,并先后任苏州大学社会学院历史系硕士生导师,承担世界历史,当代国际关系和史学专业英语等课程的教学。研究方向为二十世纪国际关系、国际关系史学与理论,组治西方国际关系理论和全球气候变化,出版专著《国际制度的建构主义分析》,在《世界经济与政治》、《现代国际关系》、《国外社会科学》、《读书》等刊物发表论文数篇。 序言
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