Cultural Nationalism in Colonial Korea, 1920-1925

by Michael Edson Robinson, Michael Edson Robinson (Preface by)

Overview

By studying the early splits within Korean nationalism, Michael Robinson shows that the issues faced by Korean nationalists during the Japanese colonial period were complex and enduring. In doing so, Robinson, in this classic text, provides a new context with which to analyze the difficult issues of political identity and national unity that remain central to contemporary Korean politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780295805146
Publisher:	University of Washington Press
Publication date:	04/15/2014
Series:	Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	232
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Michael Edson Robinson is professor of East Asian languages and cultures at Indiana University.

Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsPreface

Introduction1. Modern Korean Nationalism2. The Rise of Cultural Nationalism3. Within Limits: Moderate Nationalism Movements4. The Radical Critique of Cultural Nationalism5. Intellectual Crisis in Colonial Korea6. Conclusion

NotesGuide to RomanizationBibliographyIndex

Editorial Reviews

The book is valuable enough because it provides a background to contemporary or recent events. More than this, though, it is invaluable since it provides an unbiased dissection of a five—year—long intellectual movement. It should be essential reading for anyone concerned with Korean history.

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Robinson’s study helps us understand the climate that developed in Korea under the Japanese and why, after Liberation, the Koreans themselves seemed to split so readily along cold war lines.

American Historical Review

Robinson (history, U. of Southern California) details the moderate and the radical factions of the Korean nationalism movement, the controversies within and between the two groups, and the general direction of the movement during the period. He focuses on the rise of the moderate group and analyzes the origins and elaboration of its ideology as well as its major programs: the Korean Production, University, and Language movements. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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