About the author

Li Zhu is an author about whom limited public information is available. Three works are currently known, spanning world history, social culture, and art. Energy and Civilization and Growth: From Bacteria to Empire are both works of macro-history: the former examines how energy has shaped the course of human civilization, while the latter considers growth over the long span from microorganisms to empires, reflecting an approach that tackles large questions from an interdisciplinary perspective. Li Zhu also contributed to Time Situations: Annual Works of the Research Center for Major Theme Art Creation at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, indicating an interest that extends to contemporary artistic creation and academic art practice. As the author's dates of birth and death, nationality, and professional background are not clearly documented, personal details remain difficult to describe; nonetheless, the existing works show that Li Zhu's writing combines historical narrative with artistic observation and displays a broad outlook.

Written (3)

Rating 4.4★ Growth: From Bacteria to Empire 瓦茨拉夫·斯米尔 / 李竹 民主与建设出版社 · 2024 Growth has always been a self-evident and explicit goal of human society. The phenomenon of growth governs all things in the world. From individual mi… Rating 4.6★ Energy and Civilization 瓦茨拉夫·斯米尔 / 吴玲玲 / 李竹 Jiuzhou Press · 2023 Energy is the only universal currency. Nothing can be accomplished without it. From the forces that move tectonic plates to the cumulative erosion of … Rating 3.5★ Context of the Times: Annual Collection of Works by the Research Center for Major Theme Art Creation, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute 陈树中 / 潘召南 / 陈彦百 / 李竹 Chongqing University Press · 2023 This exhibition marks the Major Theme Art Creation Research Center's first public presentation, co-hosted by Sichuan Fine Arts Institute and the Chong…

Publishers

Jiuzhou Press民主与建设出版社Chongqing University Press