TY - BOOK AU - Seo,Joong-Seok TI - Korean nationalism betrayed T2 - Brill eBook titles 2010 SN - 9789004213357 AV - DS917.35 .S46 2007 U1 - 951.904 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Folkestone PB - Global Oriental KW - Korean reunification question (1945- ) KW - Nationalism KW - Korea KW - History KW - 20th century KW - 1945- N1 - Original Korean edition published: Seoul : Sungkyunkwan University Press, 2004; Includes bibliographical references and index; Preliminary Material; J. Seo --; 1. Historical Understanding In The Era Of Unification; J. Seo --; 2. National Question And State In Korea: Focusing On The Bourgeois Class And The Ruling Elite; J. Seo --; 3. The System Of National Division; J. Seo --; 4. The Form Of Existence And Structural Character Of Pro-Japanese Collaborators; J. Seo --; 5. Right-Wing Nationalism And The National United Front In Post-Liberation South Korea; J. Seo --; 6. Rhee Syngman’s Theory Of Unification By Northward Advance; J. Seo --; 7. Structural Crisis In North And South Korea And The Path Of Korean Nationalism; J. Seo --; Appendix. The Teaching Of Contemporary Korean History For National Unity; J. Seo --; Notes; J. Seo --; Index; J. Seo; Available to subscribing member institutions only N2 - Written by Joong- Seok Seo, an eminent Korean historian and a thinker of rare originality, this book examines the tumultuous history of modern Korea from the perspective of nationalism. Based on the author’s extensive research and wide-ranging experience, the book goes to the heart of critical questioning about the political uses and abuses of nationalism by the ruling elites of post-liberation Korea. Indeed, Korean Nationalism Betrayed fills a yawning gap in the Western understanding of the authoritarian political structure of South Korea (1948-1988) that manipulated and distorted nationalism by identifying it with ultra-right anti-communism. The author provides a set of thought-provoking and compelling arguments against the assumptions of the Cold War, attributing the continued climate of tension and antagonism between the two Koreas to the tenacity of a Cold War mind-set. He traces the root of the tragedy of national division to the failure of Korean nationalism, and puts forward a compelling case for overcoming the legacy of polarized ideological stance, based on Cold War ideology and embracing a policy of reconciliation and cooperation by both sides UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9781905246489.i-246 ER -