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by: Jae-Eui Lee, Kap Su Seol, Nick Mamatas
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 951.95043
EAN: 9781883191030
ISBN: 1883191033
Label: Univ of California Los Angeles
Manufacturer: Univ of California Los Angeles
Number Of Pages: 170
Publication Date: May 01, 1999
Publisher: Univ of California Los Angeles
Sales Rank: 1607646
Studio: Univ of California Los Angeles
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First publication in English of this eyewitness account of the 1980 civilian uprising against Chun Doo Hwan's military coup. First published in Korean in 1985 under the name of dissident novelist Hwang Sog-yong, this revised edition includes an introduction by Bruce Cumings, University of Chicago, and an essay by investigative journalist Tim Shorrock on U.S. involvement in the repression. This book sold more than one million copies in Asia in its Korean and Japanese editions.
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Rating:  - Scary.
Jae-eui Lee, Kwangju Diary: Beyond Death, Beyond the Darkness of the Age (UCLA, 1999)
How much do you know about modern Korean history? Unless you studied it in school, probably not a great deal. Especially if you're younger than I am; I was alive and old enough to be politically aware during the Kwangju uprising. I don't remember hearing about it on the news at all. Not once. In other words, don't blame yourself for your ignorance. You live in America; your lazy, apathetic media will ... Read More
Rating: - Amazing account of human courage and solidarity
This book leaves the reader forever changed. It tells the story of the Kwangju uprising--one of the most important events in the history of the struggle for freedom in the latter part of the 20th century. Beyond a history of Korea, this book and its story is of utmost importance to all human beings.
Rating: - A powerful and wrenching historical account
This is an important book for anyone interested in Korea, human rights, or political movements. An excellent introduction by Bruce Cumings establishes the context; an equally excellent afterward by Tim Shorrock addresses the incident from the viewpoint of US foreign policy. But it is the diary itself that is truly unforgettable.
Rating: - Riveting first-hand account of a fight for human rights
This detailed, almost moment-by-moment account of the Kwangju rebellion is a fascinating read. A student protest leads to a vicious government crackdown so extreme - using elite paratroop forces against simple protesters - that the people of the city give up their lives and eventually take up arms to take their city back. The introduction provides a capsule history of South Korea, and the afterward an account of the American government's cowardly behavior before, during and after the rebellion. ... Read More
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