Such is the complex, everchanging battleground of writerdirector kang jegyus taegukgi. Students of nationalism will have to come to grips with his interpretation of the causes for the emergence of nationalism, since he has declared that most of the previous explanations are largely mythical. Hosting more than 4,400 titles, it includes an expansive range of sage ebook and ereference content, including scholarly monographs, reference works, handbooks. Subscription login to verify subscription login to verify subscription. The migration conference call for papers submission deadline. It is published quarterly on behalf of the association for the study of ethnicity.
May 08, 2014 introductory overview of the comparative politics concepts of nation and nationalism. The disciplinary politics of antagonistic nationalism in. Not exactly the most reliable person in the neighborhood, he one day drinks stream water at a mountain park, and imbibes the fluorescentblue substance that had just landed in a meteor from outer space. He is editorinchief of the scholarly journal nations and nationalism cambridge university press and is the author of many books on the subject including his classic the ethnic origins of nations. Jin woong kangs 3 research works with citations and 255 reads, including. As active agents, they have pursued strategic lives in the host countries multicultural societies. Drawing upon a range of disciplines, including philosophy, anthropology, sociology, politics and history, gellner argues that nationalism is an inescapable consequence of modernity. North koreas militant nationalism and peoples everyday lives. I suppose this book has comprehensive methods to express why nations must exist for modernity process. Introductory overview of the comparative politics concepts of nation and nationalism. This article summarizes its expression and development before considering its strengths and weaknesses.
Political power was to be exercised, and wars fought, in the name of this political community, the nation, which rested on the principles of liberty, equality, and solidarity. After over half a century of national division, today, north korean nationalism should be viewed in a longterm historical context by incorporating the past with the present and looking back to the past to see the present, as wada haruki 2002, p. Jin woong kang 2012 interviewed sixtytwo north korean refugees and. An appraisal of ernest gellners writings on nationalism brendan oleary ernest gellners is the bestknown modernist explanatory theory of nationalism.
Nationstates and nationalisms ebook by sinisa malesevic. Historical changes in north korean nationalism jstor. These authors have emphasized that nationalist propaganda served the regimes interests. Ernest gellners nations and nationalism 1983 provides one of the most powerful and original interpretations of modern nationalism. Smith is one of most important contemporary scholars of nationalism. The hope with which the book concludes, that the quality of recent historical work on nationalism might just herald the beginning of its demise, shows clearly. Jin woong kang received his phd in sociology from the university of minnesota. Nationalism is a subset of patriotism, where a patriot loves his country but remains critical and aware of its flaws. Historical changes in north korean nationalism by kang. Seokheon ryu seungryong, seven years of night works as a security officer at a small bank branch office. This book gets an only holistic view about nations and nationalism on this subject. While the line between misuse and loose use is somewhat fuzzy a point reinforced below in the discussion of nations vs. The disciplinary politics of antagonistic nationalism in militarized south and. Jin woong kangs research works yale university, ct yu and.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Japan, china, and the tide of nationalism council on. Jin woong kang, north koreas militant nationalism and peoples everyday lives. This article explores the historical changes in the national identity of the korean minority in china from the period of japanese colonial invasion through to the present.
Yet there are very few readers which bring together the best and most representative of these works in one volume. Oct 07, 2015 a nation of nations npr coverage of a nation of nations. Engels, the communist manifesto, london, penguin books ltd, 1967. Political power was to be exercised, and wars fought, in the name of this political community, the nation, which rested on. She also taught a course entitled fantastic tales in china and japan, 14th19th centuries. Jin woong kang s 3 research works with 11 citations and 254 reads, including. Oleary describes the book as gellners most elaborate statement on the subject of nationalism. Does this show the strength of his model, or its weaknesses. A nation of nations npr coverage of a nation of nations. Hobsbawm defines nationalism as primarily a principle which holds that the political and national unit should be congruent 9.
Since the demise of the soviet union there has been a proliferation of nationalist and ethnic conflicts. The disciplinary politics of antagonistic nationalism in militarized south and north korea. Nations and nationalism by ernest gellner, 1987, cornell. The politics of ethnic nationalism in divided korea shin. More specifically, nations and nationalism are said to originate from the french revolution. Nationalism still remains the most popular, potent and resilient ideological discourse and the nationstate the only legitimate mode of territorial rule. It is published quarterly on behalf of the association for the study of ethnicity and nationalism by wileyblackwell. The disciplinary politics of antagonistic nationalism in militarized south and north korea article in nations and nationalism 184. The essay prize was established to encourage young scholars to publish original research in ethnicity and nationalism. Past associates the council on east asian studies at yale. An inquiry into the theories of nationalism introduction.
Jin woong kang 20112012 postdoctoral associate, council on east asian studies at yale university and lecturer, department of sociology, yale university. Steven lee, the united states, the united nations, and the second occupation of korea, 1950. In a nutshell, gellner argues that nationalism does not represent some timeless, atavistic force, but rather is a manmade creation that tends to arise as a consequence of industrialization. Mar 18, 2020 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. This slim book, written shortly before the authors death, continues many of the themes of his earlier, widely read nations and nationalism 1983. Sage knowledge is the ultimate social sciences digital library for students, researchers, and faculty. Nationalism has become a topic of wideranging significance and heated debate over recent years, with a huge expansion in the amount of literature available. Brian myers, andrei lankov, jin woong kang and young chul cho. He worked as a postdoctoral associate and lecturer in the council on east asian studies and the department of sociology at yale university. Apr 26, 2005 nationalism has become a topic of wideranging significance and heated debate over recent years, with a huge expansion in the amount of literature available. These authors have emphasized that nationalist propaganda served the. Nations and nationalism is an important book in the historiography on nationalism as it is one of the best accounts by a marxist of the development of nations.
Nations and nationalism is a 1983 book by the philosopher ernest gellner, in which the author expands on his theory of nationalism oleary describes the book as gellners most elaborate statement on the subject of nationalism. This is already a rare enough achievement for a philosopher or. Nations and nationalism is a 1983 book by the philosopher ernest gellner, in which the author expands on his theory of nationalism. Riding the tiger of nationalism in north korea nk news. Nations and nationalism edinburgh university press. Matten oe 51 2012 nation and nationalism in modern chinese history 1 one of the most complex concepts that has influe nced modern chinese political thought is the concept of nation. Steven lee, the united states, the united nations, and the second occupation of korea, 19501951. Sep 19, 2012 japan, china, and the tide of nationalism. The patriarchal state and womens status in socialist north korea. Buy nations and nationalism new perspectives on the past 2nd by gellner, ernest isbn. The unresolved korean border, the polarized metanation and the north korean problem. Jin woong kangs research works yale university, ct yu. Bringing together the best and most representative of these writings, nations and nationalism is an essential reader for students of political theory and related fields. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book.
A secondary critique is that the models he uses are entirely too eurocentric. The consequent explosion of interest in ethnicity and nationalism has created an urgent need for systematic study in this field. Nationalism has become a key area of political theory over recent years, with a huge expansion in the amount of literature available. Existing studies have neglected an aspect of north koreas nationalist power that has. The origins of nations and nationalism are european. The two faces of north korean state power jin woong kang, 2014. Keywords north korea, totalitarianism, nationalism, micropolitics, power.
The view that statesponsored nationalism has played a major or even decisive role in the persistence of the north korean political system has been expressed by a wide range of scholars, such as brian myers, andrei lankov, jin woong kang and young chul cho. The united nations is not universally applauded for its internationalist efforts. The politics of ethnic nationalism in divided korea. Nations and nationalism, a 1983 book by ernest gellner nations and nationalism journal, an academic journal established in 1995 disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term. During her time at yale, she developed her dissertation into a book manuscript and began a new project on serpent women within popular culture of early modern east asia. I suggest reading gellners theory instead of anderson and other poststructuralist academics. This innovative and concise book provides an indepth analysis of the processes involved in the emergence, formation, expansion and transformation of nationstates and nationalisms as they are. It is hard to decide whether nationalists or antinationalists will find nations and nationalism more disturbing. Nationalism is ignorant to the countrys flaws and darker sides, and defends it. Smith was the founding editor and the editor until his death in 2016. In 1950s seoul, jin seok won bin and his older brother jin tae jang donggun are enjoying a strong family life of perfect happiness. He is the coauthor with howard wollman of nationalism. Jin woong kang abstract after the korean war 195053, the two militarized koreas governed each and every member of society in similar ways through their disciplinary politics of antagonistic. Uncategorized studies in ethnicity and nationalism.
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