Constructing “Korean” Origins
ISBN: 9781684173372
Platform/Publisher: BRILL / Harvard University Asia Center
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Subjects: Military campaigns.; Thirty Years'' War 1618-1648; Thirty Years'' War 1618-1648;

In this wide-ranging study, Hyung Il Pai examines how archaeological finds from throughout Northeast Asia have been used in Korea to construct a myth of state formation. This myth emphasizes the ancient development of a pure Korean race that created a civilization rivaling those of China and Japan and a unified state controlling a wide area in Asia. Through a new analysis of the archaeological data, Pai shows that the Korean state was in fact formed much later and that it reflected diverse influences from throughout Northern Asia, particularly the material culture of Han China.


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