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Colonial Industrialization and Labor in Korea by Soon-Won Park

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Part of Harvard East Asian Monographs series

Summary

This book is a study of labor relations and the first generation of skilled workers in colonial Korea, a subject crucial to the understanding of modernization in twentieth-century Korea. Born in rural Korea, these workers confronted both the colonial experience and the modern workplace as they interacted with Japanese managers and workers.

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Colonial Industrialization and Labor in Korea by Soon-Won Park

This book is a study of labor relations and the first generation of skilled workers in colonial Korea, a subject crucial to the understanding of modernization in twentieth-century Korea. Born in rural Korea, these workers confronted both the colonial experience and the modern workplace as they interacted with Japanese managers and workers. Based on the archives of the Onoda Cement Factory and interviews with surviving workers, this work analyzes the complex relationship between colonialism and modernization.

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Soon Won Park is a lecturer in Korean studies at Keio University in Tokyo.
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9780674142404
ISBN 10 0674142403
Title Colonial Industrialization and Labor in Korea
Author Soon-Won Park
Series Harvard East Asian Monographs
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Harvard University, Asia Center
Year published 1999-08-31
Number of pages 325
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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