South Korean social movements in the 20th century / George Katsiaficas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katsiaficas, George N., 1949-

Series:

Asia's unknown uprisings ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social movements--Korea (South).

Social movements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (481 p.)

Other Title:

South Korean social movements in the twentieth century

Place of Publication:

Oakland, Calif. : PM Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

George Katsiaficas is a longtime activist for peace and justice—who was twice granted Fulbright fellowships—and the author of The Imagination of the New Left and The Subversion of Politics. He lives in Boston.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

I am the People, the Mob by Carl Sandburg

List of Tables

List of Charts, Graphs, and Maps

List of Illustrations and Photographs

List of Abbreviations

preface My First Encounter with Korea

chapter 1 Uprisings and History

chapter 2 Korea Enters the Modern World System

chapter 3 U.S. Imperialism and the October People's Uprising

chapter 4 Against Korea's Division: Jeju Uprising and Yeosun Insurrection

chapter 5 The Minjung Awaken: Students Overthrow Rhee and Park

chapter 6 Gwangju People's Uprising

chapter 7 Neoliberalism and the Gwangju Uprising

chapter 8 The Gathering Storm

chapter 9 The June Uprising of 1987

chapter 10 The Great Workers' Struggle

chapter 11 From Minjung to Citizens

chapter 12 The Struggle Against Neoliberalism

chapter 13 The Democratic Dilemma

appendix Interviews with Citizen-Activists

Credits

About the Author

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781604867213

1604867213

9781604867190

1604867191

9781604867206

1604867205

OCLC:

787851808