About John S. Brownlee John S. Brownlee is an associate professor of Japanese history at the University of Toronto. Books by John S. Brownlee Japanese Historians and the National Myths, 1600-1945 The Age of the Gods and Emperor Jinmu by (author) John S. Brownlee Political Thought in Japanese Historical Writing From Kojiki (712) to Tokushi Yoron (1712) by (author) John S. Brownlee The Six National Histories of Japan by (author) Taro Sakamoto translated by John S. Brownlee