A wide-ranging collection of concise essays, 'Past Forward' introduces core features of Korean history that illuminate current issues and pressing concerns, demonstrating how Korea's present circumstances both reflect and shape the understanding of its past.
A wide-ranging collection of concise essays, 'Past Forward' introduces core features of Korean history that illuminate current issues and pressing concerns, demonstrating how Korea's present circumstances both reflect and shape the understanding of its past.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Kyung Moon Hwang is professor of history and East Asian languages and cultures, University of Southern California, USA, where he teaches courses on Korean history, East Asian studies and world history. He is the author of 'A History of Korea-an Episodic Narrative' (2016), 'Rationalizing Korea: The Rise of the Modern State, 1894-1945' (2015) and 'Beyond Birth-Social Status in the Emergence of Modern Korea' (2004), and co-editor of 'Contentious Kwangju-the May Uprising in Korea's Past and Present' (2003).
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List of Figures Foreword Chronologies of Korean History Themes Acknowledgments Note on Romanization and Spelling Part I Circulating History 1. Recycling Names for Korea 2. Toppling Tyrants 3. Religion and Secularism 4. Commemorating the Comfort Women 5. May 16 and May 18 6. Tragedy and Farce 7. Generational Renewal Part II Durable Traditions 8. Marking the New Year 9. Slavery , Bondage, and Social Hierarchy 10. Marriage, Adultery, and Concubinage 11. Buddhism and Korean Identity 12. Christianity 's Rapid Rise 13. Civil- Military Balance in Politics 14. Regionalism in Elections 15. Yeongnam's Strong Presidential Politics Part III Ancient Remains 16. The Beginnings of Korean History 17. Ancient and Present Gaya 18. Empress Gi 19. Speaking of Northern Korea , not North Korea Part IV Dynastic Depths 20. Currency and National Identity 21. Concubine Descendants 22. The Real Lives of Gisaeng Courtesans 23. A Shocking Execution Part V Modern Origins 24. Jungin, Forerunners to Professionals 25. 1894, a Signal Year 26. Great Korean Empire 27. March First Independence Movement 28. The Politics of Disease 29. Korean Universities Part VI Challenges of Nationhood 30. Korea's Past in Light of Brexit 31. Openness and Exclusion 32. The North Korean View of History 33. Another Way to View National Division 34. The First National Assembly Elections 35. Who Started the Korean War ? 36. Textbooks and Competing Nationalist Histories 37. The Complexities of Memorial Day 38. Adoption's Spotlight on Korean History 39. Questioning Monuments 40. Taking Ownership of the Past Part VII History Makers 41. Demythologizing King Sejong the Great 42. Modern Lady Shin Saimdang 43. Five Potential National Heroes 44. A Portrait of Great Painters 45. Four Young Men from 1884 46. Na Hye- seok 47. Hyundai Motors and Chung Ju- yung 48. Yun Isang and the East Berlin Case 49. Ri Young- hee , Iconoclast for Democracy 50. Kim Young Sam's Broad Historical Appeal 51. Kim Dae Jung 's Historic Election Part VIII External Presences 52. Korea's Complicated Relationship with China 53. How Chinese was Chinese History? 54. Tiananmen and the Power of History 55. Lotte between Korea and Japan 56. Comfort Women Beholden to History 57. A Modest Proposal for Dokdo 58. The General Sherman Incident of 1866 59. Depictions of the United States 60. Overcoming Old Views of Korea- United States Ties 61. Foreign Language Dependency Part IX Trials of Modernization 62. Summer Symmetries 63. The Korean War as a Turning Point 64. The Students of April 65. The Four Ds of South Korean History 66. Two Assassinations 67. Roads to Revolution 68. Dramatizations of the Gwangju Uprising 69. The Great Labor Uprising of 1987 Part X Gripped by the Past 70. Natural Disasters and the False Wisdom of the Past 71. Royal Dangers 72. North Korea 's Alternative History 73. Origins of Korea's Political Corruption 74. Anti- Communism's Powerful Hold 75. Fraudulent Captains of the Sewol Ferry Disaster 76. Overcoming Past Hierarchies 77. Gripped by the Authoritarian Mindset 78. Ways of Living History Index.
List of Figures Foreword Chronologies of Korean History Themes Acknowledgments Note on Romanization and Spelling Part I Circulating History 1. Recycling Names for Korea 2. Toppling Tyrants 3. Religion and Secularism 4. Commemorating the Comfort Women 5. May 16 and May 18 6. Tragedy and Farce 7. Generational Renewal Part II Durable Traditions 8. Marking the New Year 9. Slavery , Bondage, and Social Hierarchy 10. Marriage, Adultery, and Concubinage 11. Buddhism and Korean Identity 12. Christianity 's Rapid Rise 13. Civil- Military Balance in Politics 14. Regionalism in Elections 15. Yeongnam's Strong Presidential Politics Part III Ancient Remains 16. The Beginnings of Korean History 17. Ancient and Present Gaya 18. Empress Gi 19. Speaking of Northern Korea , not North Korea Part IV Dynastic Depths 20. Currency and National Identity 21. Concubine Descendants 22. The Real Lives of Gisaeng Courtesans 23. A Shocking Execution Part V Modern Origins 24. Jungin, Forerunners to Professionals 25. 1894, a Signal Year 26. Great Korean Empire 27. March First Independence Movement 28. The Politics of Disease 29. Korean Universities Part VI Challenges of Nationhood 30. Korea's Past in Light of Brexit 31. Openness and Exclusion 32. The North Korean View of History 33. Another Way to View National Division 34. The First National Assembly Elections 35. Who Started the Korean War ? 36. Textbooks and Competing Nationalist Histories 37. The Complexities of Memorial Day 38. Adoption's Spotlight on Korean History 39. Questioning Monuments 40. Taking Ownership of the Past Part VII History Makers 41. Demythologizing King Sejong the Great 42. Modern Lady Shin Saimdang 43. Five Potential National Heroes 44. A Portrait of Great Painters 45. Four Young Men from 1884 46. Na Hye- seok 47. Hyundai Motors and Chung Ju- yung 48. Yun Isang and the East Berlin Case 49. Ri Young- hee , Iconoclast for Democracy 50. Kim Young Sam's Broad Historical Appeal 51. Kim Dae Jung 's Historic Election Part VIII External Presences 52. Korea's Complicated Relationship with China 53. How Chinese was Chinese History? 54. Tiananmen and the Power of History 55. Lotte between Korea and Japan 56. Comfort Women Beholden to History 57. A Modest Proposal for Dokdo 58. The General Sherman Incident of 1866 59. Depictions of the United States 60. Overcoming Old Views of Korea- United States Ties 61. Foreign Language Dependency Part IX Trials of Modernization 62. Summer Symmetries 63. The Korean War as a Turning Point 64. The Students of April 65. The Four Ds of South Korean History 66. Two Assassinations 67. Roads to Revolution 68. Dramatizations of the Gwangju Uprising 69. The Great Labor Uprising of 1987 Part X Gripped by the Past 70. Natural Disasters and the False Wisdom of the Past 71. Royal Dangers 72. North Korea 's Alternative History 73. Origins of Korea's Political Corruption 74. Anti- Communism's Powerful Hold 75. Fraudulent Captains of the Sewol Ferry Disaster 76. Overcoming Past Hierarchies 77. Gripped by the Authoritarian Mindset 78. Ways of Living History Index.
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