Base encounters : the US Armed Forces in South Korea / Elisabeth Schober.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schober, Elisabeth, author.

Series:

Anthropology, culture, and society.

Anthropology, culture and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military bases, American--Social aspects--Korea (South).

Military bases, American.

Military bases, American--Korea (South)--Public opinion.

Public opinion--Korea (South).

Public opinion.

Military bases, American--Korea (South).

Soldiers--Sexual behavior--Korea (South).

Soldiers.

Americans--Sexual behavior--Korea (South).

Americans.

Red-light districts--Korea (South).

Red-light districts.

Prostitution--Korea (South).

Prostitution.

Korea (South).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2016.

Summary:

Ethnographic introduction to the social, economic and political factors that have contributed to tensions on the ground over US bases in South Korea

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Series Preface; Notes on the Text; Notes on Transliteration; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: Violent Imaginaries and Base Encounters in Seoul; 2. Capitalism of the Barracks: Korea's Long March to the 21st Century; 3. ""The Colonized Bodies of Our Women..."": Camptown Spaces as Vital Zones of the National Imagination; 4. Vi(l)e Encounters: Transnational Militarized Entertainment Areas on the Fringes of Korea; 5. It'aewon's Suspense: Of American Dreams, Violent Nightmares and Guilty Pleasures in the City

6. Demilitarizing the Urban Entertainment Zone? - Hongdae and the US Armed Forces in the Seoul Capital Area7. Conclusion: Seeds of Antagonism, Children of Discord; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-206) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781783717712

1783717718

9781783717705

178371770X