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In an exciting partnership with the Smithsonian, The Great Courses presents these 24 lectures that offer an unforgettable tour of Japanese life and culture. Professor Ravina, with the expert collaboration of the Smithsonian's historians, brings you a grand portrait of Japan.

Now, you can learn the remarkable stories surrounding monumental inventions - and how consequential these inventions were to history. Taught by Professor W. Bernard Carlson of the University of Virginia, who is an expert on the role of innovation in history, these 36 enlightening lectures give you a broad survey of material history, from the ancient pottery wheel to the Internet and social media. Along with recounting the famous inventions you might expect, this course explores a number of surprising innovations, including beer, pagodas, and the operating room.

Listeners of this book will gain a clear understanding of what makes the Japanese, and their society, tick.

Professor Michael D.C. Drout of Wheaton College immerses listeners in the extraordinary legacy of Viking civilization, which developed in what is now Scandinavia during the early Middle Ages. During the course of these lectures, Professor Drout explores how these peoples conquered all of Northern Europe, traveled as far as Byzantium in the East and North America in the West, and left a literary legacy that includes numerous works studied and enjoyed to this day.

A knowledge of China's imperial history is vital for any understanding of its present, as modern China is linked in many ways to the extraordinary culture of its empire. These 24 lectures take you to the heart of life during China's imperial era, through the lives of individual subjects of all social ranks. Across the arc of the course, you'll witness what daily life was like for government bureaucrats, for scholars, for women of the court, for soldiers, merchants, craftspeople, courtesans, imperial cooks, and many others.

The Zondervan Biblical and Theological Lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, Understanding World Religions: Audio Lectures includes high quality live-recordings of college-level lectures that cover the...

The Understanding British Portraits Podcast is a series that explores current ideas and debates around the power of portraiture. The series investigates who gets to be depicted in portraiture, how we should display and talk about portraiture and how portraits can help us tell the stories of people underrepresented in the arts. The episodes are curated and presented by guest hosts who come from a wide range of backgrounds in the art history, heritage and museum worlds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast is the result of a a research led since 2014 by Ludovic Joxe, sociologist and humanitarian aid worker for Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières/MSF). Each episode uses the Google NoteBookLM tool to discuss the content of a different article published by Ludovic Joxe in an academic journal in recent years. The written version of each article is avalaible online (https://cv.hal.science/ludovic-joxe) or can be requested from Ludovic Joxe (ludovic.joxe@gmail.com).

Understanding Israel/Palestine advocates for a fair and even-handed U.S. foreign policy that recognizes the rights of both Palestinians and Israelis. The program offers multiple perspectives through interviews with journalists, scholars, policy experts and activists to clarify the underlying issues that are often obscured by mainstream media.

Understanding Appalachian explores Appalachian identity in Southeastern Ohio through interesting conversations with young people, professors, creatives and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A podcast sharing powerful, real-life stories from people experiencing homelessness, and the changemakers working to end it -- Find all episodes here (sorry not able to link): -- https://understanding-the-unhoused.zencast.website/episodes

Break the back of poverty through generosity. Learn to walk into the full blessing of God with simple biblical principles and laws. Get rid of old mindsets about money and prosperity that limit you from receiving your inheritance.

Join us Monday nights @ 10pm EST as we discuss how our understanding of various topics have changed over time. Have a drink, laugh a little, and learn something without realizing it.Call in: (765)343-6313Email us: eoupodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter: @eoupodcastFollow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/eoupodcastFollow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/evolutionofunderstanding

A series of roadtrips designed to help understand the 'why' in the now. So we picked some countries with big messy interesting histories and set out on a roadtrip to seek questions to answers. First off, Northern Ireland with WW2 Poland to follow very soon. Where next, we are open to suggestions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the Development Policy Centre. The podcast that peers behind the bureaucratic curtain to tell the stories of the people, policy and politics of international development.