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Understanding Thought in the Qing Dynasty and Today The rise of modern China as a world power from the 1990s onward has resulted in a remarkable change in China's status in the world, compared to thirty years ago when China was an under-developed country thinking of itself as a revolutionary Third World nation against imperialism. China's efforts to unify and reorganize itself as a nation-state began with the National Revolution in the 1920s and bore fruit in 1949 as Communist China established the People's Republic of China, but not before China fought a war against the Imperialist Japan that was attempting to thwart such efforts and then the Civil War.
Written by Cho Byung-han, Professor Emeritus of History at Sogang University
"『근대한국외교문서』는 정조시대 외교문서『동문휘고』의 전통을 되살리는 작업" "외교사 연구 본격화하고,열강의 한반도인식 바로잡을 수 있어"
"A Collection of Documents Pertaining to the Diplomacy of Modern Korea represents an attempt to revive the tradition of Dongmunwhigo, a collection of diplomatic documents compiled during the King Jeongjo era" "To facilitate the study of diplomatic history and correct the powers' perception of the Korean peninsula" Editor's Note: A Collection of Documents Pertaining to the Diplomacy of Modern Korea (近代韓國外交文書) Volumes 1 through 5, the publication of which was supported by the NAHF, was recently chosen as the Excellent Academic Book by the National Academy of Sciences, the Republic of Korea. It proves that this masterpiece of research was a great achievement. On this occasion, the NAHF arranged an interview with Kim Yong-gu, director of the Hallym Academy of Science at Hallym University, who planned and carried out a project to publish A Collection of Documents Pertaining to the Diplomacy of Modern Korea, about the academic significance of the publication of this collection of diplomatic documents. The interview began with a question about his motivation behind this grand project.
Transcribed and Edited by Seol Won-tae, Senior Administrator at NAHF Office of Public Relations & Education
제5회 역사NGO세계대회 7월22일~25일 경희대에서 성공적 개최 20여개국 NGO대표 및 연구자 500여명, '평화공동체와 문명적 전환' 논의동아시아 역사화해를 위한 NGO의 역할에 기대
The 5th International NGO Conference on History and Peace Successfully Held at Kyunghee University from July 22 to 25, 2013 About 500 NGO Representatives and Researchers from 20 Countries Participate in the Discussion of 'Peaceful East Asian Community and the Transformation of Civilization' Expecting NGOs to Play Roles in Historical Reconciliation in East Asia On July 22, 2013, the 5th International NGO Conference on History and Peace opened with the symposium and keynote speech themed 'How to Accomplish Historical Reconciliation and Peace Promotion in Northeast Asia,' followed by four plenary sessions and thirteen workshops. Concurrently, a variety of other events were also held: a mock class taught by the authors of the Korea-Japan joint history textbook; special lectures by experts from countries around the world on East Asian history and culture; participatory programs for communication and reconciliation; international film festival.; exhibition; journalist forum; Asian youth forum; and history tour. The co-directors of this conference in Korea were: Samual Lee, Director of International NGO History Forum for Peace in Korea; Kim Hak-joon, President of Northeast Asian History Foundation; and Cho In-won, President of Kyung Hee University.
Written by Kang Seong-ho, Chairman of the Steering Committee, International NGO History Forum for Peace in East Asia
일본내 4개 평화공원에 묻힌 한국인희생자 실태 현장조사 시설별로 추도비설립 주체, 한국인희생 서술여부 등 차이 있어
A Field Trip to Four Peace Memorial Parks in Japan How They Differ in Remembering and Describing Korean Victims It was extremely hot when we visited Japan in mid-June. Besides, we were to visit four areas (Okinawa, Nagasaki, Hiroshima, and Tokyo) in lower latitudes. The purpose of our trip was to visit memorial facilities within Japan and see how they remembered and wrote about Korean victims. Even though we were familiar with the facilities, our plan was to visit them all together in order to identify and compare their characteristics.
Written by Choi Woon-do, Head of Policy Team, the Office of Policy Planning at NAHF
한국-키르기스스탄 역사·문화 공동 연구의 길을 열다
Korea and Kyrgyzstan Embark on Collaborative Research in History and Culture Kyrgyzstan is a Central Asian country bordered with the Tarim Basin of China in the east, Uzbekistan in the west, Tajikistan in the south, and Kazakhstan in the north. Kyrgyzstan is also a mountainous country with an average altitude of 2,750m, with the Tian Shan and the Pamiro-Alai taking up most of the northeastern and southwestern parts of its land, respectively. The peaks of the Tian Shan, including Victory Peak (7,439m) and Khan Tengri (6,995m), and the ranges of the Pamir Mountains, including the Alai Mountains with an average altitude of up to 6,000 meters, are capped with giant glaciers in an area equal to about 4.2% of the country's total land area.
Written by Jang Seok-ho, Research Fellow at NAHF Research Department
강위, 문호개방과 근대화에 앞장 선 선각적 지식인
Kang Wi, a Pioneering Intellectual Who Took the Lead in Opening and Modernizing Korea Kang Wi (姜瑋, 1820-1884), also known as Kowhandang (古歡堂), is a great poet who was a major contributor to forming the idea of reform in 19th-century Korea. This idea of reform was about a bourgeois revolution that if Korea adopted the advanced Western institutions and culture through opening, it could get out the internal and external troubles the Korean society was facing in the mid-19th century. Kang Wi was a living witness of the idea of reform in the making because he moved toward the idea of reform based on the pragmatic philosophy he had learned from scholar Kim Jung-hee (金正喜), also known as Chusa (秋史), and he was also directly involved in important historical events, such as the 1862 Peasant Rebellion, the 1866 French Invasion of Korea, the 1876 Korea-Japan Treaty, and the second dispatch of an envoy to Japan.
Written by Lee Hun-ju, Research Official at the National Institute of Korean History
"역사교사 정선생님"의 제12기 역사 아카데미 수강후기
History Teacher Mr. Jung Talks About His Experience in the 12th History Academy I had been teaching history for over two decades until 'East Asian History' was added to the curriculum. All history teachers in charge of East Asian History grapple with the challenge of figuring out how they should teach 'Japanese history' and 'what perspective' they should adopt in teaching this class. Despite my experience in teaching various history classes (e.g. national history, world history, Korean modern and contemporary history) for twenty years without difficulty, I found it very difficult to teach East Asian history, especially Japanese history, a subject that I didn't have an opportunity to study in detail, whether high school, college, or graduate school.
Written by Jung Eun-hoon, History Teacher of Anbeop High School (in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province)
The Great Kanto Earthquake: Ninety Years On, What Still Remains to Be Resolved? Q : This year marks the 90th year since the 'Great Kanto Earthquake.' Even though this earthquake occurred in Japan ninety years ago, Koreans still often talk about it. Why is that? The 'Great Kanto Earthquake' refers to a strong magnitude 7.9 earthquake that occurred on September 1, 1923 in the epicenter of Kanagawa (神奈川) Prefecture and affected the vast surrounding areas including Ibaraki (茨城) and Shizuoka (静岡) Prefectures. The earthquake caused particularly serious damage to Tokyo and Yokohama. Although the exact numbers are still uncertain, it is estimated that the earthquake left about 150,000 people dead, including those who are unaccounted for, and up to 1.9 million people suffering injuries or damage to property.
Written by Kim Min-kyu, Head of PR Team at the NAHF Office of Public Relations & Education
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