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

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

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780765606372
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
Edition: 1st edition
DEWEY: 951.95043
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 268
Weight: 420g
Height: 230mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 19mm