The Politics of Gender in Colonial Korea: Education, Labor, and Health, 1910-1945 Volume 3
(Part of the Asia Pacific Modern Series)
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This study examines how the concept of "Korean woman" underwent a radical transformation in Korea's public discourse during the years of Japanese colonialism. Theodore Jun Yoo shows that as women moved out of traditional spheres to occupy new positions outside the home, they encountered the pervasive control of the colonial state, which sought to impose modernity on them. While some Korean women conformed to the dictates of colonial hegemony, others...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0520252888
ISBN13:9780520252882
Release Date:March 2008
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"
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