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Guo Fang

Born
1948–present
Nationality
Chinese
Notable works
Perry Anderson's European History TrilogyThe Transition from Antiquity to FeudalismBritain

26 written works

About the author

Guo Fang, born in 1948 and a native of Beijing, is a research fellow and doctoral supervisor at the Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and formerly vice chairman of the Chinese Society for the Study of Ancient and Medieval World History. He has long been engaged in research on and translation of world history, especially European history. His works concentrate on social and cultural history and world history, addressing themes such as the transition from antiquity to feudalism, turning points in European history, and the rise of great powers, while also attending to the overall course of human civilization. Besides monographs including The Formation of the Modern English State and Ancient Democracy and Republican Institutions, he has translated The Modern World-System and A History of Europe, and contributed to the compilation of A Global History and A Visible World History. His works in the library number 26. Public information on his personal career is limited, and this profile relies only on confirmed library data.

Written (26)

The Transition from Antiquity to Feudalism cover
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The Transition from Antiquity to Feudalism 佩里·安德森 / Guo Fang / 刘健 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2022 From Antiquity to Feudalism covers the evolution of European modes of production, social structures, and state forms over the long historical period f…
Perry Anderson's European History Trilogy cover
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Perry Anderson's European History Trilogy 佩里·安德森 / 高福进 / 刘北成 / 龚晓庄 / Guo Fang / 刘健 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2020 Perry Anderson's monumental series on European history, comprising Passages from Antiquity to Feudalism, Lineages of the Absolutist State, and The New…
Britain cover
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Britain Guo Fang Petroleum Industry Press · 2019 The Visible History of Britain begins with the earliest human activity in the British Isles and carries the story through to Britain in the modern era…
A Brief History of the World (3 Volumes) cover
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A Brief History of the World (3 Volumes) Guo Fang Petroleum Industry Press · 2019 World history has traversed a arduous and lengthy course of development, broadly divided into three stages: the ancient period, the medieval period, a…
The Middle Ages cover
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The Middle Ages Guo Fang Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd. · 2017 Sometimes we believe this was a dark age, when the world was tormented by terrible plagues, frequent wars, and repeated raids. Clergy blamed people fo…
Waves of Revolution cover
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Waves of Revolution Guo Fang Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd. · 2017 The 18th century began with war and ended with war. Unlike previous centuries, the wars of the 18th century were not merely religious conflicts or dyn…
Europe's Turning Point: The Rise of Great Powers cover
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Europe's Turning Point: The Rise of Great Powers Guo Fang Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd. · 2017 New intellectual transformations are often born in darkness. When history reached the 16th century, in the West, those Europeans who had once lagged b…
Human Civilization: Love Before the Common Era cover
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Human Civilization: Love Before the Common Era Guo Fang Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd. · 2017 After learning to make and use tools, early humans gradually dispersed across the world. While hunting and farming, they learned to preserve fire and …
Conquest and Expansion: The Flames of Europe cover
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Conquest and Expansion: The Flames of Europe Guo Fang Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd. · 2017 Human history is a history of war, of conquest and expansion. Through the vast, deep and elusive currents of history, this book presents scene after s…
Age of Empires: Ancient Empires and the Light of Greece cover
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Age of Empires: Ancient Empires and the Light of Greece Guo Fang Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd. · 2017 The flame of human civilization was first kindled by several peoples of the great river valleys; through contact with one another, its content was ste…
Monarchical Authority: The Confrontation Between Prosperity and Decline cover
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Monarchical Authority: The Confrontation Between Prosperity and Decline Guo Fang Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd. · 2017 England's history is full and rich: the outbreak of civil war, Charles I sent to the scaffold, Cromwell's dictatorship, the Restoration of the Stuart …
A Visual History of the World (Volume II) cover
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A Visual History of the World (Volume II) Guo Fang Peking University Press · 2015 A Visual History of the World is both a history of human development and a history of global transformation. In content, drawing on the advice and rev…
A Visual History of the World (Volume I) cover
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A Visual History of the World (Volume I) Guo Fang Peking University Press · 2015 This book is both a history of human development and a history of global transformation. In content, drawing on the advice and review of experts from …
General History of the World: The Rise of Empires cover
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General History of the World: The Rise of Empires Guo Fang Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2015 General History of the World (Young Readers' Illustrated Edition) takes historical chronology as its thread and the important figures and events of ea…
Colonial Hegemony (The Napoleonic Era: Change and Hegemony) cover
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Colonial Hegemony (The Napoleonic Era: Change and Hegemony) Guo Fang · 2015 History arises from a series of coincidences. The personal desires and ambitions mixed within these coincidences weave them together, forming a vast h…
General History of the World: A World in Turmoil (1914-1945) cover
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General History of the World: A World in Turmoil (1914-1945) Guo Fang Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2015 General History of the World (Young Readers' Illustrated Edition) takes historical chronology as its thread and the important figures and events of ea…
The Storms of Two Wars (World War I, World War II) cover
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The Storms of Two Wars (World War I, World War II) Guo Fang · 2015 Looking back at the days and nights of six years of war: on September 1, 1939, Germany blitzed Poland, and Britain and France immediately declared war…
General History of the World: Civilization Amidst Slaughter cover
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General History of the World: Civilization Amidst Slaughter Guo Fang Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2015 General History of the World (Young Readers' Illustrated Edition) takes historical chronology as its thread and the important figures and events of ea…
General History of the World: Rebirth from the Ashes cover
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General History of the World: Rebirth from the Ashes Guo Fang Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2015 General History of the World (Young Readers' Illustrated Edition) takes historical chronology as its thread and the important figures and events of ea…
A Global History for Young Readers (Color Illustrated Edition, 10 Volumes) cover
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A Global History for Young Readers (Color Illustrated Edition, 10 Volumes) Guo Fang Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd. · 2015 The history of human civilization is like a vast scroll, its every page filled with upheaval and glory, and each nation within it is precious and uniq…

Publishers

Shanghai People's Publishing HousePeking University PressBeijing United Publishing Co., Ltd.Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd.Petroleum Industry Press