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Social Darwinism and Nationalism in Korea : the Beginnings (1880s-1910s) : "Survival" as an Ideology of Korean Modernity /

This book deals with the influences Social Darwinism exerted upon Korea's modern ideologies in their formative period - especially nationalism - after its introduction to Korea in 1883 and before Korea's annexation by Japan in 1910. It shows that the belief in the "survival of the fit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tikhonov, V. M. (Vladimir Mikhaĭlovich), 1973-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Colección:Brill's Korean studies library ; v. 2.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Social Darwinism and the ambivalences of modernity
  • Social Darwinist pioneers: the cases of Yu Kiljun and Yun Ch'iho
  • Social Darwinism for the public: the Tongnip Sinmun (the Independent) and the popularization of Social Darwinism in the 1890s
  • Salvation of the state and race: Social Darwinism at the dawn of the twentieth century
  • Survival, God and Buddha: Social Darwinism in the Buddhist context
  • Knowledge is strength: Social Darwinism in pre-colonial education
  • Muscular nationalism at the dawn of the new century: Social Darwinism as an ideology of hegemonic masculinity
  • Conclusion: the influences of Social Darwinism in Korea (1900s and after).