1) Please identify the author’s argument: at the first glance, he seems to provide a lot of factual information, but in fact he is making a clear argument.

2) Please identify against what position he argues: What are the existing understanding of the colonial period in Korea (he himself explains in the chapter), and how does he challenge or revise that existing ideas?

3) Please think about how he supports or proves his argument

4) Please add some of your own opinion: what information did you find challenging your previous understanding of the colonial period? Why and how did it?

Chapter 3 of Korea’s Place in the Sun by Bruce Cumings