Anarchism in Korea: Independence, Transnationalism, and the Question of National Development, 1919-1984

A regional and transnational history of anarchism in Korea.

This book provides a history of anarchism in Korea and challenges conventional views of Korean anarchism as merely part of nationalist ideology, situating the study within a wider East Asian regional context. Dongyoun Hwang demonstrates that although the anarchist movement in Korea began as part of its struggle for independence from Japan, connections with anarchists and ideas from China and Japan gave the movement a regional and transnational dimension that transcended its initial nationalistic scope. Following the movement after 1945, Hwang shows how anarchism in Korea was deradicalized and evolved into an idea for both social revolution and alternative national development, with emphasis on organizing and educating peasants and developing rural villages.

Author: Dongyoun Hwang
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 10/01/2016
Pages: 306
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781438461670

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2017

About the Author

Dongyoun Hwang is Professor of Asian Studies at Soka University of America.

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