EP37 Methodology - What Do Historians DO?

If you’ve ever wondered what the process is behind historical research, here’s your chance to find out. Your hosts talk about different methodologies of historical research and analysis, and the pros and cons of each in looking at Japanese history. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

Grossberg, Kenneth. Japan's Renaissance - The Politics of the Muromachi Bakufu Cornell University, New York, 2001http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/1885445083

Hall, John W. Government and Local Power in Japan 500-1700: A Study Based on Bizen Province ACLS Humanities E-Book, August 1, 2008http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/1597405957

Kerr, George. Okinawa: The History of an Island People Tuttle Publishing; Revised edition (October 1, 2000) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0804820872

Sadler, A.L. Shogun: The Life of Tokugawa Ieyasu Tuttle Publishing (July 10, 2009) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/4805310421

Sansom, George. A History of Japan to 1334 Stanford University Press; 1 edition (June 1, 1958) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0804705232

Sansom, George. A History of Japan, 1334-1615 Stanford University Press; 1 edition (June 1, 1961) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0804705259

Sansom, George. A History of Japan, 1615-1867 Stanford University Press; 1 edition (June 1, 1963) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0804705275

Souryi, Pierre. The World Turned Upside Down: Medieval Japanese Society (Asia Perspectives: History, Society, and Culture) Columbia University Press (August 27, 2003) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0231118430

Walker, Brett. The Conquest of Ainu Lands: Ecology and Culture in Japanese Expansion,1590-1800 University of California Press; 1 edition (February 21, 2006) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0520248341

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