Jonathan Clements (1) (1971–)
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Jonathan Clements is the author of Modern China: All That Matters, The Armchair Traveller's History of Beijing, The Art of War: A New Translation, and biographies of Confucius, Khubilai Khan, Chairman Mao, Wellington Koo and the "pirate king" Koxinga. His books on Empress Wu and the First Emperor vis mere of China have both been translated into Chinese. For the National Geographic Channel, he has presented Shandong: Land of Confucius and several seasons of Route Awakening, a TV series on the historical underpinnings of Chinese culture. vis mindre
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Værker af Jonathan Clements
A Brief History of the Vikings: The Last Pagans or the First Modern Europeans? (2005) 414 eksemplarer
A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun (2017) 97 eksemplarer
Wu: The Chinese Empress Who Schemed, Seduced And Murdered Her Way To Become A Living God (2007) 67 eksemplarer
A Brief History of China: Dynasty, Revolution and Transformation: From the Middle Kingdom to the People's Republic (2019) 36 eksemplarer
A Brief History of the Martial Arts: East Asian Fighting Styles, from Kung Fu to Ninjutsu (Brief Histories) (2016) 14 eksemplarer
28 June: Sarajevo 1914 - Versailles 1919: The War and Peace That Made the Modern World (2014) — Bidragyder — 14 eksemplarer
An Armchair Traveller's History of Finland (Haus Publishing - Armchair Traveler's History) (2014) 11 eksemplarer
Japan at War in the Pacific: The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire in Asia: 1868-1945 (2022) 7 eksemplarer
Manga Max 1 1 eksemplar
The Anime Encylcopedia 1 eksemplar
Red Devils 1 eksemplar
Robin Hood: Complete Series 1 eksemplar
Manga Max 9 1 eksemplar
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- Clements, Jonathan Michael
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- 1971-07-09
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- UK
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- Leigh on Sea, Essex, England, UK
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- University of Stirling
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A Brief History of the Vikings (Brief Histories) af Jonathan Clements
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A wide range of information on, quite literally, EVERY anime up until 2006. Feature Lengths, series, OVA's, specials, shorts ect... even the ones you don't really want to know about. My only qualm is that it's now quite a few years out of date. It's taken a while, but I think another revised edition was released just this year.
CONTENTS
1. List of Illustrations - vii
2. Preface and Acknowledgements - pag. ix
3. Introduction: Britannia Deserta - The Dark Ages - pag. 1
4. Songs of the Valkyries - Myths and Legends of Scandinavia - pag. 15
5. Fury of the Northmen - From the First Raids to Harald Bluetooth - pag. 48
6. Great Heathen Hosts - Highlands, Islands, Ireland and England - pag. 66
7. Brother Shall Fight Brother - Harald Fairhair and Sons - pag. 81
8. The Road East - Vikings, Russians and Varangians - pag. 98
9. Advent of the White Christ - From Harald Greycloak of Olaf Crowbone - pag. 116
10. Beyond the Edhe of the World - Iceland, Greenland and Vinland - pag. 137
11. London Bridge is Falling Down - From Svein Forkbeard of Olaf the Stout - pag. 160
12. The Thunderbolt of the North - The Life and Legends of Halard the Ruthless - pag. 186
13. Children of Thor - One Thousand Year Later - pag. 214
14. Appendix: Rulers during the Viking Age - pag. 230
15. Family Trees - pag. 233
16. Maps - pag. 239
17. Further Reading - pag. 242
18. Refereces - pag. 249
19. Index - pag. 263… (mere)
1. List of Illustrations - vii
2. Preface and Acknowledgements - pag. ix
3. Introduction: Britannia Deserta - The Dark Ages - pag. 1
4. Songs of the Valkyries - Myths and Legends of Scandinavia - pag. 15
5. Fury of the Northmen - From the First Raids to Harald Bluetooth - pag. 48
6. Great Heathen Hosts - Highlands, Islands, Ireland and England - pag. 66
7. Brother Shall Fight Brother - Harald Fairhair and Sons - pag. 81
8. The Road East - Vikings, Russians and Varangians - pag. 98
9. Advent of the White Christ - From Harald Greycloak of Olaf Crowbone - pag. 116
10. Beyond the Edhe of the World - Iceland, Greenland and Vinland - pag. 137
11. London Bridge is Falling Down - From Svein Forkbeard of Olaf the Stout - pag. 160
12. The Thunderbolt of the North - The Life and Legends of Halard the Ruthless - pag. 186
13. Children of Thor - One Thousand Year Later - pag. 214
14. Appendix: Rulers during the Viking Age - pag. 230
15. Family Trees - pag. 233
16. Maps - pag. 239
17. Further Reading - pag. 242
18. Refereces - pag. 249
19. Index - pag. 263… (mere)
very thoroughly documented and researched, i will give it that. Too detailed for its own, or the reader's, good, unfortunately. It is not a history of the samurai (class) as I expected, but a collection of many histories of some samurai (men) - the big picture cannot be seen, just and endless stream of repetitive small pictures of individuals. The author also dwells way too much into the literary/poems sources (famous for the Japanese, I think, and for him, but not for the ordinary reader), even though he admits they are not reliable historical sources.
The fact that so many Japanese names are very similar (must every samurai have a name starting with Y, damn it!?) and difficult to remember for a European is not the authors fault, but it sure does not help.
The book is too detailed and sinks too much into the individual, personal stories, failing to provide a clear history of the class itself or of the social phenomenons. And, frankly, is also very boring. I am fascinated by the samurai and read a lot about them (both historical and literary works), or zen, or bushido, but this one I just could not finish.… (mere)
The fact that so many Japanese names are very similar (must every samurai have a name starting with Y, damn it!?) and difficult to remember for a European is not the authors fault, but it sure does not help.
The book is too detailed and sinks too much into the individual, personal stories, failing to provide a clear history of the class itself or of the social phenomenons. And, frankly, is also very boring. I am fascinated by the samurai and read a lot about them (both historical and literary works), or zen, or bushido, but this one I just could not finish.… (mere)
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