C J Harding

Dr. Christopher Harding is a cultural historian specializing in modern India, Japan, and East-West connections, serving as a senior lecturer in Asian history at the University of Edinburgh. He is an author of books such as *The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives*, *Japan Story*, and *The Light of Asia*, and a broadcaster on BBC Radio 4 and World Service, including the series *The Borders of Sanity* on culture and mental health.