房龙地理.太平洋的故事-(英文原版) 目录

VAN LOON'S GEOGRAPHY
FOREWORD
JUST A MOMENT BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER WHILE I TELL
YOU HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
1AND THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE WORLD
WE LIVE IN
2A DEFINITION OF THE WORD GEOGRAPHY AND HOW I SHALL
APPLY IT IN THE PRESENT VOLUME
3OUR PLANET: ITS HABITS, CUSTOMS AND MANNERS
4MAPS. A VERY BRIEF CHAPTER UPON A VERY BIG AND
FASCINATING SUBJECT. TOGETHER WITH A FEW OBSERVATIONS
ON THE WAY PEOPLE SLOWLY LEARNED HOW TO FIND THEIR
WAY ON THIS PLANET OF OURS
5THE SEASONS AND HOW THEY HAPPEN
6CONCERNING THE LITTLE SPOTS OF DRY LAND ON THIS
PLANET AND WHY SOME OF THEM ARE CALLED
CONTINENTS WHILE OTHERS ARE NOT
7OF THE DISCOVERY OF EUROPE AND THE SORT OF PEOPLE
WHO LIVE IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD
8GREECE, THE ROCKY PROMONTORY OF THE EASTERN
MEDITERRANEAN WHICH ACTED AS THE CONNECTING
LINKBETWEENTHEOLDASIAANDTHENEWEUROPE
9ITALY, THECOUNTRYWHICHDUETOITSGEOGRAPHICAL
SITUATIONCOULDPLAYTHEROLEOF ASEA-POWER
ORALAND-POWER, ASTHEOCCASIONDEMANDED
10 SPAIN, WHEREAFRICAANDEUROPECLASHED
11 FRANCE, THECOUNTRYTHATHASEVERYTHINGIT WANTS
12 BELGIUM, ACOUNTRYCREATEDBYSCRAPSOFPAPERAND
RICHINEVERYTHINGEXCEPT INTERNALHARMONY
13 LUXEMBURG, THEHISTORICAL CURIOSITY
14 SWITZERLAND, THECOUNTRYOFHIGHMOUNTAINS,
EXCELLENT SCHOOLSANDAUNIFIEDPEOPLE
WHOSPEAKFOURDIFFERENTLANGUAGES
15 GERMANY, THENATIONTHAT WASFOUNDEDTOOLATE
16 AUSTRIA, THE COUNTRY THAT NOBODY APPRECIATED
UNTIL ITNOLONGEREXISTED
17 DENMARK, ANOBJECTLESSONINCERTAINADVANTAGES
OF SMALL COUNTRIESOVERLARGEONES
18 ICELAND, ANINTERESTINGPOLITICAL LABORATORY
INTHEARCTICOCEAN
19 THESCANDINAVIANPENINSULA,THE TERRITORYOCCUPIED
BYTHEKINGDOMSOF SWEDENANDNORWAY
20 THENETHERLANDS, THESWAMPONTHEBANKSOF THE
NORTHSEATHATBECAMEANEMPIRE
21 GREATBRITAIN, ANISLANDOFF THEDUTCHCOAST
WHICHISRESPONSIBLEFOR THEHAPPINESSOF
FULLY ONE-QUARTER OF THE HUMAN RACE
22 RUSSIA,THECOUNTRYWHICHWASPREVENTEDBY
ITS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION FROM EVER FINDING
OUT WHETHERIT WASPARTOFEUROPEOROFASIA
23 POLAND, THE COUNTRY THAT HAD ALWAYS SUFFERED
FROMBEINGACORRIDORANDTHEREFORENOWHAS
ACORRIDOROF ITSOWN
24 CZECHOSLOVAKIA, APRODUCT OF THETREATYOF
VERSAILLES
25 YUGOSLAVIA, ANOTHERPRODUCT OF THETREATYOF
VERSAILLES
26 BULGARIA, THESOUNDEST OF ALL BALKANCOUNTRIES,
WHOSEBUTTERFLY-COLLECTINGKINGBETONTHEWRONG
HORSEDURING THEGREAT WARANDSUFFEREDTHE
CONSEQUENCES
27 ROMANIA, ACOUNTRYWHICHHASOIL ANDAROYAL
FAMILY
28 HUNGARY, ORWHATREMAINSOF IT
29 FINLAND, ANOTHEREXAMPLEOFWHATHARDWORK
ANDINTELLIGENCECANACHIEVEAMIDHOSTILE
NATURAL SURROUNDINGS
30 THEDISCOVERYOF ASIA
31 WHAT ASIAHASMEANT TOTHEREST OF THEWORLD
32 THECENTRAL ASIATICHIGHLANDS
33 THEGREAT WESTERNPLATEAUOFASIA
34 ARABIA -ORWHENISAPARTOFASIANOT APARTOFASIA
35 INDIA, WHERE NATURE AND MAN ARE ENGAGED
IN MASS-PRODUCTION
36 BURMA, SIAM, ANAM AND MALACCA,WHICH OCCUPY
THE OTHER GREAT SOUTHERN PENINSULA OF ASIA
37 THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE GREAT PENINSULA OF EASTERN，ASIA
38 KOREA, MONGOLIA
39 THE JAPANESE EMPIRE
40 THE PHILIPPINES,AN OLD ADMINISTRATIVE PART OF MEXICO
41 THE DUTCH EAST INDIES, THE TAIL THAT WAGS THE DOG
42 AUSTRALIA, THE STEP-CHILD OF NATURE
43 NEW ZEALAND
44 THE ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC WHERE PEOPLE NEITHER
TOILED NOR SPUN BUT LIVED JUST THE SAME
45 AFRICA, THE CONTINENT OF CONTRADICTIONS AND
CONTRASTS
46 AMERICA, THE MOST FORTUNATE OF ALL
47 A NEW WORLD
THE STORY OF THE PACIFIC
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房龙地理.太平洋的故事-(英文原版) 内容简介

太平洋是世界上*浩瀚、辽阔的大洋，它给予人类的不仅是湛蓝的、深不可测的景观或者具有摧毁性威力的风暴，而且还有无数宝藏和资源。房龙以其深厚的学养和语言功底，将几百年来航海家们的伟大功绩娓娓道来，告诉我们太平洋的一个又一个奥秘是怎样被发现的，不但充满了绮丽的异国情调，而且蕴涵着丰富的人生哲理。 本书中，作者以新的视野讲述了发现太平洋的历史过程：从巴拿马地峡到静静的达连山，从波利尼西亚人对太平洋*早发现到麦哲伦等人的航海之旅，从新大陆探险的狂热到由此引发的造成数万欧洲人破产的大骗局，从复活节岛上的奇迹到《鲁滨逊漂流记》主人公原型的真实生活……。简洁优美的文字，再配上房龙亲手绘制的插图，将给你的阅读带来无穷乐趣。
本书为英文原版。

房龙地理.太平洋的故事-(英文原版) 作者简介

房龙（Hendrik Willem Van Loon，1882-1944），荷裔美国著名通俗历史学家。善于用轻巧俏皮的文字，撰写历史、文化、文明、科学等方面的通俗历史著作。向人类的无知与偏执挑战，将知识与真理普及为人所共知的常识。一生中出版了三十余种书籍，单枪匹马地将人类各方面的历史几乎全都复述一遍。其中《宽容》、《人类的故事》、《房龙地理》（即《人类的家园》）等畅销著作，影响了几代人。 郁达夫曾说，房龙的笔有一种魔力，干燥无味的科学常识经他那么一写，无论大人小孩，读他书的人都觉得娓娓忘倦了。