Korea's 35 years (1910-45) of domination by Japan are usually treated by historians as a period of political, economic, and cultural subjugation Most Koreans look back on the era bitterly Nevertheless, a more balanced view takes into consideration the Japanese contributions to the construction of an infrastructure upon which post-colonial одъйи Korean economic expansion could be based Much was invested in schools, public health systems, railways, hydroelectric projects, and the like In this study Eckert sees Japan as a catalyst abetting the rise of a capitalist class of entrepreneurs He concentrates on a single remarkably successful Korean family, the Kims of Koch'ang county, in this enlightening and highly innovative work on modern economic development This is a book of award-winning quality, thoroughly researched in both Korean and Japanese sources, and brilliantly presented Of major interest to specialists in the field - John H Boyle, California State Univ , Chico Автор Carter J Eckert.  Тонкая вощенаяИздательство: University of Washington Press, 1996 г Мягкая обложка, 388 стр ISBN 0295975334.