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Contentious Kwangju : the May 18 uprising in Korea's past and present /
One of the largest political protests in contemporary Korean history, the May 1980 Kwangju Uprising still exerts a profound, often contested, influence in Korean society. Through a deft combination of personal reflections and academic analysis, Contentious Kwangju offers a comprehensive examination...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Md. :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
©2003.
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| Colección: | Asia/Pacific/perspectives.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction / Gi-wook Shin
- Part I : Origins and development
- 1. The formation of an "absolute community" / Jung-woon Choi
- 2. Simin'gun : the citizens' army during the Kwangju uprising / Jong-chul Ahn
- 3. An American missionary's view / Jean W. Underwood
- 4. Has Kwangju been realized? / Keun-sik Jung
- Part II : Legacy and representation
- 5. From heroic victims to disabled survivors : the 5-18 injured after twenty years / Linda S. Lewis and Ju-na Byun
- 6. The Kwangju uprising as a vehicle of democratization : a comparative perspective / Jung-kwan Cho
- 7. Victims and heroes : competing visions of May 18 / Don Baker
- 8. Reinventing the region : the cultural politics of place in Kwangju city and South Chŏlla province / Sallie Yea
- Afterword : Kwangju : the historical watershed / Kyung Moon Hwang.