Reconstructing ancient Korean history : the formation of Korean-ness in the shadow of history / Stella Xu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Xu, Stella (Stella Yingzi), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Politics and culture.

National characteristics, Korean.

Historiography--Political aspects.

Historiography.

Korea--History--To 935--Historiography.

Korea.

Historiography--Political aspects--Korea--History.

Nationalism--Korea--History.

Nationalism.

National characteristics, Korean--History.

Politics and culture--Korea--History.

Korea--History--To 935--Sources.

Genre:

History.

Sources.

Physical Description:

xiv, 233 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]

Summary:

"This book examines the historiography of ancient Korea and its relationship to the construction of Korean national identity through a critical and comparative analysis of Chinese and Korean primary sources. It also analyzes the ways in which Korean politics and culture have shaped and been affected by historical narratives"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

From others to barbarians : the conceptualization and evolution of Yi

Negotiating the past, reinterpreting ancient history : legitimacy in the lineage of ancient Korean history

Ancient history reinvented : another battleground for national prestige and political legitimacy

From a Marxist universal history to an ultra-nationalist approach : studies on ancient history in North Korea

In the name of history : laying claim to the historical sovereignty of Manchuria (Northeast China)

Conclusion: Living with the legacy of the past.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781498521444

1498521444

OCLC:

944086758