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Simmering Strife: Mt. Paektu and Sino-Korean Relations

Straily, Katy Ann
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1524075524289608

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2018, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, East Asian Studies.
This research seeks to examine the creation of modern North and South Korean national identity and show the potentially explosive ramifications that this could have on Sino-Korean relations in a reunification era. Historical memory describes the way through which groups of people deliberately construct their history. These narratives are often harnessed by governments in pursuit of their political goals. Paektu Mountain, called Changbaishan by the Chinese, is a 9,000 feet volcano that straddles the border of North Korea and China. This mountain is the source of Korean foundation myth, as it is said to be where Korea’s founder, Tan’gun, was born over 3,000 years ago. In modern history, Mt. Paektu and the myth that surrounds it has become a symbol of both North and South Korean nationalism. This begs the question: how can a national symbol have the power to affect foreign relations on the Korean peninsula? Mt. Paektu thus offers us a critical window into understanding Korean nationalism and anticipating the subsequent problems of reunification and national identity.
Pil Ho Kim (Advisor)
Deborah Solomon (Committee Member)
Mitchell Lerner (Committee Member)
60 p.
Asian Studies
Korea; Mt Paektu; Sino Korean Relations; Ethnic Nationalism; North Korea; South Korea; Tangun;

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  • Straily, K. A. (2018). Simmering Strife: Mt. Paektu and Sino-Korean Relations [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1524075524289608

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Straily, Katy. Simmering Strife: Mt. Paektu and Sino-Korean Relations. 2018. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1524075524289608.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Straily, Katy. "Simmering Strife: Mt. Paektu and Sino-Korean Relations." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1524075524289608

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