Format:
xxiv, 231 Seiten
,
23 cm
ISBN:
149550543X
,
9781495505430
Content:
Dr. Metraux explores the writing of seven correspondents, six American and one Canadian, who reported the war from behind Japanese lines during the Russo-Japanese War : George Kennan, Frederick Palmer, Jack London, Frederick McKenzie, William Jennings Bryan, William Elliott Griffis and Thomas Millard. All agreed that Japan was a modern nation and Korea was impoverished and corrupt. Where they differed in opinion was on Japan's motives for seizing Korea : to be a benevolent big brother or a merciless imperialist employing brutal tactics. Metraux states "The goal of this work is to demonstrate and analyze the "Rashomon effect", a phenomenon where there are so many different interpretations of what is going on that it becomes difficult to know the whole truth." Daniel Metraux wants the reader to beware when reading supposedly factual news. What is Truth?
Content:
Forward, Wilton S. Dillon -- Life in Korea Prior to the Russo-Japanese War. -- American Attitudes Towards Japan and Korea at the Time of the Russo-Japanese War. -- George Kennan's Depiction of Korea as a "Degenerate State" and Japan as its Gracious Savior. -- Frederick Palmer: Visionary Who Predicted the Russo-Japanese War Years Before its Onset. -- Jack London: Koreans as People of the Abyss. -- Frederick McKenzie: The Malevolent Japanese Seizure of Korea. -- William Jennings Bryan: The Great Commoner Tours War-Torn Korea. -- William E. Griffis: The Studious Compiler. -- Thomas Millard: Anti-Imperialist Critic of Japan. -- Epilogue. -- Bibliography
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-228)
Language:
English
Keywords:
USA
;
Journalismus
;
Berichterstattung
;
Korea
;
Annexion
