#221 - Dr. Michael Wert | Growing Pains with Nicholas Flores

Michael Wert is a historian, writer, editor, history content consultant, and associate professor of East Asian history with a focus on early modern and modern Japan. You can find Michael and his work online (michaelwert.com).

00:00:00 | Film/TV production work
00:07:25 | Introduction to the Samurai
00:17:40 | What happens to a warrior culture when there is no war?
00:28:04 | The rise of the Samurai class
00:38:33 | Decline: The intrusion of the West
00:49:30 | Kamikaze pilots: The modern Samurai?
00:51:50 | The influence of Christianity
01:01:58 | Japanese colonization of Korea
01:19:49 | Next book in the works

04/01/2025