#28 – Alexis Dudden on the legal background of Japan's annexation of Korea (1870-1910)
Channel: Korea and the World
Date: 2015-08-26

Japan’s conquests in Asia during the late 19th and early 20th century had very material objectives, yet the country also took great care in justifying its actions from a legal and normative perspective. We spoke to Professor Alexis Dudden about this particular aspect of Japanese imperialism and how it impacted the colonization of Korea.

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