Enka, a sentimental ballad genre, epitomizes for many the nihonjin no kokoro (heart/soul of Japanese). To older members of the Japanese public, who constitute enka's primary audience, this music - of parted lovers, long unseen rural hometowns and self-sacrificing mothers - evokes a direct connection to the traditional roots of "Japaneseness". Overlooked in this emotional invoca...(展开全部)

Enka, a sentimental ballad genre, epitomizes for many the nihonjin no kokoro (heart/soul of Japanese). To older members of the Japanese public, who constitute enka's primary audience, this music - of parted lovers, long unseen rural hometowns and self-sacrificing mothers - evokes a direct connection to the traditional roots of "Japaneseness". Overlooked in this emotional invoca...(展开全部)

There is a persistent myth about the British: that we are a nation of stoics, with stiff upper lips, repressed emotions, and inactive lachrymal glands. Weeping Britannia - the first history of crying in Britain - comprehensively debunks this myth. Far from being a persistent element in the 'national character', the notion of the British stiff upper lip was in fact the product o...(展开全部)

There is a persistent myth about the British: that they are a nation of stoics, with stiff upper lips, repressed emotions, and inactive lachrymal glands. Weeping Britannia--the first history of crying in Britain--comprehensively debunks this myth. Far from being a persistent element in the "national character", the notion of the British stiff upper lip was in fact the product o...(展开全部)

A full-scale examination of the inner workings of Japan's political and industrial system.

荷兰记者、政治评论家。他曾任荷兰《新鹿特丹商报》派驻日本的东亚记者，30年来一直在东京工作生活，写下大量对日本政治、社会、文化与外交关系进行深刻剖析的文章。现为阿姆斯特丹大学比较政治经济系终身荣誉教授。 他曾撰写包括《日本：权力结构之谜》在内的20余本著作，影响西方国家对日政策的制订。著作被译为12种语言，其中日文版影响超过百万的日本读者，被日本学者称赞具有“革命性”的观点，在日本政治界中激起巨大反响。

A full-scale examination of the inner workings of Japan's political and industrial system.

荷兰记者、政治评论家。他曾任荷兰《新鹿特丹商报》派驻日本的东亚记者，30年来一直在东京工作生活，写下大量对日本政治、社会、文化与外交关系进行深刻剖析的文章。现为阿姆斯特丹大学比较政治经济系终身荣誉教授。 他曾撰写包括《日本：权力结构之谜》在内的20余本著作，影响西方国家对日政策的制订。著作被译为12种语言，其中日文版影响超过百万的日本读者，被日本学者称赞具有“革命性”的观点，在日本政治界中激起巨大反响。

In Song Dynasty Figures of Longing and Desire, Lara Blanchard analyzes images of women in painting and poetry of China’s middle imperial period, focusing on works that represent female figures as preoccupied with romance. She discusses examples of visual and literary culture in regard to their authorship and audience, examining the role of interiority in constructions of gender...(展开全部)

In Song Dynasty Figures of Longing and Desire, Lara Blanchard analyzes images of women in painting and poetry of China’s middle imperial period, focusing on works that represent female figures as preoccupied with romance. She discusses examples of visual and literary culture in regard to their authorship and audience, examining the role of interiority in constructions of gender...(展开全部)