Offspring of Empire: The Koch'Ang Kims and the Colonial Origins of Korean Capitalism, 1876-1945 (Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of in) by Eckert, Carter J - 1991T

Univ of Washington Pr, 1991T. hardcover. Good. 1.5000 8.9000 6.2000.

Seattle, Washington: Univ of Washington Press, 1991. "Offspring of Empire examines the origins and growth of Korean capitalism in its formative period under Japanese colonial rule and offers a historical and structural explanation of South Korea's subsequent rapid economic development in the context of political authoritarianism." Clean and tright with crisp text.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1991. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 388 pages, hardcover. B&w plates. INSCRIBED BY ECKERT. Light foxing to edge and light wear to bottom edges of cover. According to conventional interpretations, the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910 destroyed a budding native capitalist economy on the peninsula and blocked the development of a Korean capitalist class until 1945. In this expansive and provocative study, now available in paperback, Carter J. Eckert challenges the standard view and argues that Japanese imperialism, while politically oppressive, was also the catalyst and cradle of modern Korean industrial development. Ancient ties to China were replaced by new ones to Japan - ties that have continued to shape the South Korean political economy down to the present day.Eckert explores a wide range of themes, including the roots of capitalist development in Korea, the origins of the modern business elite, the nature of Japanese colonial policy and the… Read More