During the National Reading Month in April, the Hongkou District Press, Publication and Film Management Office recommended a reading list for readers based on various factors such as readers' purchase rate and book popularity.
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What are the 10 books in the second issue
National Reading Month
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Second installment
Mao Zedong's Self-Statement (Revised Edition)
Publisher: People's Publishing House
Publication date: September 2023
This book is a collection of four conversations between Mao Zedong and Snow in 1936, 1939, 1965, and 1970, as well as Mao Zedong's many conversations with Helen Snow, James Bertrand, Stein, Anna Louise Strong, and others, as well as background information on the conversations. These speeches recounted Mao Zedong's own revolutionary experience, expounded his views on many major political issues at that time, and made scientific predictions, which were very rare and extremely important, caused a sensation after they were published, were widely circulated at home and abroad, influenced several generations, and are still an important basis for understanding and studying this great giant.
Geography and World Hegemony
Author: James Fairgriff
Publisher: Democracy and Construction Press
Publication date: July 2023
"Geography and World Hegemony" is the career masterpiece of British geographer and geopolitical scientist James Fairgriff. From the interdisciplinary perspectives of geography, history, political science, and anthropology, the book traces the development of the world from ancient times to the beginning of the 20th century, subverts many questions about social development that people are accustomed to, and sorts out the context of world history with a systematic explanatory framework by introducing concepts such as "geographical conditions", "energy" and "dominance", providing us with a new perspective for understanding human history, and presenting a profound history of the development of human civilization.
Bao Gangsheng Lecture Notes on Political Science
Author: Bao Gangsheng
Publisher: Nova Press
Publication date: March 2024
This book was born out of the course "30 Lectures on General Knowledge of Western Political Science", and the author has built a systematic political science framework, systematically explaining the underlying logic behind political phenomena from 5 dimensions, 30 keywords and closely related political issues.
"On China"
Author: Kissinger
Publisher: CITIC Press
Publication date: April 2023
From the unique perspective of a senior diplomat and thinker, he analyzed and sorted out China's diplomatic tradition since the Opium War, explored the Chinese strategic thinking mode from the Go culture and Sun Tzu's Art of War, especially tried to reveal the formulation and decision-making mechanism of China's diplomatic strategy since the founding of the People's Republic of China, as well as the in-depth interpretation of the ins and outs of major diplomatic events such as the "one-sided" foreign policy, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, and the three Taiwan Strait crises. As a first-hand witness of history, Dr. Kissinger also recorded his interactions with generations of Chinese leaders such as Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.
Arrival: A History of Political Evolution
Author: Bao Gangsheng
Publisher: Shanghai Joint Publishing House
Publication date: July 2023
This book responds to the three key questions in the field of politics from an evolutionary perspective. Focusing on the basic context of human political evolution, this book treats different political systems and political models as "political species", analyzes the social conditions for the birth of early states, expounds the rise and decline of city-states, general states and empires from the dimension of state differentiation and evolution, discusses the differences and transformations of monarchy, feudalism, constitutional government and democracy from the dimension of political differentiation and evolution, and how a series of differences between different groups of human beings in shaping effective states and effectively restraining states shape political models in different time and space.
History and Sovereignty of the South China Sea
Author: Anthony ̇ Carty
Publisher: Nova Press
Publication date: November 2023
Since the 70s of the 20th century, there have been disputes between six countries and seven parties over the sovereignty of China's islands and reefs in the South China Sea and the jurisdiction of some maritime areas. Professor Anthony Carty clarified the issue of sovereignty over Nanhai Zhudao by consulting the archives of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States on the ownership of Nanhai Zhudao since the late 19th century, which shows that the sovereignty of Nanhai Zhudao belongs to China, and that Western countries and parties involved in the dispute, such as Vietnam, recognize this fact. This book is of great significance for the mainland to resolve disputes in the South China Sea, stabilize the situation in the South China Sea, and discuss the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea.
Merkel: The German Chancellor and Her Times
Author: [de] Ralph Borman
Publisher: People's Publishing House
Publication date: March 2023
Angela Merkel is recognized worldwide as an outstanding female politician, having had a significant impact on Germany, Europe and the world as a result of four consecutive terms as German Chancellor for 16 years. The book covers Merkel's life and career from 1954 to 2021, as well as international events that have taken place in recent years. This fascinating biography by Ralph Borman is not only a pleasure to read, but also an impressive work of history that chronicles the history of Germany and Europe, including the reunification of Germany. Through this book, you can get to know a more authentic and delicate Merkel.
The Old Order in the New World
Author: Shi Qipeng
Publisher: China Social Sciences Press
Publication date: June 2023
Based on a comparative historical analysis, this book argues that all the changes experienced by Third World countries are almost dominated by elites, and that the class relations and social structures of the old order are preserved. "Pre-modern" elements such as dependent personal relations, fragmented power structures, and de facto hereditary mechanisms of power are combined with market systems and democracies that are values of "modernity".
From the Metaverse to Quantum Reality
Author: Wu Guanguan
Publisher: CITIC Press
Publication date: June 2023
In this book, the author explores the nature of the metaverse that is both outside and within "reality" and how quantum physics fundamentally shakes our understanding of "reality." Together, these two reveal a subversive notion that "reality" may be more complex and magical than we previously understood.
This is War: The Generals
Author: Wang Zhengxing
Publisher: China Pictorial Publishing House
Publication date: April 2023
From a tactical point of view, this book reviews the famous historical war events in ancient Chinese history, such as the Battle of Hanzhong, the Battle of Yiling, the Battle of Wuzhangyuan, the Battle of Xingshi, etc., combined with the full-color Chinese historical topographic map, professionally and thoroughly analyzes the strategic and tactical merits and demerits of the military generals, as well as the historical and humanistic stories behind the war, and constructively gives strategic suggestions that may have a better ending. At the same time, this book also corrects errors and makes reasonable speculations based on the records of many historical classics.
Source: Shanghai Hongkou