新闻记者出身的克里斯蒂安·卡里尔(Christian Caryl)有志于解读可见、可闻时代的历史密码,他选择1979年作为当代史的源头和焦点。在《另类反叛:1979年与21世纪的诞生》(中文书名也被译为《奇怪的叛道者:1979年与21世纪的诞生》~①或《历史的反叛:1979年的奇异变革及其阴影》~②等)中,他力图将整个21世纪的诸种世界潮流熔于这一特定年份。面对这样的书名,我们不禁好奇:为何偏偏是1979年?1979年足以诠释21世纪的全部趋势吗?为何如此突出这一年份,而不是书中展现的某 Christian Caryl, a journalist, aspired to interpret the historical password of a visible, audible era, choosing 1979 as the source and focus of contemporary history. In The Alternative Rebellion: The Birth of 1979 and the 21st Century (Chinese title is also translated as “Weird Apostle: Birth of 1979 and the 21st Century” or “Rebellion of History: Strange Change in 1979 and His shadow ”~ ② etc.), he sought to melt all the world trends of the 21st century in this particular year. In the face of such titles, we can not help but wonder why the 1979-1979 period was enough to interpret all the trends of the 21st century. Why this year is so prominent, not what the book shows