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“An evenhanded, accessible, and pertinent work of Asian history and current affairs.”―Kirkus Review

“An enjoyable and information-packed travelogue ... Booth is a terrific observer of the region's educated youth, who make him an optimist....Booth's deft, accurate summaries of the contentious history in each place work well.”―The Sunday Times (UK)

Chapter Page
Map of China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan viii
Prologue xi
Japan
1. Kurihama 3
2. Yokohama 13
3. Kotobuki 18
4. Ebisu 28
5. Nara 39
6. Kyoto 47
7. Osaka 61
8. Hiroshima 70
9. Fukuoka 77
The Republic of Korea
1. Busan 85
2. Mokpo 91
3. Buan 96
4. Gwangju 101
5. Seoul I 106
6. Seoul II 113
7. Daecheon Beach, Boryeong 121
8. Seoul III 127
9. Seoul IV 135
10. Seoul V 145
11. Seoul VI 153
12. DMZ 165
13. Seoul VII 173
14. Incheon 180
The People's Republic of China
1. Harbin I 189
2. Harbin II 197
3. Beijing 202
4. Qufu 213
5. Nanjing 222
6. Shanghai I 234
7. Shanghai II 243
8. Hong Kong I 249
9. Hong Kong II 259
Taiwan
1. The Republic of China 267
2. Chinese Taipei 276
3. Free China 282
Epilogue 295
Index 307

From the author of The Almost Nearly Perfect People, a lively tour through Japan, Korea, and China, exploring the intertwined cultures and often fraught history of these neighboring countries.

There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, “Two tigers cannot share the same mountain.” However, in East Asia, there are three tigers on that mountain: China, Japan, and Korea, and they have a long history of turmoil and tension with each other. In his latest entertaining and thought provoking narrative travelogue, Michael Booth sets out to discover how deep, really, is the enmity between these three “tiger” nations, and what prevents them from making peace. Currently China’s economic power continues to grow, Japan is becoming more militaristic, and Korea struggles to reconcile its westernized south with the dictatorial Communist north. Booth, long fascinated with the region, travels by car, ferry, train, and foot, experiencing the people and culture of these nations up close. No matter where he goes, the burden of history, and the memory of past atrocities, continues to overshadow present relationships. Ultimately, Booth seeks a way forward for these closely intertwined, neighboring nations.

An enlightening, entertaining and sometimes sobering journey through China, Japan, and Korea, Three Tigers, One Mountain is an intimate and in-depth look at some of the world’s most powerful and important countries.