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The Crack-Up: 1919 & the Birth of Modern Korea, with Kyung Moon Hwang

The Crack-Up: 1919 & the Birth of Modern Korea, with Kyung Moon Hwang

FromCarnegie Council Podcasts


The Crack-Up: 1919 & the Birth of Modern Korea, with Kyung Moon Hwang

FromCarnegie Council Podcasts

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Mar 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Could the shared historical memory of March 1 ever be a source of unity between North Koreans and South Koreans? In this fascinating episode of The Crack-Up series that explores how 1919 shaped the modern world, Professor Kyung Moon Hwang discusses the complex birth of Korean nationhood and explains how both North and South Korea owe their origins and their national history narratives to the events swirling around March 1, 1919.
Released:
Mar 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Listen to events at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Speakers and interviewees include distinguished authors, government and UN officials, economists, and policymakers. Topics range from the ethics of war and peace, to religion in politics, to issues at the forefront of global social justice. To learn more, visit our website at http://www.carnegiecouncil.org.