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The Korean Paekjong under Japanese rule : the quest for equality and human rights /
Traditional Korean society was characterized by a rigid hierarchy. The minority Paekjong were the lowest group of the lowest rank of the shinbun class system, and were treated as outcasts throughout the Choson period (1392-1910). This book deals with their historical and social background, and their...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge/Curzon,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Traditional Korean society was characterized by a rigid hierarchy. The minority Paekjong were the lowest group of the lowest rank of the shinbun class system, and were treated as outcasts throughout the Choson period (1392-1910). This book deals with their historical and social background, and their struggle for human rights and equality in colonial Korea through the activities of the Hyongpyongsa (Association for an Equitable Society), active from c.1923 to 1935. The Hyongpyongsa was the longest-lasting social movement during the colonial period, and its activities provoked confronta. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 212 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203417771 9780203417775 9781135787592 113578759X 9786610071333 6610071330 9781135787547 1135787549 9781135787585 1135787581 9781138863460 1138863467 1280071338 9781280071331 |