All Kinds of Everything: From Chinese Civilization to World History (until 1912) 2nd edition (電子書)

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Doyouknowwhytherehavebeensomanyproblemsinvariouspartsoftheworld?Infurtheranceoftheircolonialinterests,Britishpoliticiansfromtimetotimewrotenationalbordersforotherpeoples.TheydidsointheBalkans,inAfricaandintheMiddleEast.TheyevendrewtheborderbetweenChinaandIndia.Suchborderswereveryoftennotbasedontheconditionsontheground.Thissowedtheseedsoffutureconflicts.

Openyoureyesandbeopen-minded,learnhistoryfromdifferentperspectives.

Heartheotherside,
reflectonourownposition,
independentthinking,
saynotodoublestandard.

Whathavewelearntfromhistory?
TheGreatFloodofYahwehkilledalmostalllivingthings(includingthelovelyboysandgirlsinChina).Isthisnotgenocide?IntheConquestofCanaan,didYahwehnotinstructhisChosenPeopletoembarkongenocide?Arethesereallyconsistentwiththeall-lovingChristianGod?

GodmusthavebeenveryupsetbysomanypeopleclaimingtobeChristiansbutdoingevilthingsinhisname.ThestoryofChristianityshouldhavebeenalovestory.IthinkthatJesus(astoldintheGospels)isreallygreat.Iloveyou.Youloveme.Lovetheonewhopersecutesyou.Thisisofcourseeasiersaidthandone.ButifweatleasttrytopracticewhatJesuspreaches,thisworldwillcertainlybemorebeautiful.

Whodecideswhatisorthodoxyandwhatisheresy?Howissuchadecisionmade?Isitcorrectthatorthodoxyisessentiallythewinner,andheresytheloser,ofanargument?Isitcorrectthat,asamatterofhistory,theoutcomeoftheargument(orthodoxyorheresy)isveryoftendependentuponwhichargumentisbackedbymilitarypower?Isitcorrectthat,perhapsironically,veryoftenorthodoxystartedoffasaheresy?Isitcorrectthat,inthecourseofhistory,yesterday’sheresymaybecometoday’sorthodoxy;andviceversa?

Mostofthekingswhoweregiventhehonourof“thegreat”(e.g.KingAlexandertheGreat)weremassmurderers.Whatshouldbethecorrect“universal”value?

Muslimscouldfightdefensivewars.Theywerenotsupposedtoembarkonaggression.Butdidtheynotmarch,withweaponsofdestruction,allthewayoutfromArabia?

DoyouknowthatMartinLuther(thefounderofProtestantism)regardedtheJews“asnobetterthandogs”?DoyouknowthathesaidthattheJews“arechildrenoftheDevil,condemnedtotheflamesofHell?”

TheAmericans’righttolife,libertyandpursuitofhappinesswasbuiltuponthenativepeoples’lossoftheirlives,homesandliberties.Doyouagreethathistoryisalmostinvariablywrittenbythewinners?

Doyouknowwhytherehavebeensomanyproblemsinvariouspartsoftheworld?Infurtheranceoftheircolonialinterests,Britishpoliticiansfromtimetotimewrotenationalbordersforotherpeoples.TheydidsointheBalkans,inAfricaandintheMiddleEast.TheyevendrewtheborderbetweenChinaandIndia.Suchborderswereveryoftennotbasedontheconditionsontheground.Thissowedtheseedsoffutureconflicts.

Theauthorintroducestheinfluentialmomentsandeventsinworldhistory.Moreimportantly,heraisesquestionsandpinpointssomecrucialfactsthatwehavemissedwhenwelearnthistory.


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