Renaming Plants and Nations in Japanese Colonial Korea

This book studies a striking example of intensely negotiated colonial scientific practice: the case of botanical practice in Korea during the Japanese colonisation from 1910 to 1945.

List of contents

Introduction 1. European Botany Made in Japan 2. Japanese Botany Made in Korea 3. Unsettling Imperial Universality 4. Civilizing Ourselves 5. Becoming Japanese through Collaboration 6. Imperial Transformation of Traditions 7. Confined to Imperial Privilege 8. Liberating through Provincial Botany Conclusion. Moving beyond Mistaken Names for Connected Provincial Tasks

About the author

Jung Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Institute for the Humanities at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea.

Summary

This book studies a striking example of intensely negotiated colonial scientific practice: the case of botanical practice in Korea during the Japanese colonisation from 1910 to 1945.

Product details

• Authors: Jung Lee
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032836256
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3283625-6
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Needham Research Institute Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Korea, HISTORY / Asia / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, Colonialism & imperialism, History of Science, Regional Studies, Science / Environmental Science, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, Asian History, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General