This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: crises about during the late Edo period. A crisis of samurai identity! Questions around vengeance, honor, and duty! And of course, the most confounding subject of them all: macroeconomics. But hey, I'm sure we can figure this all out as long as no pesky Americans show up to ruin things, right? Show notes <a href= "https://isaacmeyer.net/2024/04/episode-527-the-beginning-of-the-end/"> here</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: crises about during the late Edo period. A crisis of samurai identity! Questions around vengeance, honor, and duty! And of course, the most confounding subject of them all: macroeconomics. But hey, I'm sure we can figure this all out as long as no pesky Americans show up to ruin things, right?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Show notes &lt;a href= "https://isaacmeyer.net/2024/04/episode-527-the-beginning-of-the-end/"&gt; here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: crises about during the late Edo period. A crisis of samurai identity! Questions around vengeance, honor, and duty! And of course, the most confounding subject of them all: macroeconomics. But...

Episode 527 - The Beginning of the End

This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: "closed country" isn't quite the full story. How did Japan maintain its connections to the outside world during the Edo Period? And how do some of those connections, particularly in the Ryukyus and Hokkaido, lay the groundwork for future imperial expansion? Show notes <a href= "https://isaacmeyer.net/2024/04/episode-526-the-outside-world-and-tokugawa-japan/"> here</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: "closed country" isn't quite the full story. How did Japan maintain its connections to the outside world during the Edo Period? And how do some of those connections, particularly in the Ryukyus and Hokkaido, lay the groundwork for future imperial expansion?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Show notes &lt;a href= "https://isaacmeyer.net/2024/04/episode-526-the-outside-world-and-tokugawa-japan/"&gt; here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: "closed country" isn't quite the full story. How did Japan maintain its connections to the outside world during the Edo Period? And how do some of those connections, particularly in the...

Episode 526 - The Outside World and Tokugawa Japan

This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: what was life in the Edo period like? We cover everything from food to school to entertainment as we talk through daily life in Tokugawa-ruled Japan.  Show notes <a href= "https://isaacmeyer.net/2024/03/episode-525-a-day-in-the-life-of-tokugawa-japan/"> here</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: what was life in the Edo period like? We cover everything from food to school to entertainment as we talk through daily life in Tokugawa-ruled Japan. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Show notes &lt;a href= "https://isaacmeyer.net/2024/03/episode-525-a-day-in-the-life-of-tokugawa-japan/"&gt; here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: what was life in the Edo period like? We cover everything from food to school to entertainment as we talk through daily life in Tokugawa-ruled Japan.  Show notes .

Episode 525 - A Day in the Life of Tokugawa Japan

This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: how did the Tokugawa bakufu operate? What did the political structure of the shoguns look like? And what makes the Tokugawa era unique in the history of warrior rule in Japan? Show notes <a href= "https://isaacmeyer.net/2024/03/episode-524-the-tokugawa-system/">here</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: how did the Tokugawa bakufu operate? What did the political structure of the shoguns look like? And what makes the Tokugawa era unique in the history of warrior rule in Japan?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Show notes &lt;a href= "https://isaacmeyer.net/2024/03/episode-524-the-tokugawa-system/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: how did the Tokugawa bakufu operate? What did the political structure of the shoguns look like? And what makes the Tokugawa era unique in the history of warrior rule in Japan? Show notes .

Episode 524 - The Tokugawa System

This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: Hideyoshi may have brought peace, but Tokugawa Ieyasu would be the one to make it lasting. How did Ieyasu seize power from Hideyoshi, and what did he do to secure it? Show notes <a href= "https://isaacmeyer.net/2024/03/episode-523-reunification-part-3/">here</a>.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: Hideyoshi may have brought peace, but Tokugawa Ieyasu would be the one to make it lasting. How did Ieyasu seize power from Hideyoshi, and what did he do to secure it?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Show notes &lt;a href= "https://isaacmeyer.net/2024/03/episode-523-reunification-part-3/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

This week on the Revised Introduction to Japanese History: Hideyoshi may have brought peace, but Tokugawa Ieyasu would be the one to make it lasting. How did Ieyasu seize power from Hideyoshi, and what did he do to secure it? Show notes . 

Episode 523 - Reunification, Part 3

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