Narratives of Nation-Building in Korea

This work offers insights on how 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 key narrative topics have been used to make sense of national events

Jager, Sheila Miyoshi

Introduction; Part 1 Modern Identities; Chapter 1 Resurrecting Manhood: Sin Ch'ae-ho; Chapter 2 The Quest for Feeling: Yi Kwang-su; Part 2 Women; Chapter 3 Signs of Love for the Nation; Chapter 4 Devoted Wives, Divided Nation; Part 3 Men; Chapter 5 Park Chung-hee's Agrarian Heroes; Chapter 6 Students and the Redemption of History; Chapter 7 Monumental Histories; Chapter 8 Epilogue, Kim Dae-jung's Triumph;