W. G. Beasley (1919–2006)
Autor von The Japanese Experience: A Short History of Japan
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W. G. Beasley (1919-2006) was a British academic, author, editor, translator, and Japanologist. He was Professor Emeritus of the History of the Far East at SOAS, University of London.
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Notes on the teaching of Far Eastern history 1 Exemplar
Storia del Giappone moderno 1 Exemplar
Japan 1 Exemplar
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History : the journal of the Historical Association, October 1950 (1950) — Book reviewer — 1 Exemplar
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I did attend another exhibition of Edo art in Tokyo ...about 5 years ago and it was also a bit overwhelming in quantity (and quality). Probably a larger exhibition than this London version. I recall being a bit overwhelmed by all the screen paintings. And there is now an entire museum in Tokyo dedicated to the Edo era. But I was fascinated to notice with the current book that the cover features a style of painting (by Watanabe Shiko...1683-1755) that seems to be resurrected by some of the modern Japanese painters ( I recall a number in the Shizuoka Art Museum, for example).
There are a number of essays on the history of the Edo period and on most of the arts represented. These are scholarly works and interesting in their own right. All in all this is a nice introduction to the art of the Edo period. I give it 3.5 stars.… (mehr)