From Movable Type Printing to the World Wide Web
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From Movable Type Printing to the World Wide Web

Essays on Civilizations, Cultures and Education

  1. 252 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Available until 17 Jan |Learn more

From Movable Type Printing to the World Wide Web

Essays on Civilizations, Cultures and Education

About this book

The author narrates in twenty-one articles his thoughts about world civilizations, culture and life, society, education as well as science and technology, and invites readers to join him on his intellectual and sentimental journey.

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Table of contents

  1. 1. Thoughts by the Bank of the River Nile
  2. 2. Thoughts Along the Seine
  3. 3. Thoughts by the Ganges
  4. 4. Thoughts Along the Bosporus Strait
  5. 5. From The Adventures of Hajji Baba to My Name Is Red: A Personal Journey
  6. 6. “The Accidental Tourist” in Egypt
  7. 7. From Zhang Qian’s Western Expedition to the “Factory of the World”
  8. 8. The World at the Time of Zheng He
  9. 9. From Movable Type Printing to the World Wide Web 1
  10. 10. From Geometry to Tap Dance 1
  11. 11. A Dose of Idealism
  12. 12. SAR’s Version of Cultural Fusion
  13. 13. On Models of Cultivating Creative Talent
  14. 14. The Brave New World of Learning
  15. 15. A Leading University in the Asia-Pacific Region
  16. 16. The World Wide Web
  17. 17. Extensive Study, Accurate Inquiry, Careful Reflection and Clear Discrimination
  18. 18. After Extreme Bad Luck Comes Good Luck
  19. 19. Embrace Changes and Exert Yourselves
  20. 20. Picture Out of Your Life
  21. 21. The World Is Flat