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A Korean Nationalist Entrepreneur - A Life History of Kim Songsu, 1891-1955 (Paperback)
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A Korean Nationalist Entrepreneur - A Life History of Kim Songsu, 1891-1955 (Paperback)
Series: SUNY series in Korean Studies
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This book delineates the drive for Korean modernization by cultural
nationalists during the colonial era in the early twentieth
century. The cultural nationalism movement, led by moderate
nationalists, eschewed overt resistance to Japanese imperialism and
advocated self-strengthening programs to lay the foundation for
future Korean independence. To describe this movement, this book
focuses on Kim Songsu and his various projects for Korean
modernization. The author provides a narrative that includes
encapsulated stories and sheds light on the Japanese colonial
policies concerning Korea. A Korean Nationalist Entrepreneur
examines Kim's projects in chronological order, reflecting
historian Carter J. Erkert's statement that Kim's life history has
been so closely intertwined with some of the deepest currents of
modern Korean history itself. The book describes how Kim took over
and developed a post-elementary school, founded Korea's first
modern textile firm, established one of Korea's major newspapers,
and established Posong Junior College (which later became Koryo
University). In 1946, after Korea's liberation from Japan, Kim
became a pivotal figure in the conservative Korean Democratic
Party, which became the main opposition party in Korea in the
1950s. He eventually became vice president in 1951 under Syngman
Rhee.
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