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Early feudal social theory and Kim Il Sung University

Lee, Jeongbin 1

1충북대학교

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ABSTRACT

This article aims at explaining the research and education of Korean history at Joseon History courses of Kim Il Sung University. Particularly, An Overview of Joseon History(hereinafter called Overview) published in 1957 is noticeable. It was written by the faculty members of Joseon History Course at Kim Il Sung University. In the Overview, the Three Kingdoms period of Korea was described as an early feudal society. The faculty members were from history department of Keijo Imperial University-Seoul National University, and they were related to mainstream of Marxists from the 1930s to the liberation period. Early feudal social theory was raised through their interactions. It emphasized criticism of historical records and demonstrations, and Asian specificity. This aims at rapid growth through accepting the system of the Soviet Union in anti-feudal circumstance. This perception and prospect of Korean history was the overall atmosphere of Kim Il Sung University and the academic aim shared by the Joseon History courses, which was another ground for adopting early feudal social theory in the Overview.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.