Re: (Translation) Blood of the Old Kings by Sung-Il Kim

On 16 Oct 2024 19:26:54 GMT, Chris Buckley <alan@sabir.com> wrote:

On 2024-10-16, James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:

In article <robertaw-EAA20F.09500616102024@news.individual.net>,
Robert Woodward  <robertaw@drizzle.com> wrote:

In article <4551b48eb3c951be11a93550ec6beaf6@www.novabbs.com>,
quadibloc <quadibloc@gmail.com> wrote:
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No doubt the comment in your review,
 
"I wonder where on Earth a Korean author would get the idea of a
relentlessly expansionist, exploitative empire determined to replace the
cultures and religions of neighboring countries with the Empire’s
hegemonic culture? It seems almost as though Kim has specific models in
mind. I suppose we will never know what those models were."
 
was intended as a joke, and was written with tongue in cheek.
 
I can think of two candidates off the top of my head, of course.
 

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And I thought of ONE direct example off the top of my head. Japan from
the late 19th century to the end of WWII ruled Korea ... firmly.
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Is the image directly below "I suppose we will never know what those
models were." only visible to me?

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Unfortunately, it actually requires knowledge of Geography to
interpret, which may be asking a bit much.  (Nothing can be read of
the image's labels and what the coloring shows is very non-conclusive.)

The left map appears to be showing various political entities in the
general area of Korea. It might be useful with some Korean historical
movies set a century or two ago.

The right map shows Japan and Korea. Close, aren't they?

But neither really /implicates/ Japan, as far as I can tell.
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