| Zainichi (Koreans in Japan): Diasporic Nationalism and Postcolonial Identity Contributor(s): Lie, John (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0520258207 ISBN-13: 9780520258204 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: This book traces the origins and transformations of a people-the "Zainichi," or Koreans "residing in Japan." Using a wide range of arguments and evidence-historical and comparative, political and social, literary and pop-cultural-John Lie reveals the social and historical conditions that gave rise to Zainichi identity, while exploring its vicissitudes and complexity. In the process he sheds light on the vexing topics of diaspora, migration, identity, and group formation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - General - Political Science | Globalization - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 305.895 |
| LCCN: 2008019409 |
| Series: Global, Area, and International Archive |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 243 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book traces the origins and transformations of a people-the Zainichi, or Koreans "residing in Japan." Using a wide range of arguments and evidence-historical and comparative, political and social, literary and pop-cultural-John Lie reveals the social and historical conditions that gave rise to Zainichi identity, while exploring its vicissitudes and complexity. In the process he sheds light on the vexing topics of diaspora, migration, identity, and group formation. |