Contemporary World Press
Also known as: 当代世界出版, 当代世界, 理想国丨当代世界出版社, 当代世界出版社有限公司
- Founded
- 1993
- Country / Region
- China
- Notable books
- RashomonChina's Struggle: 1600–2000The Arabs' Dream Palace: Nationalism, Secularization, and the Predicament of the Modern Middle East
About the publisher
Contemporary World Press focuses on social science books, with international politics, world political parties, and the politics, economy, military affairs, historical events and biographies of various countries as its publishing priorities; it also publishes the monthly journal Contemporary World. Judging from the 127 titles in the database, foreign literature, world history, history readers and Eastern philosophy are also visible publishing areas. Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's Rashōmon, Xu Zhongyue's The Struggle for China: 1600–2000 and the Asia Trilogy represent its editorial orientation, while works by Guo Jianlong, Sheng Xunchang and Mao Jiaqi reflect a sustained interest in Asian history and culture and modern biographical subjects. Public information on the press's fuller publishing profile is limited.
Years in Africa
Contemporary World Press · 2024
The author served twice as a resident correspondent in Southern Africa starting in the early 1990s, traveling to every country on the African continen…
Guo Jicheng's Life Lessons: Thirteen Lectures on Chinese Classics
Contemporary World Press · 2024
As one of the oldest peoples in human history, the Chinese nation has created many models of civilization and exerted a profound influence on human ci…
Beneath Great Fame: The Reality and Illusion of Historical Figures
Contemporary World Press · 2024
Emperors, generals and ministers, heroes, beauties, recluses, and men of talent—beneath these labels, laden with stereotypes, are people as warm-blood…
Facing the Confusions of Life
Contemporary World Press · 2024
In *Facing Life's Perplexities*, Guo Jicheng draws on the wisdom and spirit of Chinese culture to confront the many confusions and problems people enc…
Microcredit for Poverty Alleviation: China's Practice in Solving the Loan Difficulties of the Poor
Contemporary World Press · 2024
Helping poor rural households obtain loans is a challenge worldwide. For years, a major obstacle to poverty reduction in China and beyond has been poo…
Facing the Confusions of Life (Collector's Edition)
Contemporary World Press · 2024
This book adds 11 essays to the original Directly Facing Life's Confusions. The content derives from Mr. Guo Jicheng's summaries and insights into tra…
Research on Russia's Economic Development (2021–2022)
Contemporary World Press · 2024
In 2020, hit by the twin shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and falling international oil prices, Russia experienced its sharpest economic contraction si…
Growing Inward: Awaken Your Inner Energy
Contemporary World Press · 2024
This book shows you how to explore inward, raise your energy, and blossom into your true self. Many people today live unhappy lives, drained of energy…
Guo Jicheng's Life Lessons (3 Volumes)
Contemporary World Press · 2024
This set includes three volumes: Facing the Confusions of Life, The Wisdom of Solving Problems: 300 Questions on Life, and Guo Jicheng's Life Lessons:…
The Political Effects of Changes in Population Structure
Contemporary World Press · 2024
This book examines the theoretical mechanisms of population politics and proposes an analytical framework of "the politics of population structure." I…
The Great Changes of the Century Meet the Great Pandemic of the Century
Contemporary World Press · 2024
Timely and topical, The Once-in-a-Century Transformation Meets the Once-in-a-Century Pandemic brings together twenty of China's leading international …
Digital Currency Has Arrived: Bitcoin, Blockchain, and the Future of Money
Contemporary World Press · 2024
Starting from U.S. sanctions, this book explains the background and motivations behind the international rise of digital currencies represented by Bit…
Cambodia's National Reconciliation Policy
Contemporary World Press · 2024
Centered on the political settlement of the Cambodian question, this book faithfully reconstructs the major social and historical events that took pla…
The Chinese-Style Good Father
Contemporary World Press · 2024
“How Should We Be Fathers Now?”—Lu Xun's century-old question answered across time and space. The book is clearly structured: each chapter centers on …
Attraction: 9 Practices for Building Personal Charisma
Contemporary World Press · 2024
In this era of rapid change and intensifying competition, personal charisma has become a decisive factor in a person's ultimate success. Yet charisma …
Will You Shine in Your Twenties?
Contemporary World Press · 2024
Growing up is a pain that racks the body and bones; you are my soft spot, and also my armor; the chaos and confusion of secret crushes; being with you…
The Wisdom of Problem Solving: Three Hundred Questions on Life
Contemporary World Press · 2024
This book is the third volume in internet-famous professor Guo Jicheng's Life Lessons series, covering the confusions and answers of life in areas suc…
Breakout: Blockchain and the Digital Economy
Contemporary World Press · 2024
This book is a general-audience work that analyzes blockchain's role, functions, and impact as infrastructure supporting the digital economy. It cover…
The Road to Socialism: Collected Writings of the Workers World Party
Contemporary World Press · 2024
This book is a translation of the English-language volume What Road to Socialism? A Workers World Anthology. It collects commentaries, speeches, and c…
Cyber Spy
Contemporary World Press · 2024
Counterfeit and substandard medical equipment for the elderly is quietly seeping into the market, and murders occur one after another. Behind seemingl…
Frequent authors
Wang Mingzhe (13)李世化 (11)郭继承 (7)刘亚玲 (5)刘啸 (5)刘飞滨 (4)岳大鹏 (4)慕小刚 (4)Guo Jianlong (4)李芙蓉 (3)桑广书 (3)燕山刀客 (3)