History Extra | 29 January 2024 | 0h 50m | Listen Later 
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Interview with Christopher Harding about his book The Light of Asia: A History of Western Fascination with the East. Discusses Westerners’ enduring fascination with India, China and Japan, and the ways it has shaped the relationship between East and West from the ancient world to the 21st century.
Dan Snow’s History Hit | 10 January 2024 | 0h 29m | Listen Later | Podcasts | Spotify
Interview with Christopher Harding about Japan’s Tokugawa Shogunate. Discusses how the prior Warring States period brought Japan to its knees, with rival warlords fighting bitterly for control of the land; how Tokugawa Ieyasu emerged victorious in the early 17C, the first of three ‘Great Unifers’; and how this military government worked to restore order and stability to Japan, and why it eventually came to an end.