The Korean Paekjǒng under Japanese rule [[electronic resource] ] : the quest for equality and human rights / / Joong-Seop Kim

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784083903321
• Autore: Kim Chung-sŏp
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2003
• ISBN: 1-135-78759-X; 1-280-07133-8; 9786610071333; 0-203-41777-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (221 p.)
• Classificazione: 15.75
• Disciplina: 305.5/09519/09041
• Soggetti: Social classes - Korea - History; Social movements - Korea - History; Discrimination - Korea - History; Korea Social conditions 1910-1945
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-206) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The Korean Paekjǒng under Japanese Rule; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Aims and background of the study; Assessment of previous work in this area; The sources of materials; PART I Historical and social contexts; 2 The paekjǒng: background and historical profile; Social status; The transformation of the paekjǒng community: 1890-1930; 3 Origins of the Hyǒngp'yǒng movement; The paekjǒng's public relations and activities; The development of social movements under Japanese rule; The spread of the egalitarian ideaPART II The Hyǒngp'yǒng movement: 1923-1935; 4 The birth of the Hyǒngp'yǒng movement; The launch of the Hyǒngp'yǒngsa in Chinju in 1923; The development and consequences of the Hyǒngp'yǒng movement in the early period: 1923-1924; 5 The internal dynamics: 1924-1925; The factional dispute; Background and implications of the factional dispute; 6 The external trials: 1923-1925; The Kimhae incident (Case Study 1); The Ipjang incident (Case Study 2); The Yech'ǒn incident (Case Study 3); The ; general nature of opposition and conflict in the early period: 1923-1925; 7 Expansion and stagnation: 1925-1930The growth of the organisation; The emergence of sub-groups; The national leadership in transition; Substantive achievements and outcomes; Growing concerns over social and political issues; 8 Ideological tensions and the decline of the movement: 1930-1935; The dissolution controversy; The 'Hyǒngp'yǒng Youth Vanguard League' affair; Transformation to the Taedongsa; 9 Conclusion and addenda; Summary; Why was there less activity in the north?; Historical evaluation of the Hyǒngp'yǒng movement; Appendix I: Content analysis of newspaper materials; Appendix II: Illustrative extracts from the chronicle of the Hyǒngp'yǒng movement established on the basis of newspaper reports and articlesNotes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Traditional Korean society was characterized by a rigid hierarchy. The minority Paekjong were the lowest group of the lowest rank of the shinbun class system, and were treated as outcasts throughout the Choson period (1392-1910). This book deals with their historical and social background, and their struggle for human rights and equality in colonial Korea through the activities of the Hyongpyongsa (Association for an Equitable Society), active from c.1923 to 1935. The Hyongpyongsa was the longest-lasting social movement during the colonial period, and its activities provoked confronta