A Chinese proverb warns that "Two Tigers cannot share the same mountain", but what happens when there are three tigers competing for the same territory?
Journalist Micheal Booth claims that his long fascination with Asia prompted some nagging questions for him. "Why can't the nations of East Asia get along? How deep, really, is the enmity among Japan, Korea, and China, and what keeps it alive today?" In Three Tigers, One Mountain he sets out on a journey through Japan, China, Korea, and Taiwan to explore those questions and he reports that ongoing territorial disputes and the legacy of Japanese imperialism are not past history, but rather the root causes of the ongoing, deep-seated animosity between and among these nations.
"An evenhanded, accessible, and pertinent work of Asian history and current affairs".
Kirkus Review.
In addition to the book itself we will read and discuss occasional news articles that pertain directly to the book's topics.
This free discussion group will be conducted asynchronously (using the Proboards platform) beginning September 8, with the first post due September 15, and will continue through Nov 24 in eleven one-week modules. Two optional live discussions will be offered on Zoom: October 20 and November 24.This discussion group is for NCTA Alumni in the University of Pittsburgh Coordinating Site region (PA, OH, MI, WV, MD, AL, MN, DE, LA, IL, KY)
For Pennsylvania teachers, completion of this book discussion will be worth fourteen Act 48 hours. For teachers in other states, we can provide you with a certificate of completion.
All participants will receive a complimentary copy of the book.
After you register, we will send you a confirmation email and will (depending on your response below) a complimentary copy of the book. You will also receive information on logging on to the Proboards Discussion Board site and a schedule of the readings and assignments.
Deadline to apply for this Book Group is September 1, 2025
