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Nationalism, Identity and Ideology in Korean and Korean Diasporic Textbooks

Nationalism, Identity and Ideology in Korean and Korean Diasporic Textbooks

Hardcover

Series: Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (Asaa) East

General Racism & Ethnic StudiesTeaching Instruction

Publisher Price: $233.99

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ISBN10: 1041353685
ISBN13: 9781041353683
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Nov 3 2026
Pages: 270
Language: English

This book examines how Korean and Korean-related textbooks have contributed to the construction of nationalism, ideology, identity, memory, and belonging across diverse historical and geopolitical contexts.

Rather than treating textbooks as neutral teaching materials, it approaches them as cultural artefacts through which states, institutions, and diasporic communities transmit values, legitimise authority, organise cultural memory, and define collective identity. The chapters cover Japanese colonial Korea, the divided Korean Peninsula, representations of the Korean War, North Korean elementary education, South Korea's textbooks for overseas Koreans, Chongryon schools in Japan, Korean-language textbooks for Thai students, and ethnic Korean education in China. Across these settings, the book shows how textbooks have promoted colonial assimilation, Cold War division, anti-communism, leader-centred devotion, cultural diplomacy, diasporic nationalism, soft power, and ethnic assimilation. By combining critical discourse analysis, visual analysis, comparative textbook studies, and theories of nationalism, this volume demonstrates how textbooks shape children's understanding of history, authority, culture, citizenship, and belonging.

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