Ethnic Nationalism in Korea

Gi-Wook Shin is Director of the Asia-Pacific Research Center, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for International Studies, and Associate Professor of Sociology at Stanford University. He is the author/editor of numerous books and articles including Contentious Kwangju (2004), Colonial Modernity in Korea (1999), and Peasant Protest and Social Change in Colonial Korea (1996).

"Taken as a whole this book gives a helpful insight into the history of Korean nationalism and its effect on policy and society, thereby providing valuable background information on 20th century Korean social history. It views the history of modern Korea exclusively within the context of ethnic nationalism . . . [T]his book fills an important gap in social sciences and history within Korean studies regarding the development and effect of Korean nationalism. Taking Korea as a case study this work also represents a significant contribution to research on nationalism, showing that a particular ethnic nationalism has contributed partly towards a positive political and social development."—Hee Seok Park, International Quarterly for Asian Studies "This compelling empirical study is another important contribution from Gi-wook Shin. The sophisticated, balanced and nuanced treatment he brings to bear . . . will make it a valuable resource for political scientists, sociologists, cultural anthropologists, and, indeed, all who seek to understand the complex and elusive phenomenon that is nationalism."—New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies "[O]ne of the first scholarly works to scrutinize and historicize the ethnic nationalism that most Koreans, and observers of Korea, usually take for granted. As such, Ethnic Nationalism in Korea is a valuable, critical case study of one of the most ethnically 'pure' nation-states in the world, a study that holds many interesting and useful implications."—American Journal of Sociology "When the multidisciplinary discussion of nationalism was in its heyday a decade or two ago, I remember some frustration that the Korean instance was not considered more prominently. With Ethnic Nationalism in Korea, Gi-Wook Shin sets out to remedy this situation. The resulting combination of theoretical engagement and broad macro-historical and sociological perspective on the phenomenon of Korean identification based on notions of 'bloodline and shared ancestry' (p. 2) makes the book perhaps the first text to recommend to those students or colleagues with comparative interests." —Korean Studies

• @fmct:Contents @toc4:Figures and Tablesiii Acknowledgmentsiii @toc2:Introduction: Explaining the Roots and Politics of Korean Nationalism1 @toc1:Part IOrigins and Development000 @toc2:1Pan-Asianism and Nationalism000 2Colonial Racism and Nationalism000 3International Socialism and Nationalism000 4North Korea and "Socialism of Our Style"000 5Ilmin Chuui and "Modernization of the Fatherland" 000 @toc1:Part IIContentious Politics000 @toc2:6Universalism and Particularism in Nation Building 000 7Tradition, Modernity, and Nation000 8Division and Politics of National Representation000 9Nation, History, and Politics000 @toc1:Part IIICurrent Manifestations000 @toc2:10Ethnic Identity and National Unification000 11Between Nationalism and Globalization000 Conclusion: Genealogy, Legacy, and Future000 @toc4:Appendix 1: Coding Standards on Textbooks000 Appendix 2: Coding Standards on Magazines000 Appendix 3: Findings of Statistical Analyses000 Notes000 Works Cited000 Index000