Meiji Restoration Part 7: The Last Samurai

<p>In the final episode of our series on the Meiji Restoration, the Imperial government moves to suppress the Satsuma Rebellion- the desperate last stand of the former samurai class against the forces of modernization. We then recap the series and discuss the long-term effects of these events.</p> <p><a href='mailto:%20historiadramaticapod@gmail.com'>Email me</a></p> <p><a href='https://twitter.com/kaiserwillemii'>Follow me on Twitter</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.facebook.com/historiadramaticapod'>Like the show on Facebook</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxDbRAn94A6txCiKozsxB_g'>Watch the show on YouTube</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.ebay.com/sch/historiadr-8/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from='>Visit the eBay store</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55693541'>Support the show on Patreon</a></p> <p>Works Cited:</p> <p>Beasley, W. G. The Meiji Restoration. Stanford University Press, 2019.</p> <p>Keene, Donald. Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World 1852-1912. Columbia University Press, 2002.</p> <p>Hillsborough, Romulus. Samurai Revolution: the Dawn of Modern Japan through the Eyes of the Shogun's Last Samurai. Tuttle Publishing, 2018.</p> <p>Jansen, Marius B. The Making of Modern Japan. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2000.</p> <p>Ravina, Mark. The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2011. </p> <p>Sansom, George. A History of Japan 1615-1867 Stanford University Press, 1998</p> <p>Cover Image: Illustration of a Military Review by Toyohara Chikanobu, 1887</p> <p>Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák</p> <p>Closing Theme: "Miyasan, Miyasan," performed by the Daiei Company Male Choir</p>