The world to 1500: A global history

A Global History #1

by Leften Stavros Stavrianos

This work is the first part of a two-volume set which encompasses the full sweep of known history, balancing its coverage of both Eastern and Western regions. It traces events of worldwide impact whilst three important issues are examined in the roots of European expansion, the Confucian, Moslem and non-Eurasian worlds on the eve of European expansion, and the stages of the expansion which followed. This volume deals with the period which covers prehistory to the year 1500. Features of these books include their global, interdisciplinary approach, which allows comprehensive examination of the issues surrounding major historical events and their emphasis upon Indian and Chinese civilizations in classic times as well as Graeco-Roman civilizations.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

399 pages, Paperback

First published August 28, 1970

Reviews

[Henry Wu · Rating 5 out of 5]

在这本上册里，人类就像一个有生命的共同体，从襁褓诞生到咿呀学语，再到蹒跚学步。眼前几千年兴衰变迁，总是足够个体挤出几分悲悯的情调。
对历史的态度就应该是这样，只有进行了越完整、清晰、连贯、广泛、深入地记录与表述，才能塑造出越立体、明确、自洽、普适、丰富的观念与人格。
对普遍批评这本书“西方中心论”的腔调，我不以为然。就应该用猛药治治这些人帝王将相的病，不然还能引经据典自己祖上如何如何，并且怀抱着自己也能怎样怎样的野望。

[guan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazingly and fascinatingly grand strokes.

[Holiday · Rating 4 out of 5]

reasoning among facts
可惜最感兴趣的中世纪部分写得有些琐碎，显得凌乱
翻译有些句子稍微不是很顺畅，但总体还行

[William WEi · Rating 4 out of 5]

读《全球通史》与读诸多中国历史书最大的不同感受在于：前者更多关注文化、宗教、地理、科技、制度等更广阔的视角内容，最终落脚在民族竞争与人类发展上。中国的历史更喜欢围绕帝王将相，在朝代更替的故事中展开。《全球通史：上册》，60.5万字，阅读难度三星半，8.6+推荐

[Calculus · Rating 3 out of 5]

不好看

[haiyang · Rating 3 out of 5]

愿无删节版