Анотация: In Yuktang Ch'oe Nam-son and Korean Modernity, the author traces the steps Ch'oe Nam-son (1890-1957), famed Koreanologist and independence activist, took at the beginning of the twentieth century in order to establish Korean identity as a cultural entity. In Part One of his book, the author reveals the multi-generational involvement of the Ch'oe family in modern Korean history, from the enlightenment movement to the modernization movement. In Part Two, he offers a new interpretation of Yuktang's lifelong work, pointing out that the primary focus of Yuktang's prolific scholarly endeavors was to free Korea from its sinocentric past and move its people instead toward an embrace of globalism. After revealing the hitherto unknown family history of Yuktang and presenting Yuktang's work as a series of globalization efforts, the author concludes his book with an in-depth exploration of the present-day and future significance of Yuktang's legacy. (amazon)