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The Japanese

The Japanese

A History in Twenty Lives

by Christopher Harding
Paperback
Publication Date: 05/10/2022

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Two thousand years of Japanese history, told through interconnected portraits of twenty fascinating individuals

Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book distils Japan's long, complex and fascinating history into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals. These vivid and entertaining portraits take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to the life of the current empress, Masako. We encounter shamans and warlords, poets and revolutionaries, scientists, artists and adventurers - each offering insights of their own into this extraordinary place.

For anyone new to Japan, this book is the ideal introduction. For anyone already deeply involved with it, this is a book filled with surprises and pleasures.

ISBN:
9780141992280
9780141992280
Category:
Biography: historical
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
05-10-2022
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Books, Limited
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
528
Dimensions (mm):
198x129x30mm
Weight:
0.39kg
Christopher Harding

Christopher Harding is a cultural historian of modern Japan, South Asia and the UK, and a Senior Lecturer in Asian History at the University of Edinburgh. He grew up in London before pursuing a B.A. in History, MSt. in Historical Research and PhD in South Asian History--all at Oxford. He lived and worked in Japan for three years through a Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation scholarship.

Christopher has written numerous articles for scholarly journals as well as for newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, The New York Times, BBC History Magazine and History Today. He also appears regularly on radio and TV (BBC, ABC), presenting on a wide range of subjects such as religion, politics, culture and mental health.

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