"In Assessing the Landscape of Taiwan and Korean Studies in Comparison, the chapters offer a reflection on the state of the field of Taiwan and Korean Studies. The volume not just identifies their similarities, but also reflects on their differences. Both have national identities formed in a colonial period. The surrender of Japan in 1945 ignited the light of independence for Korea, but this would be ideologically split within five years. For Taiwan, that end forced it into a born-again form of nationalism with the arrival of the Chinese Nationalists"--
Scholars of the politics and history of the Asia Pacific explore the similarities and differences in Taiwan and Korean Studies. They cover comparing Taiwan and Korea; Korean colonial cosmopolitanism; Taiwan in transformation: the Japanese colonial era; ROC-ROK international: decolonization, democratization, and pragmatism; Tzu-Chi and the Moonies: new religious movements in Taiwan and South Korea; Park Geun-hye and Tsai Ing-wen: the first female presidents of South Korea and Taiwan; and East Asian Studies teaching programs in Britain: a comparative case study of Korean Studies at the University of Central Lancashire and Taiwan Studies at SOAS, University of London. Annotation ©2021 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
In Assessing the Landscape of Taiwan and Korean Studies in Comparison, the chapters offer a reflection on the state of the field of Taiwan and Korea Studies. By looking at the two, the chapters in the volume broaden an understanding of the interconnectivity of the region.
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1 Introduction: Comparing Taiwan and Korea |
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2 Korean Colonial Cosmopolitanism |
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3 Taiwan in Transformation: The Japanese Colonial Era |
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4 Roc-Rok International Fate: Decolonization, Democratization, and Pragmatism |
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5 Tzu-Chi and the `Moonies': New Religious Movements in Taiwan and South Korea |
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6 Park Geun-hye and Tsai Ing-wen: The First Female Presidents of South Korea and Taiwan |
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7 East Asian Area Studies Teaching Programs in the United Kingdom: A Comparative Case Study of Korean Studies at the University of Central Lancashire and Taiwan Studies at soas, University of London |
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J. Bruce Jacobs, PhD (1975), Columbia University, was Professor of Asian Languages and Studies at Monash University. Bruce published on Taiwan, including Democratising Taiwan (BRILL, 2012) and The Kaohsiung Incident in Taiwan and Memoirs of a Foreign Big Beard (BRILL, 2016).
Niki J.P. Alsford, PhD (2015), SOAS, is Professor at University of Central Lancashire. He has published his research on Taiwan, including Transitions to Modernity in Taiwan: The spirit of 1895 and the cession of Formosa to Japan (Routledge, 2017).
Sojin Lim, PhD (2011), University of Manchester, is Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at University of Central Lancashire. She has published research on Korea, including Aid Modalities Determinants: South Korea Triangular Cooperation and Implication towards North Korea (North Korean Review, 2019).
