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Melissa L. Wender - Lamentation as History: Narratives by Koreans in Japan, 1965-2000 - 9780804750400 - V9780804750400
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Lamentation as History: Narratives by Koreans in Japan, 1965-2000

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Description for Lamentation as History: Narratives by Koreans in Japan, 1965-2000 Hardback. This book traces the emergence and evolution of a discourse of minority identity within Japan's Korean community through its examination of their literary narratives and political struggles over the past three decades. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.

This book examines narratives by and about the Koreans in Japan from the mid-1960s through 2000. In so doing, it traces the emergence and evolution of a discourse of this group as a minority community within Japan. Koreans are the only significant postcolonial population to have been subjects of a non-Western empire, yet this is the first full-length study in English of their literature. While scholars have tended to treat literary and political developments as separate historical processes, this book proposes that the two are inextricably interwoven, and that only by examining them together will we be able adequately to ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804750400
SKU
V9780804750400
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About Melissa L. Wender
Melissa L. Wender is Assistant Professor of Japanese Literature at Bates College.

Reviews for Lamentation as History: Narratives by Koreans in Japan, 1965-2000
"With a solid knowledge of the literary works of zainichi authors complementing her personal connections to some of these authors, Wender delivers a timely and engrossing read."
Japanese Studies "Lamentation as History is a pioneering study that will serve as a catalyst for the burgeoning research on Japan's "resident Korea" population. As an ambitious and stimulating inquiry into the ... Read more

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