{"product_id":"under-the-black-umbrella-voices-from-colonial-korea-1910-1945","title":"Under the Black Umbrella: Voices from Colonial Korea, 1910–1945","description":"In the rich and varied life stories in Under the Black Umbrella, elderly Koreans recall incidents that illustrate the complexities of Korea during the colonial period. Hildi Kang here reinvigorates a period of Korean history long shrouded in the silence of those who endured under the \"black umbrella\" of Japanese colonial rule.\n\nExisting descriptions of the colonial period tend to focus on extremes: imperial repression and national resistance, Japanese subjugation and Korean suffering, Korean backwardness and Japanese progress. \"Most people,\" Kang says, \"have read or heard only the horror stories which, although true, tell only a small segment of colonial life.\" The varied accounts in Under the Black Umbrella reveal a truth that is both more ambiguous and more human—the small-scale, mundane realities of life in colonial Korea.\nAccessible and attractive narratives, linked by brief historical overviews, provide a large and fully textured view of Korea under Japanese rule. Looking past racial hatred and repression, Kang reveals small acts of resistance carried out by Koreans, as well as gestures of fairness by Japanese colonizers. Impressive for the history it recovers and preserves, Under the Black Umbrella is a candid, human account of a complicated time in a contested place.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0801472709\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0801472709.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kang, Hildi\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41575635943482,"sku":"DBV.0801472709.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0801472709-0.jpg?v=1785642133","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/under-the-black-umbrella-voices-from-colonial-korea-1910-1945","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}