| Anarchism in Korea: Independence, Transnationalism, and the Question of National Development, 1919-1984 Contributor(s): Hwang, Dongyoun (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438461674 ISBN-13: 9781438461670 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Korea - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Anarchism - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 335.830 |
| LCCN: 2015036649 |
| Series: Suny Global Modernity |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 306 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - East Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides a history of anarchism in Korea and challenges conventional views of Korean anarchism as merely part of nationalist ideology, situating the study within a wider East Asian regional context. Dongyoun Hwang demonstrates that although the anarchist movement in Korea began as part of its struggle for independence from Japan, connections with anarchists and ideas from China and Japan gave the movement a regional and transnational dimension that transcended its initial nationalistic scope. Following the movement after 1945, Hwang shows how anarchism in Korea was deradicalized and evolved into an idea for both social revolution and alternative national development, with emphasis on organizing and educating peasants and developing rural villages. |