A nation within : North Korean zainichi in postimperial Japan / Sayaka Chatani, with KumHee Cho.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chatani, Sayaka.

Series:

Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chae Ilbon Chosŏnin Ch'ongyŏnhaphoe.

Koreans--Japan--History.

Koreans.

Japanese diaspora.

Identity (Philosophical concept).

Japan--Ethnic relations.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Redwood City : Stanford University Press, 2026.

Summary:

The presence of hundreds of thousands ethnic Koreans in Japan, or "zainichi Koreans," is one of the visible legacies of Japanese colonialism.A surprising and influential group among zainichi Koreans that persists to this day is Chongryon, the only pro-North Korean diasporic group based in a capitalist society.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half-title

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

Note on Transliteration, Translation, and Abbreviations

Map of Japan

Preface

Prologue

Introduction

1. Toward Not Overcoming Ethnicities

2. Tongne-a Basis of Territoriality

3. Hakkyo-the Cultural Bubble

4. Nyŏmaeng-Building Stability

5. Ilkun-State Borders

6. Ilbon Ŏmŏni-Solving Contradictions

7. Bridges to North Korea

8. Through the Crises: A Brief Reflection

Conclusion: A Postimperial History of Japan

Acknowledgments

Appendix: Information on Zainichi Organizations

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Series Page

Back Cover.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781503646131

1-5036-4613-0

OCLC:

1574807772