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Marginality and Subversion in Korea

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In the history of Korea, the nineteenth century is often considered an age of popular rebellions. Scholarly approaches have typically pointed to these rebellions as evidence of the progressive direction of the period, often using the theory of class struggle as an analytical framework. In Marginality and Subversion in Korea, Sun Joo Kim argues that a close reading of the actors and circumstances involved in one of the century's major rebellions, the Hong Kyongnae Rebellion of 1812, leads instead to more complex conclusions.

Drawing from primary sources in Korean, Japanese, and classical Chinese, this book is the most extensive ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295989310
SKU
V9780295989310
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99-1

About Sun Joo Kim
Sun Joo Kim is professor of Korean history at Harvard University.

Reviews for Marginality and Subversion in Korea
"Kim's thorough analysis of the 1812 Rebellion's cause and events, the players involved, agendas or self-interests have contemporary relevance, not just within the Korean borders, but globally . . ."
Korean Quarterly
"In portraying the rebellion as based in regional resentment and led by an elite that appealed to popular prophecies and superstitions in order to mobilize the ... Read more

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