The Limits of Decolonization: American Occupiers and the “Korean Problem” in Japan, 1945-1948

2017/02/28 by Matthew R. Augustine · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Japanese History and Culture #Asian Culture and Media Studies #Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies #Decolonization #History #Korean studies #Political science #Demography #Ancient history #Sociology #Law #Anthropology #Politics

paper · pdf · doi:10.22372/ijkh.2017.22.1.43

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Abstract

Although scholars in different fields of study have variously defined decolonization, I use the term objectively to describe the historical process of dissolving colonial rule, leading to the former colony gaining national sovereignty.

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