Characteristics of Korean Culture
• Original title : 한국 문화의 성격
• Price : 20,000KRW
• Product Dimensions :
148x210, 444pages
• Publication Date : 2002-02-28
• ISBN : 978-89-7196-857-4, 978-89-7196-857-4(세트)
Book Information & Summary
Written by Choi Bong-young
This book analyzes the changes in Korean culture since the enlightenment with emphasis on the racial identity. In the nineteenth century, Korea experienced a national crisis due to the invasion of Western forces. THE CULTURAL UNIVERSALISM OF THE CHOSUN DYNASTY BEGAN TO CHANGE TO REFLECT THE IDENTITY OF THE RACE AND THE NATION STATE RELATIVE TO THOSE OF OTHER NATIONS AND RACES. From then on, such terms as 'the racial spirit' and 'the racial emotions' have been used to assert the sovereignty of the Korean race. The author explains how this spirit of racial autonomy played an important role in resisting internal feudalism on the one hand, and colonial invasions on the other. According to the author, it has been an important ideology in the process of Korea's democratization and industrialization. The author also shows how leading intellectuals of Korea viewed in various ways the country's painful history-the loss of the nation and the subsequent colonization, the war and the divided nation. The author investigates the different views of race that led these intellectuals to make suggestions for the goals and methods of the nation's modernization.
This book analyzes the changes in Korean culture since the enlightenment with emphasis on the racial identity. In the nineteenth century, Korea experienced a national crisis due to the invasion of Western forces. THE CULTURAL UNIVERSALISM OF THE CHOSUN DYNASTY BEGAN TO CHANGE TO REFLECT THE IDENTITY OF THE RACE AND THE NATION STATE RELATIVE TO THOSE OF OTHER NATIONS AND RACES. From then on, such terms as 'the racial spirit' and 'the racial emotions' have been used to assert the sovereignty of the Korean race. The author explains how this spirit of racial autonomy played an important role in resisting internal feudalism on the one hand, and colonial invasions on the other. According to the author, it has been an important ideology in the process of Korea's democratization and industrialization. The author also shows how leading intellectuals of Korea viewed in various ways the country's painful history-the loss of the nation and the subsequent colonization, the war and the divided nation. The author investigates the different views of race that led these intellectuals to make suggestions for the goals and methods of the nation's modernization.