Heritage Management in Korea and Japan (EPUB) von Hyung Il Pai

Acknowledgments

Preface: Critical Perspectives on Archaeology, Heritage, and Tourism

Conventions

Abbreviations

1. Ranking Korean Properties: Heritage Administration, South Gate, and Salvaging Buried Remains

2. Collecting Japans Curios: World Fairs, Imperial Tombs, and Preservation Laws

3. Tracing Japans Lineage: Art, Architecture, and Conquest Dynasties

4. Searching for the Missing Link: Prehistory, Ethnology, and Racial Discourse

5. Excavating Koreas Past: Colonialists, Archaeologists, and Nostalgic Ruins

6. Rediscovering the Homelands: Travel Myths, Images, and the Narrative of Return

Conclusion Contested Ownership: The Plunder and the Return of Cultural Treasures

Tables

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Imperial tombs, Buddhist architecture, palaces, and art treasures in Korea and Japan have attracted scholars, collectors, and conservatorsand millions of tourists. As iconic markers of racial and cultural identity at home and abroad, they are embraced as tangible sources of immense national pride and popular must-see destinations.

This book provides the first sustained account to highlight how the forces of modernity, nationalism, colonialism, and globalization have contributed to the birth of museums, field disciplines, tourist industry, and heritage management policies. Its chapters trace the history of explorations, preservations, and reconstructions of archaeological monuments from an interregional East Asian comparative perspective in the past century.

Hyung Il Pai is professor of East Asian languages and cultural studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is the author ofConstructing Korean Origins.