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Sitings: Critical Approaches to Korean Geography (Hawai'i Studies on Korea (Hardcover))
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Hardcover. Includes essays that engage in the discussion from various critical perspectives on Korean geography. This volume focuses on Seoul during the Japanese colonial occupation from 1910-1945 and the lasting impact of that period on the construction of specific places in Seoul. It concentrates on places that exist at the margins of Korean society. Editor(s): Tangherlini, Timothy R.; Yea, Sallie. Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea. Num Pages: 272 pages, 9 illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; RG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Arranged around a set of provocative themes, the essays in this volume engage in the discussion from various critical perspectives on Korean geography. Part One, ""Geographies of the (Colonial) City,"" focuses on Seoul during the Japanese colonial occupation from 1910-1945 and the lasting impact of that period on the construction of specific places in Seoul. In Part Two, ""Geographies of the (Imagined) Village,"" the authors delve into the implications for the conceptions of the village of recent economic and industrial development. In this context, they examine both constructed space, such as the Korean Folk Village, and rural villages that were ... Read more
Arranged around a set of provocative themes, the essays in this volume engage in the discussion from various critical perspectives on Korean geography. Part One, ""Geographies of the (Colonial) City,"" focuses on Seoul during the Japanese colonial occupation from 1910-1945 and the lasting impact of that period on the construction of specific places in Seoul. In Part Two, ""Geographies of the (Imagined) Village,"" the authors delve into the implications for the conceptions of the village of recent economic and industrial development. In this context, they examine both constructed space, such as the Korean Folk Village, and rural villages that were ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
Series
Hawaii Studies on Korea
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824831387
SKU
V9780824831387
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About
Timothy R. Tangherlini is professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. Sallie Yea is senior research fellow in international development at RMIT University, Melbourne.
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