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The Anti-Japanese Activity in Kapsan Area, Southern Hamkyung Province in late 1920s~early 1930s.

  • The Review of Korean History
  • 2016, (121), pp.271-312
  • Publisher : The Historical Society Of Korea
  • Research Area : Humanities > History

Cho Woo Chan 1

1북한대학원대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to perform a holistic analysis on the anti-Japanese activity in Kapsan area in southern Hamkyung province in late 1920s~early 1930s. Kapsan area is well-known for high national consciousness and the home of the slash-and-burn farmers. This study analyzed relationship between Cheondo-gyo and anti-Japanese socialism movement group in Kapsan area. Firstly, it examined the hegemony of anti-Japanese activity in Kapsan Area. Many people migrated from other region in late 1920s. It was facilitated change in the anti-Japanese activity in Kapsan area. Until now mostly research on the anti-Japanese activity has been only centered on the anti-Japanese activity of independence association of the fatherland in Kapsan Area, Southern Hamkyung province in mid 1930s. Therefore dispelling such a biased perspective, it ascertained anti-Japanese activity of Pak-Dal and Pak Kum-Chul. They determined to create more extended organization to invigorate anti-Japanese activity in Kapsan area. The Kapsan Working Committee be pursued actively by the anti-Japanese movement based on the linkage between armed struggle forces. Also, unarmed anti-Japanese forces of Pak-Dal and Pak Kum-Chul can be demonstrated their capability and they played an leading role to solidarity in the process with the armed anti-Japanese struggle forces. In fact, they were not dependent anti-Japanese activist.

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