Comments on: The race between the Totman and the Hane http://www.froginawell.net/japan/2008/03/the-race-between-the-totman-and-the-hane/ The Japan History Group Blog Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:45:05 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Matthew Stavros http://www.froginawell.net/japan/2008/03/the-race-between-the-totman-and-the-hane/comment-page-1/#comment-125048 Matthew Stavros Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:45:20 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/japan/2008/03/the-race-between-the-totman-and-the-hane/#comment-125048 Greetings, I'm just going through the new _Traditional Japanese Arts and Culture_, edited by Stephen Addiss, Gerald Groemer, and J. Thomas Rimer. It's wonderful in its presentation of primary sources of all types; not just texts. I recommend it. MGS Greetings, I’m just going through the new _Traditional Japanese Arts and Culture_, edited by Stephen Addiss, Gerald Groemer, and J. Thomas Rimer. It’s wonderful in its presentation of primary sources of all types; not just texts. I recommend it. MGS

]]> By: Mike Wert http://www.froginawell.net/japan/2008/03/the-race-between-the-totman-and-the-hane/comment-page-1/#comment-123214 Mike Wert Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:25:05 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/japan/2008/03/the-race-between-the-totman-and-the-hane/#comment-123214 I've used Souyri's "The World Turned Upside Down" as a text for my pre-modern class (in combination with Lu's document book). I’ve used Souyri’s “The World Turned Upside Down” as a text for my pre-modern class (in combination with Lu’s document book).

]]> By: Joseph Ryan http://www.froginawell.net/japan/2008/03/the-race-between-the-totman-and-the-hane/comment-page-1/#comment-121467 Joseph Ryan Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:15:55 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/japan/2008/03/the-race-between-the-totman-and-the-hane/#comment-121467 Reading your comment, I see that you won't be teaching the course next semester, but I have to agree with the first comment: Totman's general history has a fresh perspective and is well-written. While it moves along rather quickly for my tastes, Totman was judicious in his choice of topics for discussion. Reading your comment, I see that you won’t be teaching the course next semester, but I have to agree with the first comment: Totman’s general history has a fresh perspective and is well-written. While it moves along rather quickly for my tastes, Totman was judicious in his choice of topics for discussion.

]]> By: Jonathan Dresner http://www.froginawell.net/japan/2008/03/the-race-between-the-totman-and-the-hane/comment-page-1/#comment-121417 Jonathan Dresner Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:58:57 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/japan/2008/03/the-race-between-the-totman-and-the-hane/#comment-121417 I may actually have a copy of Totman: I forgot about that. But it turns out to be a false alarm: due to a bit of a mix-up, I'm actually going to be teaching Samurai next semester. I may actually have a copy of Totman: I forgot about that. But it turns out to be a false alarm: due to a bit of a mix-up, I’m actually going to be teaching Samurai next semester.

]]> By: Alan Baumler http://www.froginawell.net/japan/2008/03/the-race-between-the-totman-and-the-hane/comment-page-1/#comment-121223 Alan Baumler Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:56:15 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/japan/2008/03/the-race-between-the-totman-and-the-hane/#comment-121223 Early classes are a pain for textbooks. If you want to do an all-Japan book have you thought about Totman’s A History of Japan? It has an environmental focus that makes it less useful as a quick summary, but there is a lot more to it than Japan before Perry. Plus it has a pretty big pre-modern section, unlike most of the “all of Japan” books which try to get to Meiji in about 7 pages. Totman, Conrad. A History of Japan. Wiley-Blackwell, 2004. Early classes are a pain for textbooks. If you want to do an all-Japan book have you thought about Totman’s A History of Japan? It has an environmental focus that makes it less useful as a quick summary, but there is a lot more to it than Japan before Perry. Plus it has a pretty big pre-modern section, unlike most of the “all of Japan” books which try to get to Meiji in about 7 pages.

Totman, Conrad. A History of Japan. Wiley-Blackwell, 2004.

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