About the author

Guo Jiahong is an author whose writing focuses on world history. Public information about him is limited, and details such as his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not clearly recorded. Three of his works are held in the collection, including the multi-volume A History of the British Empire (8 volumes) and its fourth volume, The Transformation of the British Empire, as well as A General History of Sri Lanka. Judging from these subjects, his writing centers on the history of the British Empire and the history of South Asia, covering imperial expansion and transformation as well as the historical development of Sri Lanka, and belongs to specialized writing within the field of world history. Compiling a multi-volume general history requires handling long historical spans and complex sources, which suggests that his work emphasizes overall historical threads and systematic narration of historical facts, aimed at readers interested in world history, colonial history, and South Asian studies.

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Publishers

Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences PressBeijing Normal University PressJiangsu People's Publishing House