Hello - I’m looking for non-fiction reading recommendations on pre-Meiji Japan.

I enjoy reading about specific historic events and micro-history, but if there are any good recommendations covering broader periods of Japanese history I would appreciate that as well.

Specific topics of interest (though not exhaustive): Jomon and Yayoi; Kofun archaeology; Yamato clan; first shogun; Feudal period; Mongol invasion attempt; Portuguese arrival.

Thanks!

I was looking at ancient Spartan armor and I saw that some had sideways brush and some had straight brush, just wanted to know if its purely cosmetic or if it showed rank?

I imagine they must have spent masses on spaceflight capability which must have negatively impacted the economy in some ways. Or, did it indeed boost economy?

Thx!

Subquestions:

1. Why did nazi party chose swastika as their symbol (when it's a ancient symbol of peace in Hinduism and Buddhism)?
2. Why did they chose Aryan race/tribe (ancient central asian/Iranian) as their ideal why not some other race like Scandanavians or other European tribal community etc.

You read about extremely wealthy historical figures like Crassus, who were the equivalent of multi billionaires today - how were they able to keep all that money? I presume it was stored as precious metals/jewels at their homes, but wouldn't that be quite easily stolen? If it was, how could ownership then be proven?

Edit: I am curious if there is any precedent for this detail in the show, especially in terms of largely domestically based criminals. I have never really heard of or thought of Western Europe as a place where torture is commonly used in matters of national security, I have always thought that was more America's domain within the West.

Only reason 2000 is the latest is because of the sub-enforced cutoff, as the show takes place in 2019 or so.

I’ve always felt like this single event may have changed the entire history of the Holy Land and subsequently that of Christianity and Islam themselves. Frederick was an establish commander and the crusader armies of Phillip and Richard would have cooperated under his command. I believe this crusader force would have been far more successful than any other had it stayed together.

Hello,

I am writing an essay for my History Extension major project on the Allied bombing on Dresden; and whether the bombing was justified.

Looking at the change over time, the German far right using it as a tool for a political agenda, and the meta-narrative. Does anyone have any sources regarding the opinions of Frederick Taylor, David Irving, Jörg Friedrich or Sinclair McKay? Or if anyone has anything to contribute to help me in anyway it would be really appreciated. Thankyou!

As far as I understand Saint Petersburg was the capital of Russia at the time, not to mention it'd be easier to supply your forces along Baltic coast. What was Napoleon's rationale to go for Moscow then?

Unfortunately, I am having trouble finding books specifically about German-Jewish immigration to the US that’s NOT related to the Nazis and the Holocaust. These books are set after 1933, which isn’t the time period that I’m interested in.

I did find a wonderful book called Branching Out: German-Jewish immigration to the United States, 1820-1914 by Avraham Barkai, but unfortunately the book is only sold as paper copies. I’ve placed an order for a copy of the book, but I want to know if there’s any other books available on this subject, preferably available as e-books for Amazon Kindle.

I went there last year and it was amazing, huge T shaped pillars with animals carved into them. There was even a place for a “washroom” type thing. I’ve been trying to find recent articles about what the purpose of this place was, but there was nothing I could find. Thanks

Well, tittle says all. Just looking for some good books about the ancient cultures of the cradle of civilization. As some extra credit, any good historical fiction based in that time?

Wikipedia shows a population decline of 30,000 people in the this timeframe, including a weird demographic curve, but the history section of the article does not appear to explain the population decline. The other Canadian maritime provinces did not experience the same demographic curve. It looks like the population did not recover to 1891 levels until after 1966. What factors contributed to this population decline?

History largely sees the Vikings as a militant and powerful group. However, the areas they conquered (such as Normandy and the Danelaw) as far as I'm aware (I'm definitely not super knowledge on this subject) they assimilated adopting local customs with little trace of explicitly Viking culture remaining.

This is a question about academia. I don’t know what I’m about to ask applies just to the history discipline or all of them... but I’ll ask any way. My ultimate goal is to be a professor in either history or political science, haven’t decided yet. I’m still undergrad so I have some time. But I was talking with one of my history professors, and I mentioned that one of my strategies was to pursue short term, non-tenure track positions abroad to build up my resume once I come back to the US. Once I said this, he told me that professors very rarely do this, and if they do they almost never are able to find employment once they come back to the United States. I wanted to just run this by other people who know what they’re talking about and share their personal opinions and experiences. I really appreciate it in advance, I hope my question makes sense and fits on this subreddit...