Early Mentions of Korea in British Parliamentary Debates

• 발행기관: 한국학술연구원
• 저자명: Loughlin J. Sweeney
• 간행물 정보: 『Korea Observer』Vol 48, No 4, 701~731쪽, 전체 31쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 정치외교학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2017.12.30

영문 초록

In the late nineteenth century, Korea was at the nexus of Great Power contestation in East Asia. Having existed within the sphere of China for centuries, it found itself the subject of expansionary ambitions by the Russian and Japanese empires, and also drawn, in a limited way, into the sphere of Britain’s informal empire. This paper discusses the extent to which a Korean dimension was incorporated into British parliamentary discourse in this period. It analyzes the Korean issues that captured the attention of British MPs, and examines the extent of their knowledge of Korean affairs in the late nineteenth century. It also considers the relevance of concepts of ‘informal empire’ and the ‘official mind’ to the discussion of East Asian imperial and geopolitical history in the late nineteenth century.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Applying theories of informal empire and the official mind to late nineteenth century Korea

III. The extension of commercial empire, 1876-1894

IV. Not picking sides: Liberal and Conservative foreign policies, 1895-1910

V. Imagined Koreas and information asymmetries

VI. Conclusion: Korea, informal empire, and the ‘official mind’

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키워드

Joseon Korea Great Britain trade informal empire political history geopolitics