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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798215703321

Autore

Xu Stella

Titolo

Reconstructing ancient Korean history : the formation of Korean-ness in the shadow of history / / Stella Xu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4985-2145-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Disciplina

951.9/01072

Soggetti

Historiography - Political aspects - Korea - History

Nationalism - Korea - History

National characteristics, Korean - History

Korea History To 935 Historiography

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

From others to barbarians : the conceptualization and evolution of Yi -- Negotiating the past, reinterpreting ancient history : legitimacy in the lineage of ancient Korean history -- Ancient history reinvented : another battleground for national prestige and political legitimacy -- From a Marxist universal history to an ultra-nationalist approach : studies on ancient history in North Korea -- In the name of history : laying claim to the historical sovereignty of Manchuria (Northeast China) -- Conclusion: Living with the legacy of the past.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the historiography of ancient Korea and its relationship to the construction of Korean national identity through a critical and comparative analysis of Chinese and Korean primary sources. It also analyzes the ways in which Korean politics and culture have shaped and been affected by historical narratives.