Empire of the Dharma

Empire of the Dharma
Author: Hwansoo Ilmee Kim
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Buddhism
ISBN: 9780674065758

Kim explores the dynamic relationship between Korean and Japanese Buddhists in the years leading up to the Japanese annexation of Korea. Conventional narratives portray Korean Buddhists as complicit in the religious annexation of the peninsula, but this view fails to account for the diverse visions, interests, and strategies that drove both sides.

Korea Between Empires, 1895-1919

Korea Between Empires, 1895-1919
Author: Andre Schmid
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780231125383

Turning from more traditional modes of historical inquiry, Korea Between Empires explores the formative influence of language and social discourse on conceptions of nationalism, national identity, and the nation-state.

Brokers of Empire

Brokers of Empire
Author: Jun Uchida
Publisher: Harvard East Asian Monographs
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Colonists
ISBN: 9780674492028

Jun Uchida draws on previously unused materials in multi-language archives to uncover the obscured history of the Japanese civilians who settled in Korea between 1876 and 1945, with particular focus on the first generation of pioneers between the 1910s and 1930s who actively mediated Japan's colonial presence on the Korean peninsula.

Empire's Twilight

Empire's Twilight
Author: David M. Robinson
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 474
Release: 2009
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780674036086

Four themes dominate this study of the late Mongol empire in Northeast Asia: the need for an all-inclusive regional perspective; pan-Asian integration under the Mongols; the tendency for individual and family interests to trump those of dynasty, country, or linguistic affiliation; and the need to see Koryŏ Korea as part of the wider Mongol empire.

Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History (Updated Edition)

Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History (Updated Edition)
Author: Bruce Cumings
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 547
Release: 2005-08-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0393327027

"When Korea's Place in the Sun first appeared, Bruce Cumings argued that Korea had endured a "fractured, shattered twentieth century." The new century has seen South Korea flourish after a restructuring of its political economy, and North Korea suffer through a famine that has cost the lives of millions of people. The United States continues to play an important role on the Korean peninsula, from the Clinton administration overseeing the first real hints of reunification to the Bush administration confronting a renewal of nuclear threats. On both sides Korea seems poised to continue its fractured existence on into the new century, with potential ramifications for the rest of the world." "For those who need a grounding in the tempestuous history surrounding Korea, or a context in which to understand its role in current global politics, this updated edition of Korea's Place in the Sun is a must read."--BOOK JACKET.

Colonizing Language

Colonizing Language
Author: Christina Yi
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2018-03-06
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0231545363

With the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 1894, Japan embarked on a policy of territorial expansion that would claim Taiwan and Korea, among others. Assimilation policies led to a significant body of literature written in Japanese by colonial writers by the 1930s. After its unconditional surrender in 1945, Japan abruptly receded to a nation-state, establishing its present-day borders. Following Korea’s liberation, Korean was labeled the national language of the Korean people, and Japanese-language texts were purged from the Korean literary canon. At the same time, these texts were also excluded from the Japanese literary canon, which was reconfigured along national, rather than imperial, borders. In Colonizing Language, Christina Yi investigates how linguistic nationalism and national identity intersect in the formation of modern literary canons through an examination of Japanese-language cultural production by Korean and Japanese writers from the 1930s through the 1950s, analyzing how key texts were produced, received, and circulated during the rise and fall of the Japanese empire. She considers a range of Japanese-language writings by Korean colonial subjects published in the 1930s and early 1940s and then traces how postwar reconstructions of ethnolinguistic nationality contributed to the creation of new literary canons in Japan and Korea, with a particular focus on writers from the Korean diasporic community in Japan. Drawing upon fiction, essays, film, literary criticism, and more, Yi challenges conventional understandings of national literature by showing how Japanese language ideology shaped colonial histories and the postcolonial present in East Asia. A Center for Korean Research Book

Empire of Texts in Motion

Empire of Texts in Motion
Author: Karen Laura Thornber
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 616
Release: 2009
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780674036253

During the first half of the 20th century, Japan was the dominant military & political force in East Asia. This study explores the transculturations of Japanese literature amongst the Chinese, Koreans, Taiwanese & Manchurians whose lives had come within the sphere of the Japanese Empire.

The Great East Asian War and the Birth of the Korean Nation

The Great East Asian War and the Birth of the Korean Nation
Author: JaHyun Kim Haboush
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2016-03-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 0231540981

The Imjin War (1592–1598) was a grueling conflict that wreaked havoc on the towns and villages of the Korean Peninsula. The involvement of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean forces, not to mention the regional scope of the war, was the largest the world had seen, and the memory dominated East Asian memory until World War II. Despite massive regional realignments, Korea's Chosôn Dynasty endured, but within its polity a new, national discourse began to emerge. Meant to inspire civilians to rise up against the Japanese army, this potent rhetoric conjured a unified Korea and intensified after the Manchu invasions of 1627 and 1636. By documenting this phenomenon, JaHyun Kim Haboush offers a compelling counternarrative to Western historiography, which ties Korea's idea of nation to the imported ideologies of modern colonialism. She instead elevates the formative role of the conflicts that defined the second half of the Chosôn Dynasty, which had transfigured the geopolitics of East Asia and introduced a national narrative key to Korea's survival. Re-creating the cultural and political passions that bound Chosôn society together during this period, Haboush reclaims the root story of solidarity that helped Korea thrive well into the modern era.

Most Important People in Korean History

Most Important People in Korean History
Author: Bridge Education
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2017-09-03
Genre: History
ISBN:

The Most Important People in Korean History presents a comprehensive list of the most influential figures who shaped, affected, and inspired the country over the past 4,000 years, in an easy-to-understand chronological order, along with helpful images and references. Whether you are are student studying Korean history or an expat in need to understand the people and culture of Korea, this book will be an essential guide that will get you fully educated. Dangun Wanggeom - The Founding Father of Gojoseon, The First Ever Korean Kingdom Jumong - The Holy King of the East King Gwanggaeto The Great - The Greatest Conqueror in Korean History Daejoyoung - The Founder of The Balhae Kingdom Queen Seondeok - The First Queen of Korean History Kim Yu-shin General Who Led The Unification of Kingdoms Eulji Mundeok - Hero of The Great Battle of Salsu Yeon Gaesomun - Gogyreo's Super Hero Who Saved The Kingdom Wonhyo The Great Master Monk Jang Bo-go The Emperor of The Sea Gang Gam-chan - The Great General and Hero of Goreyo Kim Busik - Great Scholar Who Led The Compilation of The Samguk Sagi Yi Seong-gye - The First King of The Joseon Dynasty Jeong Mong-ju - The Symbol of Unwavering Loyalty Jeong Do-Jeon - First Prime Minister of Joseon Dynasty Jang Young-sil The Genius Engineer King Sejong The Great - Korea's Most Beloved King Yeonsangun - The Dethroned Tyrant King of The Joseon Dynasty Yi Hwang - The Pillar of Joseon's Neo-Confucianism Sin Saimdang Korea's Own Renaissance Woman Yi I Joseon's Most Prominent Scholar and Philosopher Yi Sun-sin The Admiral Who Saved The Nation Heo Nanseolheon - A Short-Lived Literary Genius Kim Hong-do The Master of Korean Painting Jeong Yak-yong The Joseon Dynasty's Social Reformer Heungseon Daewongun - Regent Who Vigorously Enforced Closed-Door Policy Saint Andrew Kim Taegon - Korea's First Catholic Priest and a Martyr Empress Myeongseong - The Queen Who Fought to Save The Korean Empire Emperor Gojong - The First Emperor of The Korean Empire Yi Wanyong - Traitor Who Put Korea Under Japanese Rule Soh Jaipil founder of the first Korean newspaper in Hangul Kim Koo Leader of The Korean Independence Movement An Chang-ho - Undying Beacon for The Korean Independence Movemen An Jung-geun The Patriot, Assassin, Hero Shin Chae-ho Founder of Korean Ethnic Nationalist Historiography Yu Gwan-sun The Martyr of The Korean Independence Movement Sohn Kee-chung Korea's First Olympic Gold Medalist Lee Jung-seob - Master of Korean Modern Painting Kim Il-Sung The First President of North Korea Rhee Syngman The First President of South Korea

A History of Korea

A History of Korea
Author: Michael J. Seth
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 595
Release: 2010-10-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 0742567176

In this comprehensive yet compact book, Michael J. Seth surveys Korean history from Neolithic times to the present. He explores the origins and development of Korean society, politics, and still little-known cultural heritage, showing how this ancient, culturally and ethnically homogeneous society was wrenched into the modern world, ultimately to be arbitrarily divided into two opposed halves after World War II. Tracing the six decades since, Seth explains how the two Koreas, with their deeply different political and social systems and geopolitical orientations, evolved into sharply contrasting societies. Throughout, he adds a rich dimension by placing Korean history into broader global perspective and by including primary readings from each era. All readers looking for a balanced, knowledgeable history will be richly rewarded with this clear and concise book.