Colonisation
A Comparative Study of India and Korea
Published in December 2015
Book
Hardback
394 pages
978-93-327-0182-3 (ISBN)
Description
This volume examines and compares the colonial experiences in the two countries, India and Korea. It juxtaposes some of the common issues faced by the two completely different subject countries colonised by two completely different colonial powers. It presents the processes of trade, the socio-economic changes and the political transformations that were taking place in the two colonies.
This book is the first of its kind and it opens up several topics for future comparative research. Some of the topics included are: aspects of social change and social transformation, colonialism and Indian development, modern Korean nationalism, China and Chinese in colonial Korea, anti-colonial movements and other aspects of colonialism in India and Korea.
This book is the first of its kind and it opens up several topics for future comparative research. Some of the topics included are: aspects of social change and social transformation, colonialism and Indian development, modern Korean nationalism, China and Chinese in colonial Korea, anti-colonial movements and other aspects of colonialism in India and Korea.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ghaziabad
India
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 159 mm
Weight
722 gr
ISBN-13
978-93-327-0182-3 (9789332701823)
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Vyjayanti Raghavan is Professor and Chairperson, Centre for Korean Studies, School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. She has a Master's degree in Korean History from Seoul National University and a PhD from the Department of Disarmament, School of International Studies, JNU. She has been teaching Korean language and culture at JNU since 2000. She has co-authored and edited many books and contributed a number of articles to journals and newspapers.
R. Mahalakshmi is Associate Professor at the Centre for Historical Studies, JNU, New Delhi, India. She specialises in the history of ancient and early medieval south India, and teaches several courses at the Master's and research levels in this field. Her research interests include: religion and society, art and architecture, gender studies and political economy.
R. Mahalakshmi is Associate Professor at the Centre for Historical Studies, JNU, New Delhi, India. She specialises in the history of ancient and early medieval south India, and teaches several courses at the Master's and research levels in this field. Her research interests include: religion and society, art and architecture, gender studies and political economy.