lordameth Awa no Kami Veteran Member 2009 Benefactor
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 9:04 am Post subject: Meiji Restoration Losers: Memory and Tokugawa Supporters
I haven't listened to the podcast or seen the book yet, but Michael Wert's new book "Meiji Restoration Losers: Memory and Tokugawa Supporters in Modern Japan" looks quite interesting, and was discussed recently on the New Books in East Asian Studies podcast:
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:51 am Post subject:
The podcast is interesting (listened to it last week). Don't know the time period well enough to really comment though. _________________ The Sengoku Field Manual Blog
I just ordered it from the library ,I was looking for this new book on the Ooku (cannot remember the title ,so still searching )and came across this as well . _________________ "One mans washing machine is another mans music "
wicked iemon The Lemon King Iga no Kami Veteran Member
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 1:16 pm Post subject: Meiji Restoration Losers .
Despite the juicy title it is about Oguri Tadamasa and his after death life in popular culture .
Its scholarly for a somewhat dull subject . _________________ "One mans washing machine is another mans music "
lordameth Awa no Kami Veteran Member 2009 Benefactor
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 4:24 pm Post subject:
Ah. That's a shame. I was hoping it might cover the topic more broadly, rather than focusing on a single individual. _________________ My blog on Japanese art & history: http://chaari.wordpress.com
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