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Occidentalism: The West in the Eyes of Its Enemies
Provides a thought-provoking analysis of the stereotypes and misunderstandings about the Western world that ignite anti-Western political movements, tracing the roots and evolution …
A Tokyo Romance
'The whole thing sparks astonishingly to life' ObserverWhen Ian Buruma arrived in Tokyo as a young film student in 1975, he found a feverish and surreal metropolis in the midst of …
Wages of Guilt
In this highly original and now classic text, Ian Buruma explores and compares how Germany and Japan have attempted to come to terms with their violent pasts, and investigates the …
Mordet i Amsterdam : Theo van Goghs död och toleransens gränser
En kall novemberdag i Amsterdam 2004 cyklade den hyllade och kontroversielle Filmaren Theo van Gogh till jobbet. Han kom aldrig fram. Han mördades av en fanatisk ung muslim, …
Deras förlovade land : Mina morföräldrar i kärlek och krig
Ian Burumas morföräldrar, Bernard och Winifred Schlesinger, Bun och Win, skrev hela livet till varandra, särskilt under de två världskrigen då de var skilda åt under långa …
Theatre Of Cruelty
Winner of the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay. Ian Buruma is fascinated, he writes, "by what makes the human species behave atrociously." In Theater of …
A Japanese Mirror
In this scintillating book, Ian Buruma peels away the myths that surround Japanese culture. With piercing analysis of cinema, theatre, television, art and legend, he shows the …
The Book of Isaiah: Personal Impressions of Isaiah Berlin
This collection of pen-portraits of the renowned public intellectual Isaiah Berlin, published to mark the centenary of his birth, brings him vividly to life from many …
Deras förlovade land
Ian Burumas morföräldrar, Bernard och Winifred Schlesinger, Bun och Win, skrev hela livet till varandra, särskilt under de två världskrigen då de var skilda åt under långa …
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
Essential reading for anyone interested in Japanese culture, this unsurpassed masterwork explores the political, religious, and economic life of Japan. The World War II-era study …