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020			_a9781784704247 (pbk)
040			_cLibrary of People’s Majlis
082			_a950.43
245			_a Three tigers, one mountain : _ba journey through the bitter history and current conflicts of China, Korea, and Japan / _cMichael Booth (Author)
260			_aNew York : _bSt. Martin's Press, _c2020
300			_a xviii, 315 pages : _bill. (map) ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical and index.
505			_aJapan. Kurihama. Yokohama. Kotobuki. Ebisu. Nara. Kyoto. Osaka. Hiroshima. Fukuoka. The Republic of Korea. Busan. Mokpo. Buan. Gwangju. Seoul I. Seoul II. Daecheon Beach, Boryeong. Seoul III. Seoul IV. Seoul V. Seoul VI. DMZ. Seoul VII. Incheon. The People's Republic of China. Harbin I. Harbin II. Beijing. Qufu. Nanjing. Shanghai I. Shanghai II. Hong Kong I. Hong Kong II. Taiwan. The Republic of China. Chinese Taipei. Free China
520			_a"From the author of The Almost Nearly Perfect People, a lively tour through Japan, Korea, and China, exploring the intertwined cultures and often fraught history of these neighboring countries. There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, "Two tigers cannot share the same mountain." However, in East Asia, there are three tigers on that mountain: China, Japan, and Korea, and they have a long history of turmoil and tension with each other. In his latest entertaining and thought provoking narrative travelogue, Michael Booth sets out to discover how deep, really, is the enmity between these three "tiger" nations, and what prevents them from making peace. Currently China's economic power continues to grow, Japan is becoming more militaristic, and Korea struggles to reconcile its westernized south with the dictatorial Communist north. Booth, long fascinated with the region, travels by car, ferry, train, and foot, experiencing the people and culture of these nations up close. No matter where he goes, the burden of history, and the memory of past atrocities, continues to overshadow present relationships. Ultimately, Booth seeks a way forward for these closely intertwined, neighboring nations. An enlightening, entertaining and sometimes sobering journey through China, Japan, and Korea, Three Tigers, One Mountain is an intimate and in-depth look at some of the world's most powerful and important countries"-- Provided by publisher
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