This book, from the theoretical perspective of "civilizational states," and based on the fundamental understanding that the inheritance and development of Eastern and Western civilizations are closely related to the maintenance and evolution of the Eastern and Western international order, focuses on the two "Rites Controversies" between East and West that drastically changed the course of the 18th century. The book argues that the clash between the modern East and West international order stemmed from the spillover of the complex power struggles within rapidly rising Europe to the non-Western world—the relentless clergy, the gradually strengthening monarchical power, and the rapidly emerging commercial power all simultaneously launched a sustained "siege" of the Eastern world. At the same time, the Industrial Revolution propelled a massive increase in productivity, triggering a disruptive revolution in production relations, social relations, and international relations. However, modern Europe, which was the first to complete many of these revolutions, also brought about a transformation in the so-called Western world...
本书从“文明型国家”的理论视角出发, 基于东西方文明的传承发展与东西方国际秩序的维系演进息息相关的基本认识, 围绕18世纪急转直下的两场东西方之间“礼仪之争”, 本书认为: 近代东西方国际秩序碰撞源于异军突起的欧洲内部“剪不断理还乱”的权力斗争不断向非西方世界外溢--不甘落寞的教权势力、逐渐强化的王权势力、迅速兴起的商权势力不约而同地持续向东方世界展开“围攻”。同时, 工业革命推动了生产力巨大发展, 从而引发生产关系、社会关系、国际关系的颠覆性革命。但是, 率先完成诸多革命的近代欧洲, 也将西方世界的所谓
本书从“文明型国家”的理论视角出发, 基于东西方文明的传承发展与东西方国际秩序的维系演进息息相关的基本认识, 围绕18世纪急转直下的两场东西方之间“礼仪之争”, 本书认为: 近代东西方国际秩序碰撞源于异军突起的欧洲内部“剪不断理还乱”的权力斗争不断向非西方世界外溢--不甘落寞的教权势力、逐渐强化的王权势力、迅速兴起的商权势力不约而同地持续向东方世界展开“围攻”。同时, 工业革命推动了生产力巨大发展, 从而引发生产关系、社会关系、国际关系的颠覆性革命。但是, 率先完成诸多革命的近代欧洲, 也将西方世界的所谓
