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

Contributor Hwang, Kyung Moon.

Imprint:Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2003.

Descriptionxxxi, 159 p., [2] p. of plates : maps ; 24 cm.

Note:Introduction / Gi-wook Shin -- Part I : Origins and development -- The formation of an "absolute community" / Jung-woon Choi -- Simin'gun: the citizens army during the Kwangju uprising / Jong-chul Ahn -- An American missionary's view / Jean W. Underwood -- Has Kwangju been realized? / Keun-sik Jung -- Part II : Legacy and representation -- From heroic victims to disabled survivors: The 5-18 injured after twenty years / Linda S. Lewis and Ju-na Byun -- The Kwangju uprising as a vehicle of democratization : a comparative perspective / Jung-kwan Cho -- Victims and heroes : competing visions of May 18 / Don Baker -- Reinventing the region: the cultural politics of place in Kwangju city and South Cholla province / Sallie Yea -- Afterword: Kwangju: the historical watershed / Kyung Moon Hwang.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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