Trade And Transformation In Korea, 1876-1945

by Dennis Mcnamara

Overview

Exploring the interaction among system, state, and society, this book illuminates the social and economic history of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century colonial Korea. Dennis McNamara argues that transformation within and trade abroad, led by rice exports, spurred Korea's shift from isolation to inclusion in a modem regional system. In hi

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429975240
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/20/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	252
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Dennis L. McNamara is Y. H. Park Professor of Sociology and Korean Studies and chair of the Sociology Department at Georgetown University.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Preface, Map of the Korean Peninsula, Abbreviations, Transitions, Market, State, and System, Argument, Trade, Empire, Trade from 1876, Colonial Trade, Conclusion, Trade Opponents, Empire, Polity, Market, Conclusion, Trade Advocates, Regional Order, State, Market, Conclusion, Chaegye, Mills and Merchants, Korean Chamber, Association, Conclusion, Zaikai, Mills and Merchants, Japanese Chamber, Grain Association, Conclusion, Exchange, Grain Exchange, Transfer Debate, Conclusion, Transformation, Incorporation, Embedded Ties, Legacies, Comparative Colonialism, Glossary, Bibliography: Asian Language, Bibliography: Western Language, Index, About the Book and Author

Editorial Reviews

Describes how foreign trade and internal social and economic changes transformed Korea from isolation to inclusion in a regional system during the late 19th and early 20th century when it was a Japanese colony. McNamara (sociology and Korean studies, Georgetown U.) focuses on rice traders and millers as major agents of change as they sought autonomy while cooperating with the Japanese. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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