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Dear Leonid,<br><br>
This document is most interesting, especially with <i>kukch'e</i> then
being the reigning doctrine of militarist Japan, i.e., <i>kokutai</i>. I
once made a link between the two, and some Koreans in the South said that
was not possible because <i>kokutai</i> meant "national body,"
as in an organic, integral, unified nation. Whereupon I said, this is
nothing more than rightwing organic politics practiced all over the world
in the 1930s, which also appealed to left-wing nationalists in places
like Korea, Rumania (Manoilescu), etc.<br><br>
But I needed this reference to make the point well.<br><br>
Best,<br><br>
<br>
Bruce<br><br>
<br><br>
At 09:11 PM 2/11/2002 +1100, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>Dear
Frank,</font><br>
<br>
<font face="arial" size=2>In April 1941, the founder of the Marxist
Socio-economic school of historiography, Paek Nam-un, gave a public
lecture titled "The Morality of Regulated Economy". One section
of his lecture was titled "T'ongje-Ui chuch'e-wa sinch'eje-Ui
sOngkkyOk" [The Subject of Control and the Nature of the New
System]. There Paek argued that Korea [uri kukch'e] must become a subject
[chuch'e] of the new Japanese economic control and therefore help the
Japanese people [ilbon kungmin] fulfill the Emperor's policy on the
creation of the country's invincible might [kUmgu mugyOl]. </font><br>
<br>
<font face="arial" size=2>We can see that in this piece the word
"chuch'e" was used in its original meaning --
"subject" -- albeit a little bit broadened by the
fascism-tilting author. </font><br>
<br>
<font face="arial" size=2>This lecture was given at the Keijo Daiwa Hall,
the usual venue for patriotic events held in the Japanese-occupied
Seoul.</font><a name="_ftnref1"></a><font face="arial">[1]</font><font face="arial" size=2>
Paek also argued for successful creation of the Japan-Manchuria-China
bloc in East Asia as was suggested by the Eight Corners under One Roof
[hakko ichiu] motto. He also compared the merits of Japanese economic
system (which he unequivocally called our national economy ) with that of
Germany and Italy. Paek claimed that, from the moral point of view, the
Japanese economic model, based on the Imperial system, was far more
advanced than those implemented by some prominent leaders in
Europe.</font><a name="_ftnref2"></a><font face="arial">[2]</font><font face="arial" size=2>
Despite the timid criticism of over-regulation and rising prices, Paek
called upon his countrymen to mobilize all national resources and prepare
themselves for the extremes of wartime economy. </font><br>
<br>
<font face="arial" size=2><a name="_ftn1"></a>[1] Paek Nam-un, TMsei
Keizai-no Rinrisei [The Morality of Regulated Economy], TMyM-no Hikari,
(June 1942), No. 4-6. <br>
</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2><a name="_ftn2"></a>[2] Paek Nam-un, T ongje
KyOngje-Ui YullisOng [The Morality of Regulated Economy], Ha Il-sik,
trans., Hwip yOn. Paek Nam-un ChOnjip 4., Seoul: Iron-gwa Silch On, 1991,
pp.282-284.<br>
With best regards,<br><br>
LEONID A. PETROV <br>
Division of Pacific and Asian History<br>
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies <br>
The Australian National University<br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>----- Original Message ----- </font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>From: "Ruediger Frank"
<<a href="mailto:rfrank@eplus-online.de">rfrank@eplus-online.de</a>></font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>To:
<<a href="mailto:Koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws">Koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws</a>></font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 8:03
PM</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Subject: [KS] Chuch'e</font><br>
<font face="arial"><br>
</font><font face="arial" size=2>> Dear list,<br>
> <br>
> I am currently writing an article on the political system of North
Korea <br>
> for a German university textbook. Needless to say that in the course
of <br>
> this work I have to deal with the term Chuch'e.<br>
> <br>
> As far as I remember having heard, a philosophical term called
Shutaisei <br>
> (Chuch'esOng) has already been used by the Japanese in the 1920s,
long <br>
> before Kim Il-sOng introduced Chuch'e in his speech to the
propagandists of <br>
> the Nodongdang on December 28, 1955. Is that correct? And if yes, in
which <br>
> context has it been used before?<br>
> <br>
> Thanks a lot for your help.<br>
> <br>
> Best regards,<br>
> <br>
> Ruediger Frank<br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>> Web:
<a href="http://www2.hu-berlin.de/korea">http://www2.hu-berlin.de/korea</a></font><br>
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