{"product_id":"a-nation-within-9781503636385","title":"A Nation Within","description":"\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\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","brand":"Sayaka Chatani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48268206997755,"sku":"9781503636385","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_4fc7c0de-f13e-49fa-925d-9184db0f970f.jpg?v=1776189520","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/a-nation-within-9781503636385","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}