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 Social Darwinism and Nationalism in Korea: the Beginnings (1880s-1910s): "Survival" as an Ideology of Korean Modernity

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xii)   (157K)
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    • Contents
    • Acknowledgements
    • Notes On Romanization And Translation
  • Introduction: Social Darwinism And The Ambivalences Of Modernity (1-20)   (178K)
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    • ‘Cosmos Is Might’: Social Darwinism As The Overarching Paradigm Of Modern Korean Thought
    • Social Darwinism: All-Permeating And Flexible
    • Social Darwinism In Japan And China: Influential, But Not Pivotal
    • Social Darwinism In Korea: The Way Of Nation, The Way Of Civilization
    • Nation As The Basic Unit Of The Survival Struggle
    • To Compete With The World, To Belong To The World
  • Social Darwinist Pioneers: The Cases Of Yu Kiljun And Yun Ch’iho (21-56)   (255K)
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    • Yu Kiljun: Meeting An American Darwinist In Japan
    • World Of Competition: The Reason To Respect The Strong And The Rich
    • ‘Korean Reforms’: Trying To Master The Art Of Survival
    • Tan’gun For The Country, Jesus For The Soul
    • Yun Ch’iho In The 1880s: A ‘Confucian Christian’ In A Troubled World
    • Yun Ch’iho In The 1890s: Domination And Extermination As God’s Blessings
    • ‘Hindrances To Survival’: Social Darwinist Attacks On Buddhism And Confucianism In The 1890s–1900s
    • The God Of National Salvation
    • The Lineages Of Korean Social Darwinism
  • Social Darwinism For The Public: The Tongnip Sinmun (The Independent) And The Popularization Of Social Darwinism In The 1890s (57-82)   (201K)
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    • Tongnip Sinmun And Koreans As A ‘Superior Race’
    • ‘New Education’: ‘Nurturing The Strength’
    • Japan As Model And Partner
    • Japan As Threat And Victimiser
    • Tongnip Sinmun ’s ‘Civilization’ And Its Ambiguities
  • Salvation Of The State And Race: Social Darwinism At The Dawn Of The Twentieth Century (83-112)   (226K)
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    • Liang Qichao As The Main Authority On ‘Progress And Civilization’
    • Confucianism: Asset Or Liability For The Task Of National Survival?
    • Past Triumphs As A Source Of Strength
    • Sin Ch’aeho: Nurturing A ‘War-Like Spirit’ For The Sake Of ‘Survival’
    • West As Ideal, Japan As Model And Ally
    • ‘Survival’ As A Moral Issue And Collective Endeavour
  • Survival, God And Buddha: Social Darwinism In The Buddhist Context (113-136)   (189K)
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    • Christianity As New Civilization’s Orthodoxy
    • Buddhism: ‘Superstitious And Useless For National Survival’?
    • Liang Qichao As A Modern Apologist For Buddhism
    • Han Yong’un And The ‘Buddhist Modernity’ Project
    • A Religion For The Darwinian World?
  • Knowledge Is Strength: Social Darwinism In Pre-Colonial Education (137-166)   (226K)
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    • Japan: Modern Education For The Sake Of National Survival
    • Korea: Learning From Japan To Survive
    • ‘Lest We Should Become Like Poor Stateless Jews’: Textbooks Of Survival
    • National Spirit, National History, National Survival
    • Obligatory Education And National Salvation
    • Sin Ch’aeho’s World: Heroes And The Survival Of The National Family
    • Competing In Patriotism Or Competing For Personal Advancement?
  • Muscular Nationalism At The Dawn Of The New Century: Social Darwinism As An Ideology Of Hegemonic Masculinity (167-194)   (215K)
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    • Prologue: The Manly Spirit Of Self-Sacrifice And Struggle
    • The Ideal Modern Male: ‘Hero Of Competition And Survival’
    • Masculinity As A Socio-Political Construct
    • The Geneology Of Images Of Masculinity In Pre-Modern Korea
    • To Drill For The Sake Of National Survival: Korea’s Early Modern Masculinity Paradigm
    • Confucian Gentlemen Into Well-Trained Nationals
    • The ‘Recovery Of Korean Manliness’ And National Survival
  • Conclusion: The Influences Of Social Darwinism In Korea (1900s And After) (195-222)   (213K)
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    • Social Darwinism And The Radical Relativization Of Ethics
    • Survival Ahead Of Ethics?
    • One World, One Survival Dream—The Social Darwinist Pivot Of World History
    • Blame The Weak, Praise The Conquerors!
    • Reforming The Unfit Into The Fittest
    • If You Can’t Beat ’Em, Join ’Em!
    • Radical Philosophically, Careful Gradualist Politically
    • Divided Korea, ‘Struggling For Survival’
  • Glossary Of East Asian Terms (223-228)   (140K)
  • Bibliography (229-248)   (180K)
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    • Works In European Languages
    • Works In Korean, Chinese And Japanese
  • Index Of Concepts And Publication Titles (249-252)   (91K)
  • Index Of Personal And Geographical Names (253-255)   (82K)