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Ladataan... Three Tigers, One Mountain: A Journey Through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea, and Japan (vuoden 2021 painos)Tekijä: Michael Booth (Tekijä)
TeostiedotThree Tigers, One Mountain: A Journey through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea and Japan (tekijä: Michael Booth)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. So I really liked the history of the book and the way the author fully emerges himself in each culture of the three different countries was spectacular. I didn't love the clear bias he had for Japan especially considering a large reason of continued tension is due to what Japan did in WWII. However, the book was great and going to each country through his eyes and learning the history of each city he visited was phenomenal! ( ) There is an ancient Chinese proverb which states, "two tigers can not share the same mountain." In this book, the author has applied this proverb to the history and current situation of the three Asian super powers: China, Japan, and South Korea. (with a smattering of Taiwan and North Korea) There is just a plethora of information in this book; so much information that at times it is overwhelming. This book is part travelogue, part archeology, part political science, part history, part ethnography; even down to the invention and preparation of Ramen. The book seems over-ambitious. I would have preferred perhaps comparing and contrasting only a few subjects and focusing on those. I also got the feeling that the author championed Japan as the "good guys." I would challenge that; i.e., the rape of Nanking. It was not a "bad" book, just overwhelming! I may go back and re-read this at some point. 306 pages näyttää 3/3 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
"From the author of The Almost Nearly Perfect People, a lively tour through Japan, Korea, and China, exploring the intertwined cultures and often fraught history of these neighboring countries. There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, "Two tigers cannot share the same mountain." However, in East Asia, there are three tigers on that mountain: China, Japan, and Korea, and they have a long history of turmoil and tension with each other. In his latest entertaining and thought provoking narrative travelogue, Michael Booth sets out to discover how deep, really, is the enmity between these three "tiger" nations, and what prevents them from making peace. Currently China's economic power continues to grow, Japan is becoming more militaristic, and Korea struggles to reconcile its westernized south with the dictatorial Communist north. Booth, long fascinated with the region, travels by car, ferry, train, and foot, experiencing the people and culture of these nations up close. No matter where he goes, the burden of history, and the memory of past atrocities, continues to overshadow present relationships. Ultimately, Booth seeks a way forward for these closely intertwined, neighboring nations. An enlightening, entertaining and sometimes sobering journey through China, Japan, and Korea, Three Tigers, One Mountain is an intimate and in-depth look at some of the world's most powerful and important countries"-- Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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