External links
- Korean Institute Profile: Carter J. Eckert — Harvard University
- Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations Profile: Carter J. Eckert — Harvard University
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Carter J. Eckert is an American academic and the Yoon Se Young Professor of Korean History at Harvard University. [1]
Eckert was born in Chicago, Illinois. [2] He attended Lawrence University, where he studied Western ancient and medieval history. [2] Eckert then undertook graduate studies, earning a Master of Arts in 1968. [3]
After graduating from Harvard, Eckert worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Korea. [2] He later returned to the United States to undertake doctoral study in Korean and Japanese history at the University of Washington. [2]
Eckert joined Harvard University in 1985. [4]
In 2004, Eckert was named the first SBS Yoon Se Young Professor. The Yoon Se Young Professorship was established in honor of Yoon Se Young, the chairman of the Seoul Broadcasting System. [5] [6]
Eckert has consulted for the U.S. Department of State on North Korean matters. [4]
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Carter Eckert, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 8 works in 10+ publications in 5 languages and 1,000+ library holdings. [7]
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Offspring of Empire: The Koch'ang Kims and the Colonial Origins of Korean Capitalism, 1876-1945 is a book by Carter Eckert. The book examines the activities of Kyungbang, the first large scale industrial enterprise owned and operated by Koreans. Eckert uses Kyungbang as a "window through which one can explore at a concrete and human level the origins and early development of Korean capitalism." The book partially attributes the Miracle on the Han River to the legacy of Japanese colonial rule in Korea.
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