The cultural foundations of Japan are intimately linked to continental Asia. China and Korea in particular helped shape the early Japanese states in many ways, over centuries of immigration and cultural exchange. The introduction of rice agriculture, the Chinese writing system, and the Chinese system of bureaucratic imperial government are perhaps the most well-known examples, but the influence of mainland cultures on the Japanese archipelago was pervasive.
For the first time in English, this work presents a comprehensive, comparative study of the content of famous Chinese historical texts...
The cultural foundations of Japan are intimately linked to continental Asia. China and Korea in particular helped shape the early Japanese states in m...
Billionaire Sir John Prescott was found one night in his Leeds villa with his throat cut. The murder weapon was strange knife whose wooden handle bore a crudely engraved "A." The handle also contains the fingerprints of all the family members but everyone has a good alibi. The inheritance at stake is enormous. However Sir John's last will and testament requires the seven possible heirs to appear a month later to collect the fortune, but should there be more than three no one will receive a thing. A deadly game ensues: who will win?
Billionaire Sir John Prescott was found one night in his Leeds villa with his throat cut. The murder weapon was strange knife whose wooden handle bore...
