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Jonathan Clements

Born

in The United Kingdom

July 09, 1971

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Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Jonathan Clements is an author, translator, biographer and scriptwriter. His non-fiction works include biographies of Confucius, Marco Polo, Mao Zedong, Koxinga and Qin Shihuangdi. He also writes for NEO magazine and is the co-author of encyclopedias of anime and Japanese television dramas.

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Anime: A History

Amazon is now listing my new book, Anime: A History, for sale in a few weeks in the US and in the UK. The contents and blurb are as follows:

Introduction: What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Anime?

1. Kid Deko’s New Picture Book: Early Cartoons in Japan 1912-21

2. The Film Factories: Animation Technique and Technology 1921-37

3. The Shadow Staff: Japanese Animation at War 1931-48

4. The Seeds of A

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Jonathan Clements’s books

Average rating: 3.82 · 13,192 ratings · 1,481 reviews · 164 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun 3.73 avg rating — 2,940 ratings — published 2017 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Brief History of the Samurai 3.71 avg rating — 1,244 ratings — published 2010 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Brief History of the Vikings: The Last Pagans or the First Modern Europeans? 3.61 avg rating — 1,104 ratings — published 2005 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor Who: Immortal Beloved 3.55 avg rating — 519 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Brief History of China: Dynasty, Revolution and Transformation: From the Middle Kingdom to the People's Republic 3.79 avg rating — 390 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wu: The Chinese Empress Who Schemed, Seduced and Murdered Her Way to Become a Living God 3.79 avg rating — 347 ratings — published 2007 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor Who: Brave New Town 3.66 avg rating — 356 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Darwin's Notebook: The Life, Times, and Discoveries of Charles Robert Darwin 4.22 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation since 1917 by Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy 3.93 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 2001 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor Who Unbound: Sympathy for the Devil by Jonathan Clements, David Warner (Narrator), Mark Gatiss (Narrator) 4.13 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“In the Modern Age, there are still those who refuse to contradict a single word of the Bible, even though the Bible contradicts itself.”
― Jonathan Clements, Darwin's Notebook: The Life, Times, and Discoveries of Charles Robert Darwin

tags: bible, creationism, the-bible

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“Natural science in England, as Darwin already knew to his cost, was still the purview of Christian scholars. But here was a question that Darwin found compelling: if God had created all the creatures of the world, what possible reason could there be for the variations found in the Galápagos?”
― Jonathan Clements, Darwin's Notebook: The Life, Times, and Discoveries of Charles Robert Darwin

tags: creation, darwin, evolution, galapagos, variation

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“These were officials accorded high respect. Yet they conspired, and still I destroyed them. If your abilities surpass theirs, then make your play. Otherwise, change your hearts and serve me, to save the Empire from further ridicule.”
― Jonathan Clements, Wu: The Chinese Empress who schemed, seduced and murdered her way to become a living God

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Polls

Nonfiction Poll for group read March/April 2025

Japan in Print: Information and Nation in the Early Modern Period by Mary Elizabeth Berry

3 votes 50.0%

Christ's Samurai: The True Story of the Shimabara Rebellion by Jonathan Clements

2 votes 33.3%

Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World by Matt Alt

1 vote 16.7%

Bending Adversity: Japan and the Art of Survival by David Pilling

0 votes 0.0%

Takarazuka: Sexual Politics & Popular Culture in Modern Japan by Jennifer E. Robertson

0 votes 0.0%

In Search of Japan's Hidden Christians: A Story of Suppression, Secrecy and Survival by John Dougill

0 votes 0.0%

Titia: The First Western Woman in Japan by René Bersma

0 votes 0.0%

6 total votes

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