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 modern regional system. In his chronicle of the bustling grain export center of Inchon, the author draws an engaging portrait of leading Korean brokers and their efforts to maintain autonomy while cooperating with Japanese grain millers.McNamara argues that Korean precedents of enterprise and guild association, coupled with Japanese colonial patterns of accommodation, fostered the emergence of modern Korean business. By focusing especially on the role of rice brokers and millers as important agents of change, this study advances our understanding of the formation of the Korean business community and offers valuable insights into the trade history of one of the world's leading export nations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813336305
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/06/1998
Series:	Transitions Series
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1730L (what's this?)

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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