Biography
I have taught Japanese language and culture at the University of Newcastle in Australia for more than thirty years. My initial specialist area was the intellectual history of Japan, especially the life and thought of the Meiji period historian Yamaji Aizan. I have been interested in world history since I was an undergraduate and in my teaching I like to encourage students to think about Japan from a global perspective.
Education
- BA (History), University of Canterbury, New Zealand
- MA (History), University of Canterbury
- MA (Asian Languages ) University of Canterbury
- PhD (Modern Languages) University of Newcastle, Australia
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Book Review
The King’s Road: Diplomacy and the Remaking of the Silk Road
Since the appearance of "world history" as an academic subgenre in the 1990s, the Silk Road...
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The Construction of the Yamanote Line
The Yamanote Line is a loop rail line that runs around the central part of Tokyo. This map shows how the line...
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Tokyo Station at Night in 2020
The Muromachi side of Tokyo Station at night with tall buildings on the Yaesu side in the background.
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A Steam Locomotive in Yokohama, 1874
View of a steam locomotive on the coast of Yokohama at the time of the opening of Yokohama station, drawing by...
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Tokyo Station, 1914
The Muronouchi side of Tokyo Station in 1914, the year it was completed.
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The Headquarters of the Mitsubishi Corporation in Tokyo, 1920.
Marunouchi, Babasaki street, Tokyo, c. 1920. This three-story red brick building located...
Book Review
Everyday Cosmopolitanisms: Living the Silk Road in Medieval Armenia
When I first saw the title of this book, I was excited to read it. Many studies on the...
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Edo Castle
Edo Castle was a large castle built by the Tokugawa family in 17th-century Japan. It served as their seat of government for more than...
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Japanese Castles
Fortifications of one kind or another had been used in Japan since ancient times, but in the period from 1576 until 1639, a new...
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Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo
Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo, print from the collection Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai, 1830.
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View of Edo Castle in the 17th Century
View of Edo on a pair of six-panel folding screens, 17th century.
Book Review
The Cambridge World History: Volume 5, Expanding Webs of Exchange and Conflict, 500 CE – 1500 CE
In 2015, Cambridge University Press published a seven-volume series...
Translations
| English Original | Language | Translation | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese Castles | Bengali | জাপানি দুর্গ | Tuli Banerjee |
| Chikamatsu Monzaemon | French | Chikamatsu Monzaemon | Babeth Étiève-Cartwright |
| Japanese War Tales | French | Contes Guerriers Japonais | Babeth Étiève-Cartwright |
| Tokugawa Ieyasu | Malay | Tokugawa Ieyasu | Muhammad Imran |
| Edo Period | Turkish | Edo Dönemi | Muhammed Kaymaz |
| Ihara Saikaku | French | Ihara Saikaku | Babeth Étiève-Cartwright |
| Japanese War Tales | Spanish | Cuentos de guerra japoneses | Ramon Garcia |
| Edo Period | Italian | Periodo Edo | Giovanni De Simone |
| Chushingura | Portuguese | Chushingura | Letícia Amboni |
| Japanese War Tales | Portuguese | Contos de Guerra Japoneses | Letícia Amboni |
