East Asia Observed
James Hoare (ed.)
- Title
- Korea 1905-1945
- Subtitle
- From Japanese Colonialism to Liberation and Independence
- Author
- Ku Daeyeol
- Price
- € 124,00 excl. VAT
- ISBN
- 9781912961214
- Format
- Hardback
- Number of pages
- 496
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 22 - 04 - 2021
- Dimensions
- 14.6 x 22.2 cm
- Series
- Imperialism in East Asia
- Categories
- Colonial Studies
- East Asia and North East Asia
- International Relations
- Politics and Government
- Discipline
- Asian Studies
Editors’ Preface
Abbreviations
Notes
Glossary
Preface
Part 1: The Period of Annexation
CHAPTER 1: A GENERAL FRAMEWORK
Japan and Korea
Policies of the Powers toward Korea – the United States and Great Britain
Perception in the Study of International History
CHAPTER 2: POLITICS OF ANNEXATION
Problems in Existing Studies
East Asian Relations after the Russo-Japanese War
Protectorate Politics and the Powers
Annexation and the Powers
Conclusion: Annexation and International Politics
CHAPTER 3: CONSOLIDATION AND EXPANSION: THE 1910s
Issues
The East Asian Situation and Korea
Korea and Manchuria
Domestic Affairs and Changes of Perception
Conclusion
CHAPTER 4: THE MARCH FIRST MOVEMENT (1919)
Problems in Existing Studies
The East Asian Situation and Korea
British Reactions and the Jiandao Incident
American Reactions
Conclusion
CHAPTER 5: CHANGES IN PEACETIME: THE 1920s
The East Asian Situation
Japan and Changes of Perception
Japan’s Continental Policy and the Korean Peninsula
Japan’s Colonial Policy and the Powers
Conclusion
CHAPTER 6: BRIDGE BETWEEN JAPAN AND MANCHURIA:THE 1930s
Issues
The East Asian Situation and Korea
The Korean Peninsula and Manchuria
Japan’s Colonial Policy and the Powers
Conclusion
RETROSPECTIVE: KOREA THROUGH A WESTERN LOOKING GLASS
Part 2: Role of the US and Other Powers
CHAPTER 7 PROBLEMS IN PREVIOUS STUDIES ON LIBERATION AND DIVISION
CHAPTER 8 : U.S. POLICY TOWARD KOREA: RECOGNITION OF INDEPENDENCE AND THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMEN
The United States and the Korean Question
Early Responses: Common Approach with China and Britain
Review of the Korean Question before the Cairo Declaration
Cairo and After
Reactivating the Allies’ Common Policy
Conclusion
CHAPTER 9: CHINA’S KOREA POLICY: REASSERTION OF ITS POSITION AND KOREA
The United States and Other Powers in the Korean Question
Wartime Policies of the KMT Government and Korea
Restraints Imposed upon the KPG and Independence Army
Response of the KPG to the KMT Policy
Sino-American Cooperation and Confrontation over Korea Policy
Conclusion: Liberation and the Change of China’s KPG Policy
CHAPTER 10 : BRITISH KOREA POLICY: RESTORATION OF THE EMPIRE AND THE KOREAN QUESTION
Britain’s Presence in the Korean Question
Restoration of the Empire – Clash with the United States
East Asia and Korea in British Policy
British Perceptions of the Korean Question
The Cairo Declaration and After
Conclusion: “Korea in World Politics”
CHAPTER 11: THE SOVIET UNION AND KOREA: REVISITING SOVIET INTERVENTION IN THE KOREAN QUESTION
Soviet Factors in U.S. Korea Policy
Soviet Entry into the Korean Question
U.S. Deterrence vis-a-vis the Soviets in Kore
Military Occupation and the Division of Korea
A Reinterpretation of the Soviet Intervention
Conclusion: Finlandization and Division?
CHAPTER 12: A NEW LOOK AT THE TRUSTEESHIP
Problems in Existing Interpretations
Trusteeship in Colonial History
The Allies’ Discussions on Trusteeship
Korean Trusteeship: Historical Perceptions and Realities
American Preparations for Trusteeship
Conclusion: Trusteeship and Division
EPILOGUE AND CONCLUSION: AN ESTABLISHED DIVISION
Epilogue
Conclusion: The Division Established
Bibliography
Index
Abbreviations
Notes
Glossary
Preface
Part 1: The Period of Annexation
CHAPTER 1: A GENERAL FRAMEWORK
Japan and Korea
Policies of the Powers toward Korea – the United States and Great Britain
Perception in the Study of International History
CHAPTER 2: POLITICS OF ANNEXATION
Problems in Existing Studies
East Asian Relations after the Russo-Japanese War
Protectorate Politics and the Powers
Annexation and the Powers
Conclusion: Annexation and International Politics
CHAPTER 3: CONSOLIDATION AND EXPANSION: THE 1910s
Issues
The East Asian Situation and Korea
Korea and Manchuria
Domestic Affairs and Changes of Perception
Conclusion
CHAPTER 4: THE MARCH FIRST MOVEMENT (1919)
Problems in Existing Studies
The East Asian Situation and Korea
British Reactions and the Jiandao Incident
American Reactions
Conclusion
CHAPTER 5: CHANGES IN PEACETIME: THE 1920s
The East Asian Situation
Japan and Changes of Perception
Japan’s Continental Policy and the Korean Peninsula
Japan’s Colonial Policy and the Powers
Conclusion
CHAPTER 6: BRIDGE BETWEEN JAPAN AND MANCHURIA:THE 1930s
Issues
The East Asian Situation and Korea
The Korean Peninsula and Manchuria
Japan’s Colonial Policy and the Powers
Conclusion
RETROSPECTIVE: KOREA THROUGH A WESTERN LOOKING GLASS
Part 2: Role of the US and Other Powers
CHAPTER 7 PROBLEMS IN PREVIOUS STUDIES ON LIBERATION AND DIVISION
CHAPTER 8 : U.S. POLICY TOWARD KOREA: RECOGNITION OF INDEPENDENCE AND THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMEN
The United States and the Korean Question
Early Responses: Common Approach with China and Britain
Review of the Korean Question before the Cairo Declaration
Cairo and After
Reactivating the Allies’ Common Policy
Conclusion
CHAPTER 9: CHINA’S KOREA POLICY: REASSERTION OF ITS POSITION AND KOREA
The United States and Other Powers in the Korean Question
Wartime Policies of the KMT Government and Korea
Restraints Imposed upon the KPG and Independence Army
Response of the KPG to the KMT Policy
Sino-American Cooperation and Confrontation over Korea Policy
Conclusion: Liberation and the Change of China’s KPG Policy
CHAPTER 10 : BRITISH KOREA POLICY: RESTORATION OF THE EMPIRE AND THE KOREAN QUESTION
Britain’s Presence in the Korean Question
Restoration of the Empire – Clash with the United States
East Asia and Korea in British Policy
British Perceptions of the Korean Question
The Cairo Declaration and After
Conclusion: “Korea in World Politics”
CHAPTER 11: THE SOVIET UNION AND KOREA: REVISITING SOVIET INTERVENTION IN THE KOREAN QUESTION
Soviet Factors in U.S. Korea Policy
Soviet Entry into the Korean Question
U.S. Deterrence vis-a-vis the Soviets in Kore
Military Occupation and the Division of Korea
A Reinterpretation of the Soviet Intervention
Conclusion: Finlandization and Division?
CHAPTER 12: A NEW LOOK AT THE TRUSTEESHIP
Problems in Existing Interpretations
Trusteeship in Colonial History
The Allies’ Discussions on Trusteeship
Korean Trusteeship: Historical Perceptions and Realities
American Preparations for Trusteeship
Conclusion: Trusteeship and Division
EPILOGUE AND CONCLUSION: AN ESTABLISHED DIVISION
Epilogue
Conclusion: The Division Established
Bibliography
Index
Reviews and Features
‘As a carefully crafted work of diplomatic history, Ku’s book identifies and explains the key events that drove this tumultuous period in Korea’s past….But more broadly, Ku also provides us with a thoughtful examination of the nature of ‘international politics’ in a polity subject to the rule of another. In exploring the ‘Korean question’ within the wider ebb and flow and imperial visions and forces within and beyond the region, it sheds light on the entangled politics of competing empires and nationalisms in the making of modern East Asia.’
Robert Fletcher & Tehyun Ma, Series Editors Renaissance Books Imperialism in East Asia Series
Ku Daeyeol
Korea 1905-1945
From Japanese Colonialism to Liberation and Independence
This important new study by one of Korea’s leading historians focuses on the international relations of colonial Korea – from the Japanese rule of the peninsula and its foreign relations (1905–1945) to the ultimate liberation of the country at the end of the Second World War. In addition, it fills a significant gap – the ‘blank space’ – in Korean diplomatic history. Furthermore, it highlights several other fundamental aspects in the history of modern Korea, such as the historical perception of the policy-making process and the attitudes of both China and Britain which influenced US policy regarding Korea at the end of World War II.
Author
Ku Daeyeol
After completing his M.A. and Ph.D. respectively in Far Eastern Affairs at SOAS and International History at LSE during the years 1973 to 1980, Ku Daeyeol returned to Seoul to work at the Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security (IFANS), affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before moving to Ewha Womans University in 1983, where he taught within the Department of Politics and Diplomacy until his retirement in 2011. His principal fields of research are the international histories of Korea in modern times, as well as international relations. He was selected twice as a Fulbright Senior Scholar, which enabled him to conduct research at the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington DC (NARA and thus write this book. Among his recent publications is Politics of the Three Kingdoms’ Unification (Seoul: Kkachi, 2010), which received the award of “Excellent Academic Publication” by the Korean Association of Political Science for the year 2011.
