In this episode we talk to Nate, who is currently in a PhD program for Japanese history/Asian studies.  If you are thinking about becoming a historian, or are applying to graduate programs already, this episode is for you.  We cover some of the variety of things that go into picking and getting into a gradate program, and what sorts of things you should take advantage of sooner than later, among other things.

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Jaredd Wilson joins the podcast to take us through a history of the martial arts from ancient cultural traditions, to the advent of sport martial arts in the 19th and 20th centuries, to the future of the martial arts.

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Friday, Karl. Legacies of the Sword: The Kashima-Shinryu and Samurai Martial Culture University of Hawaii Press (July 1, 1997) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0824818792

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We're back again with JapanThis! blogger Marky Star.  We talk to him about his blog, his new podcast, and his new Japanese history tours that he runs out of Tokyo.

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Marky Star of the Japan This! Blog and podcast talks about the origin of locations within Setagaya in Tokyo, and their ties to legends of the Samurai.

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The Rogue Philosopher Jesse Workman is back to talk about the human perception of reality.  When reading history, it is easy to forget - or not even consider - that people 500 years ago weren't just more ignorant versions of ourselves; they experienced a reality wildly different from ours.  Their gods and monsters were as real to them as our reality is to us.  In essence, they were living in a fantasy novel with magic, supernatural beings, and an understanding of the world that from our point of view looks like comical superstitious ignorance, but was real, if not commonplace, for them.

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Rankin, Andrew. Seppuku: A History of Samurai Suicide  Kodansha USA; 1 edition (May 1, 2011) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/4770031424

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In this episode, your hosts go back to basics and bust the popular myths of the Samurai.  They look at Loyalty, Honor, who could become Samurai, Seppuku, and other myths and misconceptions of the Samurai.  This  episode is part two of two.

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Conlan, Thomas. The Culture of Force and Farce: Fourteenth-Century Japanese Warfare No. 2000-2001. Harvard University, Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, 2000. http://rijs.fas.harvard.edu/pdfs/conlan.pdf

 Conlan, Thomas D.  State of War: The Violent Order of Fourteenth-Century Japan Univ of Michigan Center for; illustrated edition edition (July 2003) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/1929280238

Friday, Karl. Samurai, Warfare and the State in Early Medieval Japan (Warfare and History) Routledge; New edition edition (December 29, 2003) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0415329639

Friday, Karl. Valorous butchers: The art of war during the golden age of the samurai Japan Forum. Vol. 5. No. 1. Taylor & Francis Group, 1993. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09555809308721474?journalCode=rjfo20

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In this episode, your hosts go back to basics and bust the popular myths of the Samurai.  They look at Loyalty, Honor, who could become Samurai, Seppuku, and other myths and misconceptions of the Samurai.  This  episode is part one of two.

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Mentioned in this podcast:

Conlan, Thomas. The Culture of Force and Farce: Fourteenth-Century Japanese Warfare No. 2000-2001. Harvard University, Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, 2000. http://rijs.fas.harvard.edu/pdfs/conlan.pdf

 Conlan, Thomas D.  State of War: The Violent Order of Fourteenth-Century Japan Univ of Michigan Center for; illustrated edition edition (July 2003) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/1929280238

Friday, Karl. Samurai, Warfare and the State in Early Medieval Japan (Warfare and History) Routledge; New edition edition (December 29, 2003) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0415329639

Friday, Karl. Valorous butchers: The art of war during the golden age of the samurai Japan Forum. Vol. 5. No. 1. Taylor & Francis Group, 1993. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09555809308721474?journalCode=rjfo20

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In this episode we tackle the Edo peasantry, the millet grubbing dirt farmers and fish mongers that acted as the economic base of the Tokugawa Bakufu.  Part two of two.

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Kalland, Arne. Fishing Villages in Tokugawa Japan Univ of Hawaii Pr; (March 1995) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0824816323

Roberts, Luke. Performing the Great Peace: Political Space and Open Secrets in Tokugawa Japan Univ of Hawaii Pr; First Edition edition (January 31, 2012) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0824835131

Vlastos, Stephen. Peasant Protests and Uprisings in Tokugawa Japan  University of California Press (August 16, 1990) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0520072030

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In this episode we tackle the Edo peasantry, the millet grubbing dirt farmers and fish mongers that acted as the economic base of the Tokugawa Bakufu.  Part one of two.

Mentioned in this podcast:

Kalland, Arne. Fishing Villages in Tokugawa Japan Univ of Hawaii Pr; (March 1995) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0824816323

Roberts, Luke. Performing the Great Peace: Political Space and Open Secrets in Tokugawa Japan Univ of Hawaii Pr; First Edition edition (January 31, 2012) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0824835131

Vlastos, Stephen. Peasant Protests and Uprisings in Tokugawa Japan  University of California Press (August 16, 1990) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0520072030

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In this episode, Nate talks about the intersection of Military history and Japanese studies in the USA and the West.  He also gives a rundown of the history of Military History, as well as what it is and how it has changed over the decades. Part two of two.

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Farris, William Wayne. Heavenly Warriors: The Evolution of Japan's Military, 500-1300 Harvard University Asia Center, April 15, 1996 http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/067438704X

Friday, Karl. Hired Swords: The Rise of Private Warrior Power in Early Japan Stanford University Press, March 1, 1996 http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0804726965

Friday, Karl. Samurai, Warfare and the State in Early Medieval Japan (Warfare and History) Routledge; New edition edition (December 29, 2003) http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/0415329639

Lorge, Peter. The Asian Military Revolution: From Gunpowder to the Bomb Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (August 11, 2008) http://amzn.to/1RnFfrd

Shapinsky, Peter. Lords of the Sea: Pirates, Violence, and Commerce in Late Medieval Japan Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan (2014)  http://astore.amazon.com/samurai-20/detail/1929280815

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