The Age of Disorder

Name: The Age of Disorder
ISBN: 9787573012173

张军Hainan Publishing House · ChinaApr 2024

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Word count: 277K words
Chapters: 71
ISBN: 9787573012173

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Summary

Two Jin Dynasties and Sixteen Kingdoms: a dazzling era, a blood-and-iron age of heroes, and a period with a profound impact on the Chinese nation. Though the realm was in great turmoil, the Chinese nation underwent a true great fusion. The book begins with the founding of Western Jin and ends with the fall of Northern Liang. It covers over seventy states, nearly two hundred rulers, more than three hundred sharply drawn generals, ministers, and strategists, over four hundred battles, more than one hundred coups, over forty literary allusions, and countless schemes and stratagems large and small. The book not only presents incisive discussions and analyses by many outstanding statesmen, diplomats, and military strategists on the social situation and future development of the time, but also reflections of the defeated and the lessons they drew. And of course there is no shortage of tragic and heroic stories, stirring and impassioned scenes. This is a grand historical drama and a stage where heroes converge.

Editor's review

The Age of Disorder is a recent work of great real-world concern by economist Professor Zhang Jun. This is not a strictly academic monograph but a profound analysis, grounded in Professor Zhang's deep economic expertise and keen global observation, of the era we inhabit—one full of uncertainty, rupture, and reconstruction. Moving beyond mere economic data and technical analysis, the author casts his gaze toward broader political, social, and globalization structural shifts, exploring a series of complex issues from geopolitical conflict and supply chain restructuring to the double-edged sword of technological progress. Its core value lies in offering an analytical framework for understanding the current world's "disorder," helping readers see through the surface of tangled news events to the deeper dynamics and logic beneath. Zhang Jun's writing is clear and fluent, adept at using vivid metaphors to explain complex concepts, so that non-specialist readers can follow his line of thought. Reading this book feels like a deep conversation with a wise man about the fate of our times; it offers no simple answers but stimulates critical thinking, and holds important revelatory significance for understanding our place in the grand historical process.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers concerned with shifts in the global economic and political landscape
Thinkers who wish to move beyond fragmented information and build a systematic cognitive framework
Students and professionals with a strong interest in economics, international relations, and social development
Business managers and policy observers seeking a sense of direction and decision-making reference amid uncertainty

Not a good fit for

Pragmatists seeking explicit investment advice or short-term market forecasts
Lovers of pure literary reading who expect light stories or novelistic plots

Reading tips

Read the preface and table of contents first to grasp the book's central questions and overall structure.
Don't rush; connect the reading to current international events to see how the book's views reflect reality.
The book involves many concepts; take notes to sort out the logical connections between chapters, which helps form a coherent understanding.

About the publisher

Hainan Publishing House China · Founded in 1985

Hainan Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher known for literary and intellectual works, covering foreign literature, philosophy, classics, world-famous works, classical poetry and prose miscellanies. Its catalog includes foreign literary classics such as Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and Romain Rolland's Jean-Christophe, philosophical works such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract: Expert Companion Edition, and Chinese classics and poetic studies such as Lu Xun's essays and prose collections and Wang Guowei's Renjian Cihua, as well as illustrated popular-science works like Fabre's Insects. The involvement of translators such as Zhong Shufeng, Fu Lei and Chen Xiaoqing reflects the publisher's emphasis on translation quality and expert guidance. Public information is limited, and the above is based mainly on the books in the catalog.

版权信息
前言
第一章三国归晋
逼宫
党争
保皇位
第二章城头变幻大王旗
夺宫之战
杀贾后
五王反
第三章八王之乱
三王战齐王
争夺巴蜀
诸王混战
乱世可称王
第四章刘渊乱晋
刘渊称帝
石勒割据河北
刘聪攻陷洛阳
长安之战
第五章群雄并起亡西晋
南征败
占幽州
王敦与陶侃
西晋亡
第六章北地战事纷争
后宫的阴谋
祖逖北伐
汉国分裂
慕容部的兴起
第七章东晋乱纷纷
王敦叛乱
平叛
小人庾亮
联兵平乱
第八章北方二雄主
后赵灭前赵
夺帝位
一统辽东
第九章中原之乱
东晋西征
四国闹中原
身死国灭
第十章晋燕争雄
政治斗争
王者苻坚
燕晋中原之争
第十一章壮丽的前秦
失败的北伐
前秦灭燕
强大的前秦
第十二章十国争北地
淝水之战
前秦裂数国
北方十国的混战
第十三章英雄称霸忙
北魏的崛起
后燕分，凉州裂
后秦东征惨败
第十四章东晋的权杖
争权
桓玄称帝
东晋复国
第十五章刘裕的崛起
战略上的较量
刘裕专权
战长安，灭后秦
第十六章南北朝的开端
刘裕称帝
拉锯战
北方四国的灭亡

FAQ

How does this book differ from common economics bestsellers?

This book focuses more on macro-structural analysis rather than personal wealth guides or business success literature. It delves deeply into the roots of the era's "disorder," is more theoretical and intellectual, and aims to provide a framework for understanding the world.

Do I need an economics background to understand it?

Not necessarily. The author explains professional concepts in accessible language, and the core is conveying ideas rather than mathematical models. Any reader with basic social common sense and an interest in thinking can read it and be inspired.

What is the book's main argument?

The core argument is that we are experiencing an "age of disorder" in which the old order is loosening and a new one has yet to take shape, manifesting across globalization, technological innovation, international relations, and other dimensions. Understanding its deep logic, rather than simply predicting outcomes, is the key to coping with uncertainty.

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About the author

张军 Author

Zhang Jun is an author about whom limited public information is available. The library holds 22 of his works, spanning categories such as popular science, finance and economics, history, medicine, management, and examination preparation, which indicates a broad range of subjects. Representative titles include The Last Embrace: Animal and Human Emotions; Scaling the Peak: Understanding the Mechanisms of China's Economic Development; The Governance of China (8 volumes); Learning Electronics from Scratch; The Distant Empire: The Two Jins and Sixteen Kingdoms; Changing China: An Economist's Notes on Reform; The Age of Disorder; and The Historical Evolution of Virtual Economy Legislation: From Laissez-Faire to Limited Development. Judging from these titles, his writing balances academic themes with the needs of general readers, covering observations on China's economic mechanisms and reform process as well as historical narrative, animal emotions, and introductory electronics, with a style that develops arguments along clear lines and makes topics accessible to readers of different backgrounds.