书籍介绍
翻开这本《世界史纲》，最先撞进眼里的往往不是帝王将相的权谋，而是韦尔斯独特的历史眼光：游牧与定居两种生活方式如何从源头分道扬镳、彼此攻伐，宗教与魔法又如何作为人类对庇护与指引的本能渴求而自然生长。他并不把祭司、国王看作骗子或篡权者，而是放进"所有人动机混杂"的处境里打量——这一笔，让冷硬的历史有了人的温度。读者最看重的正是这份全局观：从地球形成、生命演化一路写到第一次世界大战，把生物演进与人类文明拧成一条连贯的长卷。它适合想建立"大历史"框架、又嫌教科书枯燥的人，也适合作为简洁流畅的英文写作范本。当然，欧洲史部分口碑最佳，若你只为一段段王朝故事而来，或许会失望。
作者简介
赫伯特·乔洽·韦尔斯(Herbert George wells，1888—1946)，英国著名小说家，尤以科幻小说创作闻名于世，著名的有《时司机器》、《莫洛博士岛》、《隐身人》《星际战争》等。他还是位社会改革家和预言家，是费边社的重要成员，会晤过罗斯福和斯大林，撰写了《基普斯》、《托诺 邦盖》、《波里先生和他的历史》《世界史纲》等大量关注现实，思考未来的作品。韦尔斯一生创作了百多部作品，内容涉及科学文学历史社会政治等各个领域，是现代最多产的作家之一。
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核心看点
- 从地球起源至一战结束的宏大历史叙事
- 文学笔法结合史实，生动描绘王朝兴衰
- 涵盖生物进化、人类起源及文明演进
读者共识
- 通俗易懂，适合作为英文写作参考范本
- 中文版《世界简史》的翻译底本，权威可靠
- 提供纵横联合的全局观，满足感极强
精彩摘录
- "Just as literature in the ancient world was unable to develop to the full because of the imperfect development of writing, so music was restrained by the want of a practicable notation. Men had much the same ears and imaginations then as now, but they could not keep hold of the subject or hand on th"
- "One must not think of a nomadic stage as a predecessor of a settled stage in human affairs. To begin with man was a slow drifter, following food. Then one sort of men began to settle down, and another sort became more distinctly nomadic. The settled sort began to rely more and more upon grain for fo"
- "Confusedly under the stimulus of the need and possibility of co-operation and a combined life, Neolithic mankind was feeling out for guidance and knowledge. Men were be-coming aware that personally they needed protection and direction, cleansing from impurity, power beyond their own strength. Confus"
- "The Terror was at an end. From first to last there had been condemned and executed about four thousand people."
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用户评论
浅显易懂，十分适合作为英文写作参考。貌似牛津出版社有梁思成翻译的中英对照版？
中文版《世界简史》的翻译底本
世界史纲
欧洲史部分比较好看
开多线程居然是先把这本读完了,很好看!全局观纵横联合的世界史,带人文等各方面辅助历史演进,笔记做了一堆,满足
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