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9780801467950
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An empire invites local collaborators in the making and sustenance of its colonies. Between 1896 and 1910, Japan's project to colonize Korea was deeply intertwined with the movements of reform-minded Koreans to solve the crisis of the Choson dynasty (1392-1910). Among those reformers, it was the Ilchinhoe (Advance in Unity Society)-a unique group of reformers from various social origins-that most ardently embraced Japan's discourse of "civilizing Korea" and saw Japan's colonization as an opportunity to advance its own "populist agendas." The Ilchinhoe members called themselves "representatives of the people" and mobilized vibrant popular movements that claimed to protect the people's freedom, property, and lives. Neither modernist nor traditionalist, they were willing to sacrifice the sovereignty of the Korean monarchy if that would ensure the rights and equality of the people. Both the Japanese colonizers and the Korean elites disliked the Ilchinhoe for its aggressive activism, which sought to control local tax administration and reverse the existing power relations between the people and government officials. Ultimately, the Ilchinhoe members faced visceral moral condemnation from their fellow Koreans when their language and actions resulted in nothing but assist the emergence of the Japanese colonial empire in Korea. In Populist Collaborators, Yumi Moon examines the vexed position of these Korean reformers in the final years of the Choson dynasty, and highlights the global significance of their case for revisiting the politics of local collaboration in the history of a colonial empire.
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POPULIST COLLABORATORS
POPULIST COLLABORATORS The Ilchinhoe and the Japanese Colonization of Korea, 1896–1910
Yumi Moon
CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS ITHACA AND LONDON
Cornell University Press gratefully acknowledges receipt of a subvention from the Korean Studies Program at Stanford University that assisted in the publication of this book.
Copyright © 2013 by Cornell University
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First published 2013 by Cornell University Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Moon, Yumi. andnhoelchiheI:totsrobarloalcstlipuPoroae,nioKofonolatizenacesehtpaJ1896–1910 / Yumi Moon. p.cm. dex.lcdusebnIicphralliibraognasnidrefeecne ISBN 978-0-8014-5041-9 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Korea—Politics and government—1864–1910.2. Ilchinhoe.3. Korea— Foreign relations—Japan.relations—Korea.4. Japan—Foreign I. Title. DS915.25.M662013 951.9'02—dc23 2012037115
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Contents
Acknowledgments Abbreviations Author’s Note
Introduction 1. The Korean Reformers and the Late Choson State 2. People and Foreigners: The Northwestern Provinces, 1896–1904 3. Sensational Campaigns: The Russo-Japanese War and the Ilchinhoe’s Rise, 1904–1905 4. Freedom and the New Look: The Culture and Rhetoric of the Ilchinhoe Movement 5. The Populist Contest: The Ilchinhoe’s Tax Resistance, 1904–1907 6. Subverting Local Society: Ilchinhoe Legal Disputes, 1904–1907 7. The Authoritarian Resolution: The Ilchinhoe and the Japanese, 1904–1910 Conclusion
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Acknowedgments
A few choices, made without imagining their long-term results, have shaped my life. I wrote this book with deep sympathy for people who tried hard to change their lives but became bewildered by the progress of history. Luckily, many good people have helped me survive the results of my choices, whether made from in-nocence or from ignorance. I must first thank my teachers. Carter Eckert, my advisor at Harvard, gave me both intellectual inspiration and space to grow as a historian. He recognized the importance of my work beyond what any graduate student might dream of receiving from her advisor and never failed to express his confidence in my academic capability. With his continuous encouragement, valuable criticism, and warm personal advice, I was able to withstand my diffi-cult moments at Harvard and subsequently at Stanford. I also thank Edward Baker, who admitted me as the Harvard-Yenching visiting fellow and gave me the chance to begin a new academic career in the United States. His support and understanding provided breathing space during my years at Harvard. Sun Joo Kim has guided me with her academic expertise, her exemplary career as a Korean historian, and her warmth and wisdom. She included my work in her conference panels and in her book and also contributed detailed comments on drafts of chapters for this book. Andrew Gordon introduced me to modern Japanese history and amazed me with his academic rigor and precision. Due to his criticism and advice, I was able to rethink my work in the historiography of the Japanese Empire. Iriye Akira let me audit his courses in international history, read my research, and acknowledged its academic contribution with encourage-ment. Sugata Bose introduced me to the major debates on colonialism and post-colonialism in the history of South Asia. I also thank Albert Craig for his teaching in Meiji history, Milan Hejtmanek for igniting my interest in the history of the Choson dynasty, Bernard Bailyn for his course on methodology in history, and Daniel Botsman, Mikael Adolphson, and the late Harold Bolitho in the Japanese history seminar for their criticism at the earliest stage of my research. It is a blessing that I have been able to continue my academic communication with my advisors at Seoul National University. I especially thank Yong-chool Ha, Young-sun Ha, Jung-woon Choi, and Young-kwan Yoon for their teaching and personal encouragement. Many colleagues at Stanford University and elsewhere read the drafts of this book and gave me valuable comments. Kyung Moon Hwang, Kyu Hyun Kim,
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Andre Schmid, and Theodore Jun Yoo read the manuscript and offered criti-cisms and suggestions for revising it. Thanks to the advice of Matt Sommer, I was able to organize a seminar at Stanford on a draft of the book. Mark Lewis, Tom Mullaney, Gi-Wook Shin, Matt Sommer, Jun Uchida, and Kären Wigen joined the seminar and helped me with their insightful questions and comments. Peter Duus kindly read my manuscript and suggested key areas where it could be improved. My departmental mentors at Stanford, Gordon Chang, Estelle Freed-man, and David Holloway, guided my professional development with knowl-edge and thoughtfulness. I also must mention the colleagues who wrote letters for my permanent residency to the U.S. Immigration Office: Nam Hee Lee and Clark Sorenson, as well as Carter Eckert, Kyung Moon Hwang, Theodore Jun Yoo, and Kyu Hyun Kim. Professors Tae-Gyun Park, Kun-sik Chung, and Yong-ukChungatSeoulNationalUniversityaidedmyresearchorintroducedmetoimportant scholars during my visits to Seoul. The two anonymous readers for Cornell University Press gave me valuable comments to make my manuscript conceptually more coherent. I also benefited from anonymous reviewers for the American Historical Review, whose comments on my article have been incorpo-rated into the introduction and other chapters of this book. I also learned a lot from the discussants and audiences at my various presentations at Association for Asian Studies annual meetings, Harvard University, the University of Cali-fornia at Berkeley, the University of British Columbia, Seoul National University, and the University of Southern California, and at the University of Washington in Seattle and Princeton University. Stanford students in my course on colonial-ism and collaboration helped me clarify my arguments on collaboration and surprised me with their sincere interest in the subject. I also miss and thank my fellow students during my graduate years. Many of them are now teaching at academic institutions. They include Chong Bum Kim, Jiwon Shin, Jin K. Robertson, Mark Byington, Hyung Gu Lynn, John Frankl, Eugene Park, Tae Yang Kwak, Jungwon Kim, Sue Jean Cho, Izumi Nakayama, Emer O’Dwyer, Yoichi Nakano, Marjan Boogert, Chiho Sawada, the late Scott Swaner, and many others. Among them, Michael Kim read my research and offered sharp critiques and editing suggestions. The Korean staff at the Harvard-Yenching Library, Choong Nam Yoon, Seunghi Paek, and Hyang Lee, always re-sponded to my requests with kindness. Dr. Kyungmi Chun, the Korean librarian at Stanford, established the Korea Collection from scratch and allowed me to continue my work with ease. K. E. Duffin, my writing advisor at Harvard, and Victoria R. M. Scott, my current editor, have made my English prose more read-able. I especially thank Victoria for answering urgent last-minute requests with generosity and professionalism. Roger Haydon at Cornell University Press has been a wonderful editor. I am grateful for his intelligence and judgment.
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Throughout my academic journey to date, my work life has relied completely on the patience and assistance of my family. My husband has endured our un-usual married life with compassion and responsibility. My two children have patiently borne their mom’s long working hours and absence from school field trips and the like. I hope they understand my love for them and my struggles to be home with them. Throughout my years in the United States, my parents have always remained on my side, listening to my dreams and worries. My mother has been the ultimate source of support in overcoming frustrations and moving on. This book is dedicated to her for her inspiration and love.
Parts of this book have been published earlier in my “Immoral Rights: Korean Populist Reformers and the Japanese Colonization of Korea,”American Histori-cal Review118, no. 1 (February 2013); “Minkwon kwa Cheguk: Kukwon Sang-silgi Minkwon Kaenyomui Yongpop kwa Pyonhwa, 1896–1910” (Rights and Empire: The Concept of Popular Rights and Its Changes during the Period of the Great Korean Empire, 1896–1910), in Ha Yong-son and Son Yol, eds.,Kundae Han’gukui Sahoe Kwahak Kaenyom Hyongsongsa(The History of Social Science Concepts in Modern Korea), vol. 2 (Seoul: Ch’angjak kwa Pip’yongsa, 2012); and “From Periphery to a Transnational Frontier: Popular Movements in the Northwestern Provinces, 1896–1904,” in Sun Joo Kim, ed.,The Northern Region of Korea: History, Identity, and Culture(Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2010). I am thankful to the publishers and editors of the article and the book chapters for allowing me to use their contents in this book.
