@article{ART003326939},
author={Jeongwan Hong},
title={Nationalism and the “Early Modern Joseon” Thesis in Korean Academia in the 1970s: A Reinterpretation of Neo-Confucianism},
journal={The Review of Korean History},
issn={1225-133X},
year={2026},
number={161},
pages={203-248}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jeongwan Hong
TI - Nationalism and the “Early Modern Joseon” Thesis in Korean Academia in the 1970s: A Reinterpretation of Neo-Confucianism
JO - The Review of Korean History
PY - 2026
VL - null
IS - 161
PB - The Historical Society Of Korea
SP - 203
EP - 248
SN - 1225-133X
AB - In the period surrounding the conclusion of the 1964–65 Korea–Japan Treaty, Korean academia increasingly sought to explain the distinctiveness of Korean nationalism from a modern perspective by tracing it historically through the axis of foreign relations. This trend reinforced negative evaluations of the Joseon dynasty, particularly its commitment to sadae(事大) toward Ming China, and of Neo-Confucianism as the ideological foundation of its rule. In response, two reinterpretations emerged. One, drawing on Miyazaki Ichisada’s theory of the “early modern East,” recast Zhu Xi learning as a nationalist ideology and the Joseon dynasty as part of a subject-centered national history. The other distinguished sadaejuui(事大主義) from sadae and mohwa(慕華), redefining mohwa as an autonomous appropriation of advanced culture and thereby reassessing the Joseon dynasty as a vehicle for the development of national culture. Together, these reinterpretations produced an alternative narrative of national history that could compete with the Park Chung-hee regime’s vision of a “subjective” national past.
KW - Kim Yong-deok;Lee Yong-hee;Choe Chang-gyu;Han Woo-geun;Han Young-woo;Miyazaki Ichisada;nationalism;early modern Joseon;national history;dynastic history
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Jeongwan Hong. (2026). Nationalism and the “Early Modern Joseon” Thesis in Korean Academia in the 1970s: A Reinterpretation of Neo-Confucianism. The Review of Korean History, 161, 203-248.
Jeongwan Hong. 2026, "Nationalism and the “Early Modern Joseon” Thesis in Korean Academia in the 1970s: A Reinterpretation of Neo-Confucianism", The Review of Korean History, no.161, pp.203-248.
Jeongwan Hong "Nationalism and the “Early Modern Joseon” Thesis in Korean Academia in the 1970s: A Reinterpretation of Neo-Confucianism" The Review of Korean History 161 pp.203-248 (2026) : 203.
Jeongwan Hong. Nationalism and the “Early Modern Joseon” Thesis in Korean Academia in the 1970s: A Reinterpretation of Neo-Confucianism. 2026; 161 : 203-248.
Jeongwan Hong. "Nationalism and the “Early Modern Joseon” Thesis in Korean Academia in the 1970s: A Reinterpretation of Neo-Confucianism" The Review of Korean History no.161(2026) : 203-248.
Jeongwan Hong. Nationalism and the “Early Modern Joseon” Thesis in Korean Academia in the 1970s: A Reinterpretation of Neo-Confucianism. The Review of Korean History, 161, 203-248.
Jeongwan Hong. Nationalism and the “Early Modern Joseon” Thesis in Korean Academia in the 1970s: A Reinterpretation of Neo-Confucianism. The Review of Korean History. 2026; 161 203-248.
Jeongwan Hong. Nationalism and the “Early Modern Joseon” Thesis in Korean Academia in the 1970s: A Reinterpretation of Neo-Confucianism. 2026; 161 : 203-248.
Jeongwan Hong. "Nationalism and the “Early Modern Joseon” Thesis in Korean Academia in the 1970s: A Reinterpretation of Neo-Confucianism" The Review of Korean History no.161(2026) : 203-248.
