Politics of Gender in Colonial Korea - Education, Labor, and Health, 19101945

Zusatztext “Very useful . . . Engaging.” Informationen zum Autor Theodore Jun Yoo  is Associate Professor in the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea.  Klappentext "Thorough and thoughtful.Yoo's densely researched history! filled with compelling stories! makes an important intervention in the field of gender and colonialism."-Antoinette Burton! University of Illinois Zusammenfassung Examines how the concept of "Korean woman" underwent a transformation in Korea's public discourse during the years of Japanese colonialism. This study shows that as women moved out of traditional spheres to occupy new positions outside the home, they encountered the pervasive control of the colonial state, which sought to impose modernity on them. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Women in Chosen Korea Chapter 2. The "New Woman" and the Politics of Love! Marriage! and Divorce in Colonial Korea Chapter 3. The Female Worker: From Home to the Factory Chapter 4. Discoursing in Numbers: The Female Worker and the Politics of Gender Chapter 5. The Colonized Body: Korean Women's Sexuality and Health Conclusion Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Theodore Jun Yoo
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.03.2008
• EAN: 9780520252882
• ISBN: 978-0-520-25288-2
• No. of pages: 328
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 248 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Asia Pacific Modern; Asia Pacific Modern
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous