The Korean Diaspora in Post War Japan - Geopolitics, Identity and Nation-Building

The indistinct status of the Zainichi has meant that, since the late 1940s, two ethnic Korean associations, the Chongryun (pro-North) and the Mindan (pro-South) have been vying for political loyalty from the Zainichi, with both groups initially opposing their assimilation in Japan. Unlike the Korean diasporas living in Russia, China or the US, the Zainichi have become sharply divided along political lines as a result. Myung Ja Kim examines Japan's changing national policies towards the Zainichi in order to understand why this group has not been fully integrated into Japan. Through the prism of this ethnically Korean community, the book reveals the dynamics of alliances and alignments in East Asia, including the rise of China as an economic superpower, the security threat posed by North Korea and the diminishing alliance between Japan and the US. Taking a post-war historical perspective, the research reveals why the Zainichi are vital to Japan's state policy revisionist aims to increase its power internationally and how they were used to increase the country's geopolitical leverage.With a focus on International Relations, this book provides an important analysis of the mechanisms that lie behind nation-building policy, showing the conditions controlling a host state's treatment of diasporic groups.

Product details

• Authors: Myung Ja Kim, Myung Ja Kim, Lyung Ja Kim
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.05.2017
• EAN: 9781784537678
• ISBN: 978-1-78453-767-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 220 mm x 26 mm
• Series: International Library of Twentieth Century History; International Library of Twent; International Library of Twentieth Century History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Japan, Korea, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, Geopolitics, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Political science & theory, Migration, immigration & emigration, South Korea, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Migration, immigration and emigration, c 1950 to c 1959, Asian History, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Political science and theory, Modern warfare, Human Geography, History and Archaeology, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Specific wars and campaigns, The Cold War, Black & Asian Studies, North Korea, Korean War, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government, Population and migration geography