Oleg Benesch (Anniversary Anniversary Research Lecturer in History

Broschiertes Buch

Inventing the Way of the Samurai

Nationalism, Internationalism, and Bushido in Modern Japan

Beschreibung

This volume examines the concept of bushido - 'the way of the samurai' - to provide an overview of modern Japanese social, cultural, and political history

Autor

Oleg Benesch is Anniversary Research Lecturer in History, specializing in the history of early modern and modern Japan. Before arriving at the University of York, Dr Benesch was Past & Present Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London. He has spent almost six years living and researching in Japan, including two years each at Hitotsubashi University and Reitaku University in Tokyo. Dr Benesch's publications and teaching interests cover a variety of fields, including Japanese intellectual, religious, and social history, Chinese intellectual history, as well as the transnational history of modern East Asia. He has presented his research findings at academic conferences and invited lectures throughout East Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia.

Produktdetails

• The Past and Present Book Series
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9780198754251
• ISBN-10: 0198754256
• Artikelnr.: 47868964