清华大学教授李伯重的这本新书研究的是15世纪末至17世纪早期经济全球化时代的问题。这个时代的特征是“火枪与账簿”。火枪代表了军事革命导致的新型暴力,账簿则意味着对商业利益的积极追求。早期经济全球化的出现和发展,导致东亚世界原存的秩序被打破,出现了前所未有的大变局。 Tsinghua University professor Li Bo-heavy this book is the study of the late 15th century to early 17th century economic globalization era. The characteristic of this era is “Musket & Book ”. The firearms represent a new type of violence caused by the military revolution, and the books of books signify the active pursuit of commercial interests. The emergence and development of early economic globalization led to the breaking of the existing order in the East Asian world and the unprecedented change that has taken place.