A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020'Mightily impressive ... a marvellous read' Sunday TimesFrom the acclaimed author of Japan Story, this is the history of Japan, distilled into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals.The vivid and entertaining portraits in Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to the life of the curren...

Um mergulho na vida quotidiana dos japoneses ao longo do tempo.O Japão é um país com uma história rica e fascinante, marcada por milénios de transformação e adaptação constante. Desde as primeiras comunidades costeiras da era Jômon até à ascensão dos samurais, passando pela influência da China e Coreia, a chegada desafiante do Ocidente e os traumas da modernidade e da guerra, o arquipélago tem navegado por séculos de mudança radical.Em Uma Breve História do Japão, Christopher...

Japan verstehen leicht gemachtIn dieser äußerst unterhaltsamen Einführung zeichnet der Historiker Christopher Harding Japans reiche Geschichte über mehrere Jahrtausende hinweg nach. Angefangen bei den ersten Küstengemeinden über die Verbreitung des Buddhismus, den Aufstieg der Kriegsherren und Samurai, die Verheißungen und die Bedrohung durch den Westen bis hin zum Aufbau des japanischen Imperiums untersucht Harding, wie sich eine distinkte japanische Gesellschaft ...

'A rich history… Harding writes with energy and insight, wearing a tremendous amount of learning lightly' - Rana Mitter, Financial TimesThis rich and enjoyable book by the acclaimed author of Japan Story explores the many ways in which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over centuries of tangled, dynamic encountersFrom the time of the ancient Greeks onwards the West's relationship with Asia consisted for the most...

Un sorprendente racconto della cultura giapponese dall’apertura al mondo a metà Ottocento a oggi; la storia del Giappone raccontata attraverso gli occhi di chi ha accolto questo cambiamento non con la fiducia e l’avida ambizione dei modernizzatori e dei nazionalisti, ma con resistenza, conflitto, disagio. L’autore presenta scrittori di teatro, storie di fantasmi e romanzi polizieschi in cui la modernità stessa è la tragedia, il demonio e il cattivo. Artisti surrealisti e d’avanguardia che ...

"Lucid and lyrical…a vivid history of Japan's turbocharged (and painful) modernization." —The Daily TelegraphIn A History of Modern Japan, cultural historian Christopher Harding delves into the untold stories of Japan's recent history—from a pop star's nuclear power protest song in 2011, to Japanese feminists who fought for an equal political voice in the 1890s.Though highly successful, and typically portrayed as a unified effort, Japan's ...

Brought to you by Penguin.This rich and enjoyable book by the acclaimed author of Japan Story explores the many ways in which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over centuries of tangled, dynamic encountersFrom the time of the ancient Greeks onwards the West's relationship with Asia consisted for the most part of outrageous tales of strange beasts and monsters, of silk and spices shipped over vast distances and an uneasy ...

Brought to you by Penguin.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...

This is a study of agency in the field of criminal liability, considering the respective roles of individuals and organisations and the allocation of criminal responsibility to these different kinds of actor. The issue of criminal responsibility, which is informed by both the sociological analysis of conduct and by ethical considerations of responsibility, provides an important and revealing focus for discussion. Criminal Enterprise analyses criminal responsibility through three m...

何謂真實？誰說了算？我們該怎麼活？這是千百年來圍繞著西方世界「東方迷戀」的三個大哉問。從亞歷山大大帝到披頭四，從資源的掠奪到真理與靈魂的求索，有哪些事物讓西方人沉醉於亞洲的光芒中？自古希臘時代開始，西方與亞洲的交會大多充斥著奇異生物與巨人的荒誕傳說、極遠地區運來絲綢與香料的傳奇，以及對於遙遠未知的帝國感到的憂慮或不安。儘管二十世紀亞洲大半地區在經歷數百年戰事之後落入西方勢力的統治，但亞洲的思想、藝術與精神影響，卻在此時開始對西方進行回擊。《東方迷戀史》志在探索這部豐富交織的故事，勾勒這段混淆、迷茫卻非常重要的亞洲與西方關係史。自馬可．波羅以降，亞洲是西方人衷心迷戀的對象，但是西方對亞洲的認識卻又同時充滿缺陷。中國、印度和日本既被視為偉大的文明，卻又基於某些褊狹粗淺的觀點，認定是被西方超越並拋在腦後的地區。東方曾是西方人眼中充滿財富與驚奇的迷人之地、前景可期的基督教傳教對象，甚至成為西方人汲取新智慧的泉源。克里斯多福．哈定以細膩的鋪陳，為讀者展開一片由天才、冒險家、...

穿越千年，成就神威20位教科書級歷史人物，凝鍊大和之魂！誰是日本人？！從神祕的卑彌呼女王，到搭著子彈列車的和服女孩，日本這個國家充滿著隱晦又曖昧的氛圍——禪意與科技共存，傳統與未來並行。令國人自傲、令外人著迷。但日本的文化是如何形成？《大和神威》用20位傳奇人物的生命故事，講述著橫貫千年，既精彩又刺激的大和建構史。這不是教科書，是歷史的角色設定集！從操縱人心想像的巫女王卑彌呼，到開啟近代經濟奇蹟的澀澤榮一；從親手寫下《源氏物語》的宮廷才女紫式部，到讓漫畫變成世界語言的手塚治虫。他們跨越時代，身分多元，有帝王將相，也有革命家、僧侶、藝術家、外交官、女詩人。無論身處何時，他們都是變革的象徵，有人提筆，有人執劍，有人提供了思想底蘊。各式各樣的大小人物，共同形塑出現代日本。在世界問出「何謂日本」的現在——我們用歷史作答

First published in 1989, Punishment examines the practice of punishment, not simply as a typical sanction employed by the state but as a pervasive feature of social organisation in both past and contemporary societies. With depth and rigour, they consider penal practice in a variety of historical and cultural contexts, such as the family, kinship and tribal groupings, small communities, educational institutions, the workplace and the commercial environment, criminal organisations,...