Korean Paekjong Under Japanese Rule Book

	List of illustrations
	Preface and acknowledgements
1	Introduction	1
Pt. I	Historical and social contexts	13
2	The paekjong: background and historical profile	15
	Social status	16
	The transformation of the paekjong community: 1890-1930	23
3	Origins of the Hyongp'yong movement	34
	The paekjong's public relations and activities	34
	The development of social movements under Japanese rule	37
	The spread of the egalitarian idea	46
Pt. II	The Hyongp'yong movement: 1923-1935	49
4	The birth of the Hyongp'yong Movement	51
	The launch of the Hyongp'yongsa in Chinju in 1923	51
	The development and consequences of the Hyongp'yong movement in the early period: 1923-1924	55
5	The internal dynamics: 1924-1925	69
	The factional dispute	69
	Background and implications of the factional dispute	73
6	The external trials: 1923-1925	86
	The Kimhae incident (Case Study 1)	87
	The Ipjang incident (Case Study 2)	89
	The Yech'on incident (Case Study 3)	91
	The general nature of opposition and conflict in the early period: 1923-1925	98
7	Expansion and stagnation: 1925-1930	107
	The growth of the organisation	108
	The emergence of sub-groups	110
	The national leadership in transition	116
	Substantive achievements and outcomes	126
	Growing concerns over social and political issues	137
8	Ideological tensions and the decline of the movement: 1930-1935	146
	The dissolution controversy	147
	The 'Hyongp'yong Youth Vanguard League' affair	154
	Transformation to the Taedongsa	158
9	Conclusion and addenda	165
	Summary	165
	Why was there less activity in the north?	167
	Historical evaluation of the Hyongp'yong movement	168
App. I	Content analysis of newspaper materials	171
App. II	Illustrative extracts from the chronicle of the Hyongp'yong movement established on the basis of newspaper reports and articles	173
	Notes	176
	Bibliography	197
	Index	207