New Women in Colonial Korea: A Sourcebook

by Hyaeweol Choi

Book Overview

This book provides the first English translation of some of the central archival material concerning the development of New Woman (sin yŏsŏng) in Korea during the late nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century. It includes selected writings of both women and men who put forward their views on some of the key issues of new womanhood, including gender equality, chastity, divorce, education, fashion, hygiene, birth control,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415538491
• ISBN13: 9780415538497
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"