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"Zeng Guofan's Family Letter?"
Douban score: 8.7
Content introduction:
"Zeng Guofan" "Family Letters" contains a wide range of contents, including advice on running the army and politics as well as life and social affairs. Since its first publication in 1879, it has been widely circulated and is an important material for studying the person and the history of this period. Zeng's family letters are written calmly and calmly, with a free form, following his thoughts and writing freely, and contain true wisdom and good words in ordinary family affairs. Zeng Guofan studied diligently throughout his life, admired Confucianism, and emphasized pragmatism in dealing with the world. He became another "Confucian master" after Confucius, Mencius, and Zhu Xi. He innovated the literary theory of the Tongcheng School, and his poetry teachings presided over the works of Daoguang, Xianfeng, and In the literary world of the three dynasties of Tongzhi, it can be said that moral articles are crowned among the generation.
About the author:
Zeng Guofan (1811-1872) is an important historical figure in the modern history of China. He is known as the "first famous official" in the late Qing Dynasty. He occupies a special position in the history of literature and literature. He was a very influential representative figure in politics, military and culture during the Daoguang, Xianfeng and Tongzhi years of the late Qing Dynasty. His "Books from the Family of Zeng Guofan" is extensive in content, covering both military and political principles as well as thoughts on life and society. Since its first publication in 1879, it has been widely circulated and is an important source of information for studying Zeng Guofan and the history of this period. Zeng's family letters are written calmly and calmly, with a free form, following his thoughts and writing freely, and contain true wisdom and good words in ordinary family affairs.
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"The Chrysanthemum and the Knife"
Douban score: 8.2
Content introduction:
Tranquility and quiet beauty The "Chrysanthemum" is the emblem of the Japanese royal family, and the fierce and decisive "Sword" is a symbol of Bushido culture. American scholar Ruth Benedict used the method of cultural anthropology to use "chrysanthemum" and "sword" to reveal the contradictory character of the Japanese, that is, the duality of Japanese culture (such as loving beauty but being militaristic, being polite but being aggressive). , novelty but stubborn, obedient but not tame, etc.)... Starting from this, we will then analyze the hierarchy and related customs of Japanese society, and point out that the discontinuity between Japanese early childhood education and adult education is an important factor in the formation of dual personality. The text starts from the Japanese lifestyle and typical events, and provides powerful analysis in vivid narratives. The language is full of wisdom and humor.
About the author:
Ruth Benedict was born in New York in 1887. His original surname was Fulton, and his ancestors participated in the American Revolutionary War. She majored in English literature in college. In 1919, he entered Columbia University to study anthropology and was a student of Franz Boas. He received his doctorate in 1923. In 1927, he studied the culture of Indian tribes and wrote the book "Patterns of Culture" (published in 1934). In 1940, he wrote Race: Science and Politics, criticizing racial discrimination. During the Second World War, he was engaged in research on the national characteristics of Romania, the Netherlands, Germany, Thailand and other countries, and his research on Japan, that is, the book "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", made the greatest achievements. After the war, she continued to participate in "Contemporary Cultural Studies" at Columbia University. She died of illness in September 1948.
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"The Last Eighteen Years of the Late Qing Dynasty"
Douban score: 7.6
Content introduction:
After the disastrous defeat of the Sino-Japanese War, the Westernizationist Li Hongzhang lost power, and the reformist Kang Youwei came to power. However, the reform movement ended in a palace coup. The original intention of learning from the West unknowingly became a tool for careerists -? Reform is political consciousness and the late Qing Dynasty. The biggest profit cake is also a duel ground for factional politics. Whether it is the Empress Dowager Cixi, the royalists, the Manchu dignitaries, the pro-Western forces, and the Boxers, everyone is involved in it and takes turns to appear. In the end, the Eight-Power Allied Forces came to Beijing under the guise of protecting the embassy. The turbulent and chaotic situation of the Qing Dynasty was finally reshuffled, with some people being eliminated and others taking over. When the reform finally had to be put on the fast track, the Manchu royal family and the powerful Yuan Shikai launched a desperate struggle for the leadership of the reform; with a gunshot in Wuchang City, the revolutionaries shouted exciting slogans and stepped into the center of power. , a new round of intricate struggles between Yuan Shikai, Song Jiaoren and Sun Yat-sen has begun... Behind the seemingly absurd and strange historical events, there is an extremely clear choice of interests and power game.
Open this book and understand why the Reform Movement of 1898 turned into a coup of 1898, why Cixi bombarded the embassy first and then massacred the Boxers, why Yuan Shikai was both a promoter of reform and the key to the fall of the Qing Dynasty... See through the layers of strange history The logic of power behind the fog is extremely clear.
About the author:
Huang Zhijun, a native of Yiyang, Hunan, was born in 1981. He is the former editor-in-chief of "Travel Companion" magazine. He has been familiar with the art of war and classics and history since he was a child. I once read through the "Twenty-Four Histories" and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", and then focused on the history of the late Qing Dynasty. In order to find out the roots and answer my questions about the fall of the Qing Dynasty, I read more than a hundred historical materials on the Sino-Japanese War of 18-189. After five years of hard writing day and night, I finally wrote a long historical book "The Last Eighteen Years of the Late Qing Dynasty: From the Sino-Japanese War of 1891 to 1911 Revolution".
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"? One sentence is worth ten thousand sentences"
Douban score: 8.7
Content introduction:
The story of "One Sentence is Worth Ten Thousand Sentences" is very simple. The first half of the novel is about the past: the lonely and helpless Wu Moxi lost his only adopted daughter who could "speak", and left Yanjin in search of it; the second half of the novel Half of the book is about the present: Niu Aiguo, the son of Wu Moxi’s adopted daughter, also goes to Yanjin in order to get rid of loneliness and find "friends he can talk to". One step away, one step back, one hundred years of delay. Most of the characters in the book are ordinary people at the lowest level in China, but there is an Italian priest named Lao Zhan.
About the author:
Liu Zhenyun, male, born in May 1958, is from Yanjin, Xinxiang, Henan. Joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army in 1973. He was demobilized in 1978 and worked as a middle school teacher in his hometown. In the same year, he was admitted to the Chinese Department of Peking University. After graduating in 1982, he worked at the Farmers Daily. From 1988 to 1991, he went to Beijing Normal University and Lu Xun School of Literature to study as a graduate student. He started writing in 1982, and after 1987 he published it in "People's Literature", "Tapu", "Recruit Company", "Touchman", "Work Unit", "Official Land", "Chicken Feathers in a Land", "Officials", " "Review of 1942" and other "Work Unit Series" that describe urban society and "Official Series" that describe the lives of cadres have aroused strong responses. In these works, he quickly showed his potential ability to become a great writer and established his civilian stance in creation. , focusing on history, power and people's livelihood issues, without losing the concise and direct line drawing technique, and is therefore called a "new realism" writer. Among them, "Tapou" won the 1987-1988 National Outstanding Short Story Award.
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"Don't let your future self hate your present self"
Douban score: 7.0
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About the author:
The Maverick Cat , formerly known as Zhao Xing, is a famous Sina blogger and Douban celebrity; columnist and special writer for many media;
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