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OverviewA free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Rules of the House offers a dynamic revisionist account of the Japanese colonial rule of Korea (1910–1945) by examining the roles of women in the civil courts. Challenging the dominant view that women were victimized by the Japanese family laws and its patriarchal biases, Sungyun Lim argues that Korean women had to struggle equally against Korean patriarchal interests. Moreover, women were not passive victims; instead, they proactively struggled to expand their rights by participating in the Japanese colonial legal system. In turn, the Japanese doctrine of promoting progressive legal rights would prove advantageous to them. Following female plaintiffs and their civil disputes from the precolonial Choson dynasty through colonial times and into postcolonial reforms, this book presents a new and groundbreaking story about Korean women’s legal struggles, revealing their surprising collaborative relationship with the colonial state. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sungyun LimPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Volume: 2 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9780520302525ISBN 10: 0520302524 Pages: 188 Publication Date: 13 November 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Widows on the Margins of the Family 2. Widowed Household Heads and the New Boundary of the Family 3. Arguing for Daughters' Inheritance Rights 4. Conjugal Love and Conjugal Family on Trial 5. Consolidating the Household across the 1945 Divide Conclusion Chronology Glossary Notes BibliographyReviews"“[An] important contribution to our understanding of Japan’s assimilation policy in Korea.” * Journal of Japanese Studies * ""[Lim writes] eloquently about the gendering of society and. . . . accomplish[es] what any scholarly book should do—that is, become the means to investigate, interrogate, and gain new perspectives . . . "" * Cross-Currents * ""Lim’s clear and persuasive presentation of her findings and of its scholarly significance . . . makes this book a valuable contribution to the historiography of Korea. Its straightforward, accessible, and often compelling narrative also renders it attractive for adoption in both undergraduate and graduate courses."" * Journal of Asian Studies *" [An] important contribution to our understanding of Japan's assimilation policy in Korea. * Journal of Japanese Studies * Author InformationSungyun Lim is Assistant Professor of Modern Korean and Japanese History at the University of Colorado Boulder. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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