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Becker, Sascha O. and Won, Cheongyeon (2021) Jesus speaks Korean : Christianity and literacy in colonial Korea. Rivista di Storia Economica, 1 . pp. 7-32. doi:10.1410/99826 ISSN 0393-3415.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1410/99826
Abstract
In the mid 19 th century, pre-colonial Korea under the Joseon dynasty was increasingly isolated and lagging behind in its economic development. Joseon Korea was forced to sign unequal treaties with foreign powers as a result of which Christian missionaries entered the country and contributed to the establishment of private schools. We show that areas with a larger presence of Christians have higher literacy rates in 1930, during the Japanese colonial period. We also show that a higher number of Protestants is associated with higher female literacy, consistent with a stronger emphasis on female education in Protestant denominations.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Rivista di Storia Economica | ||||||
Publisher: | Il Mulino | ||||||
ISSN: | 0393-3415 | ||||||
Official Date: | 23 February 2021 | ||||||
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Volume: | 1 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 26 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 7-32 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1410/99826 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Copyright Holders: | ©2021 Società Editrice Il Mulino S.p.A. | ||||||
Description: | Special issue on Literacy and Development |
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Date of first compliant deposit: | 11 January 2021 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 31 March 2021 | ||||||
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