Memory, Reconciliation, and Reunions in South Korea : Crossing the Divide.

This book analyzes the period following the Inter-Korean Summit of June 2000, focusing on the emotionally charged meetings among family members who had lost all contact for fifty years on opposite sides of the Korean divide. Focusing on regional geopolitics, social dynamics, watershed political ritu...

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Main Author: Kim, Nan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books, 2015.
Series:AsiaWorld.
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Summary:This book analyzes the period following the Inter-Korean Summit of June 2000, focusing on the emotionally charged meetings among family members who had lost all contact for fifty years on opposite sides of the Korean divide. Focusing on regional geopolitics, social dynamics, watershed political rituals, and family narratives, this book explores the cultural process of moving from enmity to engagement amidst the complex legacies of civil war and the global Cold War.
Physical Description:1 online resource (285 pages)
ISBN:9780739184721
0739184725
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.