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THE STORY OF THE PACIFIC - HENDRIK WILLEM VAN LOON

THE STORY OF THE PACIFIC

HENDRIK WILLEM VAN LOON
Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press , English
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In this book, the author tells the history of finding the Pacific Ocean from a new vision: from the Isthmus of Panama to the serene Hill Dalian, from the Polynesian first discovery of the Pacific Ocean to Magellan's sailing trip, from the frenzy of the New World explorers to the consequent big scam causing bankruptcy of thousands of Europeans, from the miracle of Easter Island to the real life of the Robinson Crusoe's hero's prototype. Long Fang tells us the great navigators' great achievements in centuries and describes how the mysteries of the Pacific Oceans were discovered.



《太平洋的故事》是房龙的代表作之一,作者用生动的语言讲述了西方世界发现太平洋的过程。房龙作为20世纪上半叶的西方人,具有自身和时代的局限性,《太平洋的故事》中有些内容难免有失偏顿。其中包括知识上的差异,如太平洋的面积现在是179680000平方公里(约690万平方英里),而大西洋的面积约为太平洋的一半,这与房龙当时掌握的数据不同;类似的,珠穆朗玛峰现在的高度也与当时的测量数据不同,为8844.43米。另外,由于自身立场的局限,作者在书中的一些说法带有殖民主义色彩,例如称中国人为Chinaman,认为斐济原住民是劣等种族,称台湾为Formosa等。此外,文中出现的Cathay为中世纪时欧洲对中国的称呼,源于马可·波罗的游记,通常指长江以北地区;文中的Mount Everest即Mount Qomolangma,前者是西方人对珠穆朗玛峰的称呼。我们希望读者认清房龙在此类原则问题上与我们在立场与价值观上的不同,同时正确辨识历史与当代、文学作品与客’观事实的不同。

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