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This remarkable book examines the complex history of Japanese colonial and postcolonial interactions with Korea, particularly in matters of cultural policy. E. Taylor Atkins focuses on past and present Japanese fascination with Korean culture as he reassesses colonial anthropology, heritage curation, cultural policy, and Korean performance art in Japanese mass media culture. Atkins challenges the prevailing view that imperial Japan demonstrated contempt for Koreans through suppression of Korean culture. In his analysis, the Japanese preoccupation with Koreana provided the empire with a poignant vision of its own past, now lost--including communal living and social solidarity--which then allowed Japanese to grieve for their former selves. At the same time, the specific objects of Japan's gaze--folk theater, dances, shamanism, music, and material heritage--became emblems of national identity in postcolonial Korea.

Postcolonialism --- Imperialism --- Public opinion --- Social aspects --- History --- Japan --- Korea --- Cultural policy. --- Colonial influence. --- Foreign public opinion, Japanese. --- Relations --- 20th century. --- asia scholars. --- asian studies. --- colonial anthropology. --- colonial gaze. --- colonialism. --- communal living. --- cultural analysis. --- cultural policy. --- cultural suppression. --- folk theater. --- heritage curation. --- japanese colonialism. --- japanese history. --- korea. --- korean culture. --- korean music. --- koreana. --- mass media culture. --- material heritage. --- modern history. --- national identity. --- performance art. --- political history. --- postcolonial korea. --- postcolonialism. --- shamanism. --- social history.