Constructing "Korean" Origins: A Critical Review of Archaeology, Historiography, and Racial Myth in Korean State-Formation Theories

by Hyung Il Pai

In this wide-ranging study, Hyung Il Pai examines how archaeological finds from throughout Northeast Asia have been used in Korea to construct a myth of state formation. This myth emphasizes the ancient development of a pure Korean race that created a civilization rivaling those of China and Japan and a unified state controlling a wide area in Asia. Through a new analysis of the archaeological data, Pai shows that the Korean state was in fact formed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067400244X
• ISBN13: 9780674002449
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"