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Narratives of Nation-Building in Korea: A Genealogy of Patriotism
Sheila Miyoshi Jager
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Paperback. This work offers insights on how key historical texts and events in Korea's history have contributed to the formation of the nation's collective consciousness. It explores the relationship between gender and nationalism by showing how topics have been employed, transformed, and re-deployed. Num Pages: 212 pages, illustrations, photographs, glossary index. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; JFSJ; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 322.
This book offers new insight on how key historical texts and events in Korea's history have contributed to the formation of the nation's collective consciousness. The work is woven around the unifying premise that particular narrative texts/events that extend back to the premodern period have remained important, albeit transformed, over the modern period and into the contemporary period. The author explores the relationship between gender and nationalism by showing how key narrative topics, such as tales of virtuous womanhood, have been employed, transformed, and re-deployed to make sense of particular national events. Connecting these narratives and historic events to contemporary ... Read more
This book offers new insight on how key historical texts and events in Korea's history have contributed to the formation of the nation's collective consciousness. The work is woven around the unifying premise that particular narrative texts/events that extend back to the premodern period have remained important, albeit transformed, over the modern period and into the contemporary period. The author explores the relationship between gender and nationalism by showing how key narrative topics, such as tales of virtuous womanhood, have been employed, transformed, and re-deployed to make sense of particular national events. Connecting these narratives and historic events to contemporary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780765610683
SKU
V9780765610683
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