christopher harding

Books / Reviews Nov 21, 2020

‘The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives’: Personal stories present a fresh perspective on Japan

by Iain Maloney

Christopher Harding scales Japan’s history down to the level of the individual with portraits of the eminent as well as the overlooked.

Books Feb 16, 2019

'Japan Story': History enlivened at every turn with flashes of wit

by Damian Flanagan

Christopher Harding's comprehensive "Japan Story" is an ultra-progressive account of modern Japanese history, ushering the often-ignored maverick women, socialist thinkers and doubters of the state version of modernity to the front.