Overview
- Discusses the geographical naming dispute and its development between Korea and Japan
- Offers tangible suggestions for solving this issue
- Covers the historical perspective by analyzing ancient maps, documents, geography textbooks and other sources
Part of the book series: Historical Geography and Geosciences (HIGEGE)
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This monograph discusses the dispute in geographical naming of the sea between Korea and Japan, which has been a long-lasting issue in East Asia and beyond. The book covers the modern history of the dispute, reveals the origin of the names for the sea between Korea and Japan, and the historical change of the name on ancient maps of Korea, Japan, and the West, and tracks the naming trends of the East Sea in geography textbooks in the pre-modern and modern times. The book also contains suggestions for some tangible solutions for the issue.
This book is a useful resource for students and scholars in the fields of political geography, historical geography, cartography, diplomatic history, international relations, politics, and other related disciplines. It also appeals to international experts in hydrographic organizations and the United Nations, and geography and history teachers. The book is also interesting for the general readers interested in the topic of geographical naming disputes.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Jeongbo SHIM was born in Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea in 1969. He holds an M.A. and a B.A in Geographic Education from Chungbuk National University in Korea. He received his doctorate in Geographic Education from Hiroshima University in Japan with the dissertation titled “Geography Education in National Schools of the Chosen Governor Seat During the Pacific War.” He was a high school Geography teacher at Gwacheon Girls' High School and Research Fellow in Northeast Asian History Foundation. He is currently a professor at Seowon University in Korea. His current research interest is the history of geography education in modern Korea and Japan. His research has appeared in The New Geography, The Journal of The Korean Association of Geographic and Environmental Education, The Journal of Cultural and Historical Geography, and others. His major publications are:
- Educational thought of Pestalozzi in the elementary geography textbook of Tanaka Keiji published by the Japanese Government-General of the Joseon, The Korea Association of Geographic and Environmental Education, 2014
- Japanese Geopolitical Thought and Geography Education for Elementary Schools in the Pacific War, The Korea Association of Geographic and Environmental Education, 2015
- Recognition about Dokdo described in geography textbooks of Korea and Japan before and after the San Francisco Peace Treaty, Journal of Cultural and Historical Geography, 2019
- Deep Understanding for the East Sea and Dokdo, Minsokwon, 2021
- Educational thought of Pestalozzi in the elementary geography textbook of Tanaka Keiji published by the Japanese Government-General of the Joseon, The Korea Association of Geographic and Environmental Education, 2014
- Japanese Geopolitical Thought and Geography Education for Elementary Schools in the Pacific War, The Korea Association of Geographic and Environmental Education, 2015
- Recognition about Dokdo described in geography textbooks of Korea and Japan before and after the San Francisco Peace Treaty, Journal of Cultural and Historical Geography, 2019
- Deep Understanding for the East Sea and Dokdo, Minsokwon, 2021
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The History of the East Sea and the Sea of Japan
Book Subtitle: Origin of Geographical Names, Conflicts and Solutions
Authors: Jeongbo Shim
Series Title: Historical Geography and Geosciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07044-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07043-3Published: 08 September 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-07046-4Published: 09 September 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-07044-0Published: 07 September 2022
Series ISSN: 2520-1379
Series E-ISSN: 2520-1387
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 186
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 194 illustrations in colour
Topics: Historical Geography, Asian History, International Relations, Geographical Information Systems/Cartography, Science Education, Oceanography