Colonial industrialization and labor in Korea : the Onoda cement factory / Soon-Won Park.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Park, Soon-Won, 1949-

Series:

Harvard-Hallym series on Korean studies

Harvard East Asia monographs ; 181.

The Harvard-Hallym series on Korean studies

Harvard East Asia monographs ; 181

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Onoda Semento Kabushiki Kaisha--History.

Onoda Semento Kabushiki Kaisha.

Labor--Korea--History.

Labor.

Cement industries--Korea--History.

Cement industries.

History.

Korea.

Physical Description:

xiv, 223 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 1999.

Summary:

This book is a study of labor relations and the first generation of skilled workers in colonial Korea, a subject crucial to the understanding of modernization in twentieth-century Korea. Born in rural Korea, these workers confronted both the colonial experience and the modern workplace as they interacted with Japanese managers and workers. In post-colonial Korea, they formed the nucleus of the workforce, both blue and white collar, that has transformed Korea. They are often portrayed as passive victims, but in reality they were active players who formed their own identities as skilled workers. Based on the archives of the Onoda Cement Factory and interviews with surviving workers, this work analyzes the complex relationship between colonialism and modernization.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0674142403

OCLC:

40882602