Histoire du japon
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Quand on s’intéresse à l’histoire du Japon, on ne peut éviter de rencontrer de prime abord la conscience historique des Japonais. Cet imaginaire est des plus simples, se bornant à affirmer comme traits spécifiques de ce pays la continuité (un temps linéaire, sans vrai début ni fin), l’homogénéité (une sorte de totalité synchronique), et logeant dans cette association(...)
Histoire du japon
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Quand on s’intéresse à l’histoire du Japon, on ne peut éviter de rencontrer de prime abord la conscience historique des Japonais. Cet imaginaire est des plus simples, se bornant à affirmer comme traits spécifiques de ce pays la continuité (un temps linéaire, sans vrai début ni fin), l’homogénéité (une sorte de totalité synchronique), et logeant dans cette association aussi bien l’État, la dynastie impériale, la population, le territoire. De fait, l’originalité du Japon tient à ce que les changements s’y inscrivent, comme naturellement, dans un cadre immobile. Quelle est pourtant la dynamique interne de ce pays qui, depuis sa préhistoire et jusqu’à la rénovation de Meiji, a su garder son unité ?
History until 1900, Asia
Jerusalem: city of longing
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Goldhill, professor of Greek at Cambridge, provides an illuminating archeological, architectural and historical guide to Jerusalem's most holy and secular sites from biblical times to the present. As Goldhill explores Jerusalem during the Victorian period, which he claims laid the groundwork for much of the modern city, the impact of British mandatory rule, and the city(...)
Jerusalem: city of longing
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Goldhill, professor of Greek at Cambridge, provides an illuminating archeological, architectural and historical guide to Jerusalem's most holy and secular sites from biblical times to the present. As Goldhill explores Jerusalem during the Victorian period, which he claims laid the groundwork for much of the modern city, the impact of British mandatory rule, and the city today, he faces head-on the difficulty of telling the history of a place where every fact is contested by conflicting nationalist narratives.
History until 1900, Asia
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Yin Yu Tang: The Architecture and Daily Life of a Chinese House offers a vivid portrait of everyday life in traditional China. It explores the design and building methods, furnishings and heirlooms found in the house, while explaining the culture and traditions of the family who lived here—especially their love and respect for family and ancestors.
Yin Yu Tang: the architecture and daily life of a chinese house
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Yin Yu Tang: The Architecture and Daily Life of a Chinese House offers a vivid portrait of everyday life in traditional China. It explores the design and building methods, furnishings and heirlooms found in the house, while explaining the culture and traditions of the family who lived here—especially their love and respect for family and ancestors.
History until 1900, Asia