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CONTESTING PLACE NAMES: THE EAST SEA/SEA OF JAPAN NAMING ISSUE.
- Source :
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Geographical Review . Mar/Apr2022, Vol. 112 Issue 2, p187-206. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Building on the work of critical toponymy, this paper provides an example of the active contestation of a place name. Since the early 1990s, successive Korean governments have argued that the singular use of "Sea of Japan" is a colonial legacy. We provide a brief historical context for this dispute. We identify the array of names currently used in newspapers, journals, educational texts, and internet sites and show that a dual naming is now a more common usage, especially in international English-language newspapers, atlases, educational textbooks and internet materials. A colonial naming practice has been challenged. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00167428
- Volume :
- 112
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Geographical Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155482885
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00167428.2020.1827936