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Understanding Japan
- A Cultural History
- Lu par : Mark J. Ravina
- Série : The Great Courses: Civilization & Culture
- Durée : 12 h
- Catégories : Histoire

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Japan's extraordinary culture is like no other in the world, and it remains mysterious to many of us. And that's unfortunate, because to truly understand Japan's influence on the world stage, one needs to understand Japan's culture - on its own terms.
In an exciting partnership with the Smithsonian, The Great Courses presents these 24 lectures that offer an unforgettable tour of Japanese life and culture. Professor Ravina, with the expert collaboration of the Smithsonian's historians, brings you a grand portrait of Japan.
From the dawn of Confucianism and the Meiji Restoration to World War II and the economic miracle years of 1955 to 1975, you'll explore landmark periods of Japanese history and learn how broad events and movements introduced, innovated, and revised everything from spirituality to popular entertainment. Along the way you'll get revealing insights into Shinto (Japan's indigenous religion), the art of Katsushika Hokusai, literary works like The Tale of Genji and the haiku of Basho, the everyday lives of samurai, the universal appeal of filmmakers like Akira Kurosawa, foods like yakitori and tempura, and so much more.
You'll come away from Professor Ravina's final lecture with a stronger sense of the very soul of this one-of-a-kind nation.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 24/02/2021
Well done
A catchy and pleasant narration.
Very informative, it stands as a great introduction to Japan, its history, its culture and its people.
The author devotes several chapters describing some aspects of Japan's culture (arts, literature, food, gardens, theatre...) while keeping an overall coherent chronological approach of its history.
My thanks to the author and the great courses for this great piece of work.
I recommend.
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- Langlois Robin
- 11/09/2019
Fantastic
Fascinating lectures well written, well read, with various historic and sociological approaches to a complex topic
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- J
- 23/07/2016
Good overview, very academic
TL;DR: I have lived in Japan 20+ years, so have some perspective. Worth listening too, but light on modern times.
So, it's a "Great Course" (tm). I get that. And perhaps a cultural history of Japan will space things out more, so that we spend a whole chapter on Shinto Gods and how things worked back before time really started. The one takeaway from that chapter was "even in Japanese mythology, decisions are made by committee and take time".
Professor Ravina's modern stuff is somewhat disappointing, though. More than most societies, Japan has undergone two complete transformations since the mid-1850s, and while the book talks about that, I believe half of the focus or more should have been spent on that, rather than on the older discussions.
The books I wish I could find on audible are George Bailey Samson's 3 volume series on Japanese history, followed by Christopher's "Japanese Mind". They would, of course, take up more time than these short courses, but would be worth it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04/04/2016
Very interesting and informative
What made the experience of listening to Understanding Japan the most enjoyable?
This course is a delight to listen to with a lot of information and a great narrator. My only complaint is that there is no PDF booklet to accompany the course like the other Great Courses. Hope it shows up soon!!!
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- Anonymous User
- 02/02/2019
Excellent introductory course but...
Very informative as an intro course. The author’s passion for Japanese culture is evident. Not to be belligerent but as Chinese I find the lecture on WWII somewhat troublesome. I understand it is difficult to criticize a country you love but the author made Japan launching war sound like it was a ridiculous blunder- only a handful of military officials want war, nobody dared to say stop therefore the war went on... nobody felt responsible. The damage was greatly understated. More significantly, the invasion changed the course of China. The repercussions ripple through history even today. It would be more meaningful to investigate what went wrong as to cause the war and prompted ordinary men to commit atrocious war crimes.
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- Chris K. Jones
- 15/12/2015
Entertaining and Informative
Professor Ravina did an amazing job. The wealth of diverse knowledge of history, culture, economics, and philosophical explanations was awesome. I was particularly amazed by is precise and profoundly simplistic explanations of high Buddhist concepts and how they integrate into the thoughts, words and culture of the Japanese people. Being formally trained in Zen and Tibetan Buddhism Professor Ravina's grasp and ability to explain concepts of all kinds is a gift. As someone who has been fascinated with Japan and competes in its national sport of Judo it was so great to get the deep dive into the past, present and future of Japan. It is a great primer if you are making a trip to Japan. I'm very excited about being able to talk about history and cultural icons with my Japanese friends and colleagues. Thank you Professor incredible job and you had me laughing many times. Going to listen to it agin before my trip to Japan next year.
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- Katie Lowry
- 31/12/2015
Found it very useful when moving to Japan
Fantastic! Incredibly engaging overview of Japan which uses history and culture to explain where Japan came from and what it looks like today.
I downloaded this course as soon as my company moved me to Japan and have had a much better appreciation for this country since understanding the nuances explained in this course.
Thanks Professor Ravina for making this foreign culture understandable and accessible!
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- Finn
- 09/12/2015
Great Overview of Japanese History
While there are lots of juicy details that the course glosses over, the breadth of coverage is awesome. The professor is a really excellent speaker and knows the subject matter really well.
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- sng
- 30/12/2015
Excellent!
Wonderful narration, easy to understand and remember. Covers everything from current day culture, attitudes towards the world to food, movies to origins of them
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- Emma Bennett
- 16/09/2016
Too much history, not enough culture
There were several aspects of this lecture series that I really enjoyed, but the negative outweighed the positive. The lecturer, Mark Ravina was very enthusiastic. He seemed to be very knowledgeable of Japan’s customs, culture and history. If Ravina were to ever write a book about Japanese culture or his personal travels and experiences in Japan, I would read it. Unfortunately only five out of the twenty-four lectures were memorable for me: Understanding Japan through Ancient Myths; Aspects of the Japanese Language; Early Japanese Buddhism; Japanese Family Life; and Japanese Foodways. All the other lectures were too heavy on the politics and history for my liking. If this had included more information about modern Japanese culture and what it’s like to live there, I think I would have enjoyed this more. I am not a history buff, so I kind of zoned out during some of the lectures that were more historical than cultural. I ended up listening to a few of the lectures twice because I didn’t get anything out of them the first time around. And even after two listens, some of the lectures still didn’t stick.
I’m surprised that Audible didn’t include a course guide or, at the very least, a glossary of people, places, and terms.
This was not a bad listening experience, so don’t be turned off by my low rating. It just wasn’t exactly what I wanted or expected. I even considered abandoning it around Lecture 10, but decided to power through. In the end, I don’t regret listening to the entire thing, as a couple of my favorite lectures were numbers 20 and 21.
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- toromei
- 01/09/2015
Informative, entertaining, and well-presented!
I really enjoyed this overview of Japanese culture. My only complaint is that it ended. :)
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- Robert Everman
- 04/10/2015
One of the best
I liked everything. The professor was very passionate and taught the subject matter very well. I only wish there was a little more on the modern dynamics between Korean and Japanese relations.
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- copa89
- 14/04/2017
exceptional
I can only recommend this book to anyone interested in this subject. The author clearly shows his expertise in the topic, didn't want to stop.
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- bits
- 09/05/2016
ein umfassender Einblick in Japans Geschichte und
... Und ein besseres Verständnis für das Japan von heute. Das vermögen die zahlreichen thematischen Kapitel zu vermitteln.
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- The Watchman
- 09/01/2021
Great and very enjoyable experience!
The speaker clearly loves his subject - you can hear this in every chapter. I felt really drawn into Japan's history, and had a lot of fun listening to the lectures!
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- Halys
- 11/08/2020
Absolutely outstanding!
One of the best audible books I ever heard, the play is well organized, concise, well spoken and of outstanding quality.
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