Heritage Management in Korea and Japan

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

• AcknowledgmentsPreface: Critical Perspectives on Archaeology, Heritage, and TourismConventionsAbbreviations 1. Ranking “Korean” Properties: Heritage Administration, South Gate, and Salvaging Buried Remains 2. Collecting Japan’s Curios: World Fairs, Imperial Tombs, and Preservation Laws 3. Tracing Japan’s Lineage: Art, Architecture, and Conquest Dynasties 4. Searching for the Missing Link: Prehistory, Ethnology, and Racial Discourse 5. Excavating Korea’s Past: Colonialists, Archaeologists, and Nostalgic Ruins 6. Rediscovering the Homelands: Travel Myths, Images, and the Narrative of ReturnConclusion Contested Ownership: The Plunder and the Return of Cultural Treasures Tables Notes Glossary Bibliography Index

"The selection and valorization of heritage sites and themes is never neutral, but is packed with judgments derived from the worldviews and values of the choosers. This book’s aim is to expose in great detail this know process in a relatively unexamined geographic sphere–that of East Asia and specifically the regions colonized by Japan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries."