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Episode 463 - The Afterlives of a Samurai
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38 minutes
Released:
Dec 2, 2022
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This week is all about a biography of a fascinating figure of the Meiji Restoration: Oguri Tadamasa. But it's also about much more: about how the present shapes our view of the past, and about how, as a result, the ways we talk about someone long dead can shift and change as well. Show notes here.
Released:
Dec 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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