Contentious Kwangju : the May 18 uprising in Korea's past and present / edited by Gi-Wook Shin and Kyung Moon Hwang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shin, Gi-Wook.

Hwang, Kyung Moon.

Series:

Asia/Pacific/perspectives

Asia/Pacific/Perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kwangju Uprising, Kwangju-si, Korea, 1980.

Kwangju-si (Korea)--History.

Kwangju-si (Korea).

Physical Description:

xxxi, 159 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2003]

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0742519619

0742519627

OCLC:

51615217