Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center Stanford University


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Contentious Kwangju: The May 18 Uprising in Korea's Past and Present

Book

Author
Edited by Gi-Wook Shin & Kyung Moon Hwang

Published by
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc, 2003

Clothcover (0-7425-1961-9) - $61.20

Paperback (0-7425-1962-7) - $21.21


Through a deft combination of personal reflections and academic analysis, Contentious Kwangju offers a comprehensive examination of the multiple, shifting meanings of the May 18 Uprising and explains how the memory of Kwangju has affected Korean life from politics to culture.