The Kwangju Uprising: A Miracle of Asian Democracy as Seen by the Western and the Korean Press - A Miracle of Asian Democracy as Seen by the Western and the Korean Press (Hardcover)

The Kwangju Uprising that occurred in May 1980 is burned into the minds of South Koreans in much the same way that Tiananmen is burned into the minds of contemporary Chinese. As the world watched in horror following the assassination of President Park Chung Hee, student protesters were brutally suppressed by the military and police led by strongman Chun Doo Hwan. Kim Dae Jung, the current president of South Korea, was imprisoned and sentenced to death during this period.

This book recreates those earth-shaking events through eyewitness reports of leading Western correspondents on the scene as well as Korean participants and observers. Photographs, detailed street maps, and dramatic woodblock prints further illuminate the day-to-day drama to keep this atrocity alive in the conscience of the world.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2000
First published:	2000
Authors:	Henry Scott Stokes • Lily Xiao-Hong Lee
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	252
ISBN-13:	978-0-7656-0636-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Demonstrations & protest movements Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Political control & influence > Political oppression & persecution > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	0-7656-0636-4
Barcode:	9780765606365

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