The Korean Struggle for International Identity in the Foreground of the Shufeldt Negotiation, 1866-1882

by Woong Joe Kang

Overview

The Korean Struggle for International Identity in the Foreground of the Shufeldt Negotiation, 1866-1882 places a special focus on how Koreans view themselves and the outside world, especially China, Japan, and the United States. It challenges the one-sided—Chinese and Japanese respectively—view of the Korea-China and Korea-Japan relationships, and brings the much-neglected Korean perspective to the forefront.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761831204
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/29/2005
Pages:	234
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

Woong Joe Kang is Adjunct Professor of Church History and Director of Asian Programs at Howard University Divinity School.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Prelude to the Shufeldt Negotiation: The General Sherman Incident of 1866 and the Low-Rodgers Mission of 1871
Chapter 4 The Korean-Japanese Treaty of 1876 and the Opening of Korea
Chapter 5 Chinese, Japanese, and the Korean Responses to American Overtures
Chapter 6 The Shufeldt Negotiation and Subsequent Interpretation of its Meaning
Chapter 7 Notes
Chapter 8 Bibliography
Chapter 9 Index

Editorial Reviews

[Kang's] chief merit is in showing some different, at times even fascinating 'trees'…but the shape of the 'forest' of Korea's ambiguous status until 1895 remains unchanged.

Vipan Chandran Historical Review

[Kang's] chief merit is in showing some different, at times even fascinating 'trees'...but the shape of the 'forest' of Korea's ambiguous status until 1895 remains unchanged.--Vipan Chandra "American Historical Review "

From the Publisher

[Kang's] chief merit is in showing some different, at times even fascinating 'trees'…but the shape of the 'forest' of Korea's ambiguous status until 1895 remains unchanged.

American Historical Review - Vipan Chandra

[Kang's] chief merit is in showing some different, at times even fascinating 'trees'…but the shape of the 'forest' of Korea's ambiguous status until 1895 remains unchanged.
— Vipan Chandra

American Historical Review