A nation within : North Korean zainichi in postimperial Japan / Sayaka Chatani, with KumHee Cho.
| Author/creator | Chatani, Sayaka author. |
| Other author | Cho, KumHee (Research assistant), researcher. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2026] |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | xxiv, 291 pages : illustrations, map, portraits, chart ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University http://id.loc.gov/resources/hubs/d8f458d2-fa6d-a6fb-ee86-6ce458dfd2d9 ^A593434 |
| Contents | Toward not overcoming ethnicities -- Tongne, a basis of territoriality -- Hakkyo, the cultural bubble -- Nyŏmaeng, building stability -- Ilkun, state borders -- Ilbon ŏmŏni, solving contradictions -- Bridges to North Korea -- Through the crises : a brief reflection -- Conclusion : a postimperial history of Japan. |
| Abstract | "The presence of hundreds of thousands of ethnic Koreans in Japan, or "zainichi Koreans," is one of the visible legacies of Japanese colonialism. A surprising and influential group among zainichi Koreans that persists to this day is Chongryon, the only pro-North Korean diasporic group based in a capitalist society. Chongryon historically represented the central grassroots force seeking to liberate Koreans from Japan's imperial and neo-imperial influences. At the heart of the Chongryon community stands a political organization equipped with a central bureaucracy in Tokyo, with a headquarters in nearly every prefecture. Often called a de facto embassy of North Korea, the Chongryon organization has, in effect, functioned as a state within another state--operating hundreds of schools, banks, hospitals, business associations, publishing houses, and many other institutions across Japan. Based on extensive archival research and nearly 250 original interviews collected with co-researcher KumHee Cho, who was raised within the Chongryon community, Sayaka Chatani offers a sweeping social history of this secretive, protective community in xenophobic Japanese society. Weaving together personal accounts and situating them in a multi-layered, transnational political context, the book offers a finely textured, intimate narrative of the community's tumultuous history and decolonial praxis. Through the stories of Chongryon, this book provides a bottom-up analysis of power politics among zainichi Koreans and reshapes our understanding of Japanese history, Korean history, and the Cold War in Asia." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-280) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Chatani, Sayaka Nation within Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2026 9781503646131 |
| LCCN | 2025034777 |
| ISBN | 9781503646124 |
| ISBN | 9781503636385 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1503636380 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1503646122 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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