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Overlapping Representation of ‘Modernity’ and ‘Coloniality’ : Fushun ( ) Coal Mine's Labor System and 撫順 National Relations in Manchukuo

  • Journal of Manchurian Studies
  • Abbr : 만주연구
  • 2022, (33), pp.89~122
  • DOI : 10.22888/mcsa..33.202204.89
  • Publisher : The Manchurian Studies Association
  • Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > East Asia > China
  • Received : March 25, 2022
  • Accepted : April 12, 2022
  • Published : April 30, 2022

Yoon Hwy Tak 1

1한경대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

Russia and Japan’s occupation of Fushun (撫順) and their control over the Fushun Coal Mine led to the development of the mine and the surrounding areas. In particular, the transfer of the mine’s operational control to the Southern Manchuria Railway Co., Ltd. (滿鐵) introduced modern mining facilities and electricity, which led to greater efficiency. Such developments also helped to drive Fushun City modernization. However, the Fushun Coal Mine’s rank and ethnicity-based discriminatory labor practices hampered its productivity. While the Japanese monopolized high-ranking positions, the Chinese were limited to precarious, low-wage, and high-risk positions. As a result, Chinese workers were often single and impoverished. In essence, colonial control of the mine succumbed to a normal consequence of colonial sequestering. Namely, the ethnic and systemic discrimination tied to colonial oppression invariably distorts the façade of ‘modernity’ and eventually displaces it with the dehumanizing face of ‘coloniality.’

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