{"product_id":"a-nation-within","title":"A Nation Within","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eA Nation Within\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eSayaka Chatani\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781503646124\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eStanford University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2026\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e318\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe presence of hundreds of thousands ethnic Koreans in Japan, or \"zainichi Koreans,\" is one of the visible legacies of Japanese colonialism. A surprising and influential group among zainichi Koreans that persists to this day is Chongryon, the only pro-North Korean diasporic group based in a capitalist society. Chongryon historically represented the central grassroots force seeking to liberate Koreans from Japan's imperial and neo-imperial influences. At the heart of the Chongryon community stands a political organization equipped with a central bureaucracy in Tokyo, with a headquarters in nearly every prefecture. Often called a de facto embassy of North Korea, the Chongryon organization has, in effect, functioned as a state within another state--operating hundreds of schools, banks, hospitals, business associations, publishing houses, and many other institutions across Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Based on extensive archival research and nearly 250 original interviews collected with co-researcher KumHee Cho, who was raised within the Chongryon community, Sayaka Chatani offers a sweeping social history of this secretive, protective community in xenophobic Japanese society. Weaving together personal accounts and situating them in a multi-layered, transnational political context, the book offers a finely textured, intimate narrative of the community's tumultuous history and decolonial praxis. Through the stories of Chongryon, this book provides a bottom-up analysis of power politics among zainichi Koreans and reshapes our understanding of Japanese history, Korean history, and the Cold War in Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"A Nation Within | Sayaka Chatani | Paperback | 9781503646124 | New | Asian History 1757475","offer_id":49228838699160,"sku":"1757475","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/7161TelE_TL.jpg?v=1781193997","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/a-nation-within","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}