The Ideological Foundation of Colonialism: Readings of Three Japanese Texts.
This paper discusses the history of Japanese colonialism in Korea, and evaluates Japanese texts for indications of political and ideological justification of colonial domination in Korea. The objective of this essay is to study the textual language of Japanese political writings in order to interpret the ways Japan's influences in Korea are described and rationalised in the writings, and to highlight the ideological foundations of colonialism in East Asia. 9 pgs. 3 sources.
