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Meiji at 150

Dr. Michael Wert (Marquette University) Wert, Michael; Grunow, Tristan

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In this episode, Dr. Wert re-enacts the violence of the Meiji Restoration, combatting historiographical narratives of the Restoration as a “non-violent” or “bloodless” revolution. We discuss what happens to the losers of the Restoration, the post-1868 activities and status of ex-Bakufu officials, and the “Long Meiji Restoration” before reflecting on the politics of historical memory and commemoration today.

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Title
Dr. Michael Wert (Marquette University)
Alternate Title
Meiji at 150 (Podcast). Episode 26
Creator
Wert, Michael; Grunow, Tristan
Date Issued
2018-04-27
Description
In this episode, Dr. Wert re-enacts the violence of the Meiji Restoration, combatting historiographical narratives of the Restoration as a “non-violent” or “bloodless” revolution. We discuss what happens to the losers of the Restoration, the post-1868 activities and status of ex-Bakufu officials, and the “Long Meiji Restoration” before reflecting on the politics of historical memory and commemoration today.
Subject
Meiji period, 1868-1912; historiography; historical memory; revolution
Geographic Location
Japan
Type
Sound
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-07-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0415919
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81912
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; History, Department of; Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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