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Autore: | Seo Joong-Seok |
Titolo: | Korean nationalism betrayed [[electronic resource] /] / by Seo Joong-Seok ; translated by Han Do-Hyun & Pankaj Mohan |
Pubblicazione: | Folkestone, Kent, U.K., : Global Oriental, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
Disciplina: | 951.904 |
Soggetto topico: | Korean reunification question (1945- ) |
Nationalism - Korea | |
Soggetto geografico: | Korea History 1945- |
Altri autori: | HanDo-Hyun PankajMohan |
Note generali: | Original Korean ed. published: Seoul : Sungkyunkwan University Press, 2004. |
Translated from Korean. | |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Preliminary Material / J. Seo -- 1. Historical Understanding In The Era Of Unification / J. Seo -- 2. National Question And State In Korea: Focusing On The Bourgeois Class And The Ruling Elite / J. Seo -- 3. The System Of National Division / J. Seo -- 4. The Form Of Existence And Structural Character Of Pro-Japanese Collaborators / J. Seo -- 5. Right-Wing Nationalism And The National United Front In Post-Liberation South Korea / J. Seo -- 6. Rhee Syngman’s Theory Of Unification By Northward Advance / J. Seo -- 7. Structural Crisis In North And South Korea And The Path Of Korean Nationalism / J. Seo -- Appendix. The Teaching Of Contemporary Korean History For National Unity / J. Seo -- Notes / J. Seo -- Index / J. Seo. |
Sommario/riassunto: | Written by Joong- Seok Seo, an eminent Korean historian and a thinker of rare originality, this book examines the tumultuous history of modern Korea from the perspective of nationalism. Based on the author’s extensive research and wide-ranging experience, the book goes to the heart of critical questioning about the political uses and abuses of nationalism by the ruling elites of post-liberation Korea. Indeed, Korean Nationalism Betrayed fills a yawning gap in the Western understanding of the authoritarian political structure of South Korea (1948-1988) that manipulated and distorted nationalism by identifying it with ultra-right anti-communism. The author provides a set of thought-provoking and compelling arguments against the assumptions of the Cold War, attributing the continued climate of tension and antagonism between the two Koreas to the tenacity of a Cold War mind-set. He traces the root of the tragedy of national division to the failure of Korean nationalism, and puts forward a compelling case for overcoming the legacy of polarized ideological stance, based on Cold War ideology and embracing a policy of reconciliation and cooperation by both sides. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Korean nationalism betrayed |
ISBN: | 1-282-08894-7 |
9786612088940 | |
90-04-21335-X | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910810175003321 |
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