The politics of gender in colonial Korea : education, labor, and health, 1910-1945 /
This study examines how the concept of 'Korean woman' underwent a radical transformation during the years of Japanese colonialism. The author shows that as women began to occupy positions outside the home, they encountered the pervasive control of the colonial state, which sought to impose...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2008.
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| Series: | Asia Pacific modern ;
3. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | This study examines how the concept of 'Korean woman' underwent a radical transformation during the years of Japanese colonialism. The author shows that as women began to occupy positions outside the home, they encountered the pervasive control of the colonial state, which sought to impose modernity on them. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 316 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-301) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520934153 0520934156 |