Anyone have any recommendations on any introductory books to learn more about medieval japan? I'm particularly interested in the creation of the state and the military history of the country. However most of the stuff that I've found doesn't seem to be well suited for a beginner, such as authors like Thomas Conlan or Karl Friday. Thanks.
Anyone have any recommendations on any introductory books to learn more about medieval japan...
Benjamin Gonzalez
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Joseph Flores
The main problem is that there aren't many GOOD sources in English academia, especially if you're thinking about Sengoku-Jidai when referring to "Medieval." Absolutely do not read Stephen Turnbull. His books are riddled with problems and inaccuracies and are also repetitive. He often regurgitates the same things from book to book.
Some books I'd suggest are Hideyoshi by Mary Elizabeth Berry and Sekigahara 1600 by Antony J. Bryan. I don't know if they are the best for beginners but they do give you a lot of information.
samurai-archives.com is not a bad site for some background/basic information on certain notable figures like Nobunaga, Shingen, Kenshin, etc.
Noah Diaz
The two you named are probably the best, something like a college textbook would be a good intro,
Nicholas Scott
I've been warned about Turnbull being a bad source. I've seen that George Sansom has some texts that are recommended for beginners, but are by no means ultimate sources on the subject. What do you think of his work? I'll look into Berry and Bryan although I know that Hideyoshi is another book that may require some pre-requisite knowledge.
Andrew Howard
I'd be more interested in learning about Japan/China in the bronze age. What were the very early civilizations like?
Noah Cook
Alien.
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Zachary Johnson
Clearly aliens visited the Jomon people and gave them advanced technology like... um pottery
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And mechas
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I wasn't talking about literal aliens. I was just pointing out how strange and exotic prehistoric Asian art was.
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These are some Ayy-tier art posted here.
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Landon Bennett
cambridge history of japan, books 3, 4 or 5 depending on which period your talking about. they're long as hell but you don't need to have any previous knowledge and you can pick and choose chapters that interest you, considering that each is written by different scholars
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Benjamin Young
This stuff is SO beautiful. China's Bronze Age may have been late, but it was spectacular.
Gabriel Richardson
I can't get over the bronze tree personally.
Even the size of it is baffling.
And these have all been created by city states/chiefdoms of 20,000 - 80,000 people.
Tyler Baker
I think I'll pick that up. Thanks. I would have to get it from the library so hopefully I can read it quick enough.
Gabriel Fisher
you can download it for free straight from that site
Anthony Wilson
It reminds me a lot of Mesoamerican aesthetics. Is this all jomon or is it more varied?
Jeremiah Kelly
I can second this, it was the best and most useful on the subject for the few eras I read and is loaded with bibliographies for more book hunting goodness.
Xavier Nguyen
It's mostly Shang Chinese and neighboring Bronze Age northeast asian cultures.
Jomon art doesn't have the mesoamerican motifs and they were basically neolithic.