[KS] question on Yushin

[Michael Robinson]

Dear List:

I'm surprised the issue of the Meiji use of the same compound for 
"Restoration" (ishin) has not come up.  I'm not so up on my Confucian 
political terminology, but I imagine that yushin appears as do other similar 
concepts such as kaejo, etc.  Frank makes an interesting point in his 
comparison between Park's and Mao's attempts to start anew.  Park's speeches 
during the period around the advent of Yushin and the Saemaul Undong, 
however, are more resonant with Confucian injunctions.   Mike R.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ruediger Frank" <rfrank at koreanstudies.de>
To: "Korean Studies Discussion List" <Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 3:33 AM
Subject: Re: [KS] question on Yushin


> Dear Mr. Levkowitz and all,
>
> on a side note, I was always struck by the similarities
> between the Saemaeul Undong (New Village Movement), evolving
> around the same time as the Yushin Constitution, and  Mao's
> Cultural Revolution. If you read some of Park Chung-hee's
> speeches from that time, he stops short of talking about
> "the most beautiful characters" that could only be written
> "on a blank sheet of paper", to paraphrase the Great
> Helmsman who wanted to erase all traces of old thought to
> make room for new thinking in the minds of his Chinese
> subjects. Park, too, emphasizes the alleged "backwardness"
> of Koreans and their attitudes and calls for a thorough
> ideological modernization. Institutionalists such as
> Clarence E. Ayres would say that he tried to fight
> ceremonialism and supported technlogical dynamism. On a
> smaller scale, this is a process that repeats itself quite
> frequently in Korean politics until present time. The
> renaming of political parties, for example, is one
> expression of this continuous desire to "renew" or
> "revitalize". The official slogan "Dynamic Korea" fits
> perfectly into this way of looking at the issue.
>
> Best,
>
> Ruediger Frank
>
> William Brown wrote:
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>> For some reason I seem to remember they translated yushin into 
>> "revitalizing reforms" in English.
>>
>> Bill Brown
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>> From: "Alon Levkowitz" <levko at smile.net.il>
>> Reply-To: Korean Studies Discussion List <Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
>> To: <Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
>> Subject: [KS] question
>> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:24:21 +0200
>>
>> Dear group.
>> I would like to consult the group about a word - Yushin (Yusin). Was the 
>> term Yushin for the yushin constitution under Park's regime was chosen 
>> for a specific goal. Does the word, without the problematic applications 
>> of the constitution by Park, means positive or negative?
>> Thanks
>> Alon
>> Dr. Alon Levkowitz
>> Email: levko at smile.net.il
>> Tel/Fax: 972-3-6133045
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