Colonial Modernity in Korea

Klappentext The twelve chapters in this volume seek to overcome the nationalist paradigm of Japanese repression and exploitation versus Korean resistance that has dominated the study of Korea's colonial period (1910-1945) by adopting a more inclusive, pluralistic approach that stresses the complex relations among colonialism, modernity, and nationalism. By addressing such diverse subjects as the colonial legal system, radio, telecommunications, the rural economy, and industrialization and the formation of industrial labor, one group of essays analyzes how various aspects of modernity emerged in the colonial context and how they were mobilized by the Japanese for colonial domination, with often unexpected results. A second group examines the development of various forms of identity from nation to gender to class, particularly how aspects of colonial modernity facilitated their formation through negotiation, contestation, and redefinition. Zusammenfassung This volume seeks to shed new light on the nationalist paradigm of Japanese repression and exploitation that has dominated the study of Korea’s colonial period (1910–1945). The authors adopt a more inclusive, pluralistic approach that stresses the complex relations among colonialism, modernity, and nationalism.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kyeong-Hee Choi, Henry H Em, Henry H. Em, Do-Hyun Han, Gi-Wook Robinson Shin
• Con la collaborazione di: Michael Robinson (Editore), Gi-Wook Shin (Editore)
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.09.2001
• EAN: 9780674005945
• ISBN: 978-0-674-00594-5
• Pagine: 496
• Serie: Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs (HUP); Harvard-Hallym Series on Korea
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali