hi yall i'm new and am doing a s.s. project on muromachi samurai if u have
help on this topic send it 2 me A.S.A.P. thx
>From: "kitsuno" <kitsuno@...>
>Reply-To: samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com
>To: samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [samuraihistory] Re: A.J. Bryant's books
>Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 20:54:55 -0000
>
>Not to attack the sacred cow, but Turnbull can definately not be accused of
>being an acedemic, or a 'true' historian. Many of his books are filled
>with small errors and innaccuracies that he very obviously took verbatim
>from Papinot - although he NEVER mentions Papinot in his sources...
>Looking at his books, his information, and his sources together, one has to
>wonder if he can even read Japanese at all...
>
>*ahem* for example, Turnbull repeatedly states that the seige of Inabayama
>took place in 1564/65. whereas all the sources I have in Japanese,
>including a few he lists in his bibliography state it happened in 1567. So
>you may be thinking, 'what's two or three years?' Well, what if I told you
>the battle of Gettysburg took place in 1866? Oops!
>
>You could write a treatise on just the errors and uncited Papinot sources
>alone. Not to mention a picture listed as an 'authors representation' of
>something that actually looks suspiciously like a tracing of a picture in a
>Rekishi gunzo book. (Dont have his book or the Gunzo book on hand right now
>to cite which one)
>Guess because he's the only game in town he thinks he doesn't have to work
>at it anymore...? I've seen him mentioned as Stephen "buy my books"
>Turnbull in some post before, and I can see why. Just take a look at his
>website. You can't help but get the impression scholarship takes a
>definate backseat to profit. guess I can't really blame the guy, though.
>Gotta put food on the table somehow.
>
>Anyway, I'd rather read 'dry' histories if they are more accurate than
>'popular' histories, although I'd prefer to read an accurate popular
>history! (like A.J. Bryant's stuff! At least you get the impression that
>he has a real interest in the subject, and can actually read japanese, and
>actually puts in the research!)
>
>Oh well, just a rant on my part, and I could very well be totally wrong.
>
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