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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