Biography of a City (2008, 2nd ed. as An Armchair Traveller's History of Beijing, 2016; 3rd ed. as A Short History of Beijing, 2022) Mannerheim: President, Soldier, Spy (2009) A Brief History of the Samurai (2010) Admiral Togo: Nelson of the East (2010) A Brief History of Khubilai Khan (2010) Sun Tzu's Art of War: A New Translation (2012) An Armchair Traveller's History of the Silk Road (2013) Anime: A History (2013, 2nd ed. 2023) An Armchair Traveller's History of Finland (2014, 2nd ed. as A Short History of Finland, 2022) Christ's Samurai: The True Story of the Shimabara Rebellion (2016) A Brief History of the Martial Arts (2016) A Brief History of Japan Samurai, Shōgun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun (2017) The Emperor's Feast: A History of China in Twelve Meals (2021) Japan at War in the Pacific: The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire in Asia (1868–1945) (2022) In 2011, he became a contributing editor to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 3rd edition, with special responsibility for Chinese and Japanese entries. References External links Schoolgirl Milky Crisis blog—Jonathan Clements' blog of essays and news Muramasa Industries—The official web site of Jonathan Clements via the Internet Archive Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Keynote address: "Wrong About Anime" at Anifest 2012, Czech Republic 1971 births Alumni of the University of Leeds Alumni of the University of Stirling Anime and manga critics English biographers English book editors English non-fiction writers English radio writers English science fiction writers Living people English male novelists English male non-fiction writers Alumni of the University of Wales British Japanologists British sinologists British historians Male biographers