KAMAKURA - RISE AND FALL OF THE SHOGUNS Episode 4.
A Medieval History of Japan.
Episode 4: SUNSET OF THE SHOGUNS - Kamakura's decline. Kamakura in the later medieval and early modern periods.
In the final episode of this documentary series, we look at the fall of the Kamakura shogunate, the rise and fall of later Japanese shogunates, their effect on Kamakura, and Kamakura's effect on them.
Power ebbed away from Kamakura in the 14th and 15th centuries, yet all subsequent would-be shoguns, warlords, and politicians right up to the present day who desired control of Japan would still claim legitimacy through their connections, real or imagined with the Minamoto shoguns.
In addition to evaluating the political legacy of the Kamakura Shogunate, we look at how Zen Buddhism, and other forms of Kamakura Buddhism sowed the seeds of the enduring spiritual and cultural traditions of Japan, which are still promoted by people of the city and beyond.
Music.
Ross Bugden - Skies/Flight Hymn/Olympus.
Alphaville - Big in Japan (Album Version Intro).
Eric Taylor - Shoulder Angel/Traditional Japanese 1&2/Ancient Civilizations. (EricTaylorMusic.com).
Provocateurs - Dogfight.
Doug Maxwell & Zac Singer - Hon_Kyoku.
John Dowland - Fortune My Foe.
Saya Asakura - River Boat Song (Acapella).
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Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers Report (Paris Aristotle AM & Michael Gordon)
Paris Aristotle discusses the report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers in conversation with Michael Gordon, the National Affairs Editor of The Age.
Paris Aristotle AM is the Director of the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture Inc (also known as Foundation House), a position he has held since helped found the organisation in 1987.
For over 25 years Paris has worked to in the refugee resettlement and humanitarian field and has held many senior positions on government advisory bodies. Currently Paris is Chair of the Minster for Immigration and Citizenship's Council on Asylum Seekers and Detention (MCASD). Paris is also a member of the federal government's Refugee Resettlement Advisory Council (RRAC), the Residence Determination Reference Group (RDRG) and the Onshore Protection Consultative Group (OPCG).
Paris has extensive experience in the area of refugee resettlement and the provision of services to survivors of torture and trauma. He has been a regular presenter and contributor to UNHCR meetings and publications over many years.
In 2002 Paris was made a Member of the Order of Australia and in 2003 was awarded an Australian Centenary Medal; both honours recognising his longstanding work with refugees and asylum seekers, in particular survivors of torture and trauma.
In 2012 Paris was appointed to the Prime Minister's Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers alongside Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston AC AFC (Retired) and Professor Michael L'Estrange AO to advise and provide recommendations to the Government on policy options to deter asylum seekers from risking their lives on dangerous boat journeys to Australia. The panel's report was handed down on 13 August.
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