| Imperatives of Culture: Selected Essays on Korean History, Literature, and Society from the Japanese Colonial Era Subjects: Korea -- Politics and government -- 1910–1945; Korean essays -- 20th century -- Translations into English; National characteristics Korean; This volume contains translations--many appearing for the first time in the English language--of major literary, critical, and historical essays from the colonial period (1910-1945) in Korea. Considered representative of the debates among and between Korean and Japanese thinkers of the colonial period, these texts shed light on relatively unexplored aspects of intellectual life and take part in current conversations around the nature of the colonial experience and its effects on post-liberation Korean society and culture. Hanscom Christopher P. : Christopher P. Hanscom is an associate professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles.Ryu Youngju : Youngju Ryu is associate professor of Korean literature at the University of Michigan.Buswell Robert E. : Robert E. Buswell, Jr. holds the Irving and Jean Stone Endowed Chair in Humanities at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he is also Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and founding director of the university's Center for Buddhist Studies and Center for Korean Studies. |