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The great East Asian war and the birth of the Korean nation /

"JaHyun Kim Haboush argues that beginning with the outbreak of the Imjin War, when Japan invaded Korea in 1592, a discourse of nation emerged in Chosôn Korea (1392-1910) which continued, in a variety of forms, until the modern era. This is the first book to examine the formation of the Korean n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haboush, JaHyun Kim
Other Authors: Haboush, William Joseph, Kim, Jisoo M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Korea > History > Japanese Invasions, 1592-1598.
Korea > History > Japanese Invasions, 1592-1598 > Influence.
Korea > History > Manchu Invasions, 1627-1637.
Nationalism > Korea > History > 16th century.
Nationalism > Korea > History > 17th century.
War and society > Korea > History > 16th century.
War and society > Korea > History > 17th century.
East Asia > History, Military > 16th century.
East Asia > History, Military > 17th century.
Japanese Invasions of Korea (1592-1598)
Manchu Invasions of Korea (1627-1637)
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Nationalism.
War and society.
East Asia.
Korea.
1500-1699
History.
Military history.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by William J. Haboush
  • The Volunteer Army and the Discourse of Nation
  • The Volunteer Army and the Emergence of Imagined Community
  • The War of Words : Changing Nature of Literary Chinese in the Japanese Occupation
  • Language Strategy : The Emergence of a Vernacular National Space
  • The Aftermath : Dream Journeys and the Culture of Commemoration
  • Publications of JaHyun Kim Haboush.