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The Holy Mother Will Set Women Free: Protestant Missionaries, Bible Women, and Women’s Rights in Colonial Korea
This study examines the impact of female missionaries and native Protestants on women’s political engagement during the colonial …
Cheongyeon Won
Conquering Korea for Jesus: Protestant Missionaries, Local Churches, and Literacy in Colonial Korea
We study the effect of Protestantism on human capital acquisition using novel data on 234 counties and 2,478 towns in the Korean …
Cheongyeon Won
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Sascha O. Becker
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Jesus speaks Korean: Christianity and Literacy in Colonial Korea
In the mid 19th century, pre-colonial Korea under the Joseon dynasty was increasingly isolated and lagging behind in its economic …
Cheongyeon Won
,
Sascha O. Becker
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