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Politics and Pageantry in Protectorate Korea (1905–10): The Imperial Progresses of Sunjong

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2009

Christine Kim
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In the winter of 1909, at the height of Japan's informal rule in Korea, the protectorate government sent the Korean emperor Sunjong on an extended tour of the provinces. Applying the nation-building techniques of Meiji Japan, the residency-general had intended to promote unity and cooperation through the Korean royal house. Instead, the progresses sparked anti-Japanese nationalism and culminated in expressions of resistance. This article explores the political context of the progresses, the role of the newspapers in Korea and Japan in shaping public opinion, and the contest of official and popular nationalisms in Korea, defined by the symbols of the throne and the national flag.

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The Journal of Asian Studies , Volume 68 , Issue 3 , August 2009 , pp. 835 - 859
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Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2009

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