Anti-Americanism in democratizing South Korea / by David Straub.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Straub, David, author.

Contributor:

Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anti-Americanism--Korea (South).

Anti-Americanism.

Democratization.

Nationalism.

Korea (South)--Foreign relations--United States.

Korea (South).

International relations.

United States.

Public opinion--Korea (South).

Public opinion.

Nationalism--Korea (South).

Democratization--Korea (South).

Physical Description:

xv, 246 pages ; 23 cm

Distribution:

Baltimore : The Brookings Institution.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Walter H. Shorenstein Asia Pacific Research Center, Stanford University, [2015]

Summary:

Americans think of South Korea as one of the most pro-American of countries, but in fact many Koreans hold harsh and conspiratorial views of the United States. If not, why did a single U.S. military traffic accident in 2002 cause hundreds of thousands of Koreans to take to the streets for weeks, shredding and burning American flags, cursing the United States, and harassing Americans? Why, too, the death threats against American athlete Apolo Ohno and massive cyberattacks against the United States for a sports call made at the Utah Winter Olympics by an Australian referee? These are just two of the incidents detailed in David Straub's book, the story of an explosion of anti-Americanism in South Korea from 1999 to 2002. Straub, a Korean-speaking senior American diplomat in Seoul at the time, reviews the complicated history of the United States' relationship with Korea and offers case studies of Korean anti-American incidents during the period that make clear why the outburst occurred, how close it came to undermining the United States' alliance with Korea, and whether it could happen again. Anti-Americanism in Democratizing South Korea is recommended reading for officials, military personnel, scholars, students, and business people interested in anti-Americanism, U.S.-Korean relations, and U.S. foreign policy and military alliances. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Origins of South Korean Anti-Americanism 1

2 The Catalyst: Revisiting the Nogun-ri Killings 49

3 Poisoning the Relationship; Agent Orange and Formaldehyde 69

4 Fairness and Equality: The Koon-Ni Range Incident and Status of Forces Revision 89

5 Bushwhacked: North Korea Policy 115

6 Nov Sporting: The Short Track Racing Incident 133

7 Climax: The Highway 56 Tragedy 157

8 Anti-Americanism in Korea: Forgotten but Not Gone? 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1931368384

OCLC:

884299531

Publisher Number:

99963953903