{"product_id":"fighting-for-the-enemy-9780295992587","title":"Fighting for the Enemy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn extended, objective analysis of the exploitation of the thousands of young Korean men who served in Japan's military and auxiliary occupations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Palmer’s study is long overdue in addressing Japan’s colonial policy and how the exigencies of war forced Tokyo to revise its initial policies for a people they long considered to be inferior. . . . [This book is] Essential.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Palmer's study is long overdue in addressing Japan's colonial policy and how the exigencies of war forced Tokyo to revise its initial policies for a people they long considered to be inferior. A must for any library seeking to upgrade its collection on the Pacific War.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[B]alanced, exhaustive, and textured….Palmer’s work must be placed with T. Fujitani’s Race for Empire as one of the two most important works on the subject in the English-language literature on the war period in Korea. It will certainly stand as the platform from which further study of the late colonial period will evolve.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Michael E. Robinson * Journal of Japanese Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brandon Palmer’s study manages to achieve the often sought-after combination of brevity, readability, and greater historical awareness. . . . [A] fascinating, objective look at the experience of Korean men during the Second World War. \u003ci\u003eFighting for the Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e does not set out to be an end-all history of colonial Korea, but anyone who wishes to study the period would be remiss if it wasn’t part of his or her collection.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Evan T. Daniels * Korean Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Korea’s Mobilization in context \u003cbr\u003e 2. The Korean Volunteer Soldier Systems \u003cbr\u003e 3. The Korean Conscription System \u003cbr\u003e 4. Mobilization of Colonial Labor \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400922210647,"sku":"9780295992587","price":33.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295992587.jpg?v=1730471955","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fighting-for-the-enemy-9780295992587","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}