Laying Claim to the Memory of May - A Look Back at the 1980 Kwangju Uprising

As one of the few Western eyewitnesses to the 1980 Kwangju Uprising, Linda Lewis is uniquely positioned to write about the event. In this work on commemoration politics, social representation and memory, she draws on her writings from the 1980s and ethnographic work she conducted in the 1990s.

Summary

As one of the few Western eyewitnesses to the 1980 Kwangju Uprising, Linda Lewis is uniquely positioned to write about the event. In this work on commemoration politics, social representation and memory, she draws on her writings from the 1980s and ethnographic work she conducted in the 1990s.

Product details

• Authors: Linda S Lewis, Linda S. Lewis, Linda Sue Lewis
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2002
• EAN: 9780824824792
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-2479-2
• No. of pages: 218
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 386 g
• Series: Hawaii Studies on Korea; Hawai'i Studies on Korea (Hard; Hawai'i Studies on Korea (Hard; Hawai'i Studies on Korea; Hawai`i Studies on Korea
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous