| Under the Black Umbrella: Voices from Colonial Korea, 1910-1945 Contributor(s): Kang, Hildi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801438543 ISBN-13: 9780801438547 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $56.38 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Korea - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism |
| Dewey: 951.903 |
| LCCN: 00011299 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (0.99 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - East Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the rich and varied life stories in Under the Black Umbrella, elderly Koreans recall incidents that illustrate the complexities of Korea during the colonial period. Hildi Kang here reinvigorates a period of Korean history long shrouded in the silence of those who endured under the "black umbrella" of Japanese colonial rule. Existing descriptions of the colonial period tend to focus on extremes: imperial repression and national resistance, Japanese subjugation and Korean |
Contributor Bio(s): Kang, Hildi: - Hildi Kang is a Research Fellow at the Center for Korean Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of several books. |
