Jonathan Clements
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Jonathan Clements

Dr Jonathan Clements is the author of many books on East Asian history, including biographies of emperors and empresses, statesmen and warriors, foreign visitors and outcast rebels. His works have been translated into over a dozen languages, including French, Spanish, Korean and Dutch. His biographies of the First Emperor of China and Empress Wu have both been published in Chinese.

He has been a consultant and talking head on TV programs including Emperor's Ghost Army (PBS/Nova), Koxinga: Sailing into History (National Geographic), China's Jade Empire (PBS/Nova), and Ancient Black Ops: The 47 Ronin (American Heroes). In 2016, he became the presenter of Route Awakening (National Geographic), a series investigating the origins of several key Chinese cultural icons.

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    • A Brief History of the Samurai

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    • By: Jonathan Clements
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
    • Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
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    From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

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    From the Fury of the Northmen deliver us....

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