Asia's Unknown Uprisings Volume 1: South Korean Social Movements in the 20th CenturyUsing social movements as a prism to illuminate the oft-hidden history of 20th-century Korea, this book provides detailed analysis of major uprisings that have patterned the country's politics and society. From the 1894 Tonghak uprising through the March 1, 1919, independence movement and anti-Japanese resistance, a direct line is traced to the popular opposition to U.S. division of Korea after World War II. The overthrow of Syngman Rhee in 1960, resistance to Park Chung-hee, the 1980 Gwangju Uprising, as well as student, labor, and feminist movements are all recounted with attention to their economic and political contexts. This is the first of two volumes that emphasizes the effects of grassroots political movements in different countries of Asia. |
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Contents
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHS | 36 |
1 Insurgents and Armed Confrontations 19071911 | 41 |
am the workingman the inventor the maker of the worlds | 52 |
4 Per Capita Rice Consumption in Korea under Japanese Rule | 53 |
U S Imperialism and the October Peoples Uprising | 59 |
LIST OF CHARTS GRAPHS AND MAPS | 71 |
1 Koreas Economic Performance 19781991 | 226 |
U S President Ronald Reagan greeted South Korean dictator Chun Doohwan in | 231 |
chapter8 The Gathering Storm | 244 |
When office workers joined the 1987 uprising they were dubbed | 252 |
1 College Students in South Korea 19451993 | 258 |
4 Tendencies in the South Korean Movement | 264 |
The June Uprising of1987 | 277 |
1 Demonstrations and Number of Participants in 1987 | 281 |
1 Cholera Reports as of Midnight October 1 1946 | 72 |
2 Uprisings from September to December 1946 in Southern Korea | 77 |
Jeju Uprising | 86 |
1 Structure of the Jeju South Korean Labor Party | 91 |
The population of Jeju Island was displaced under the rule of the U S military | 95 |
1 Statistics Related to Guerrilla Activity in Southern Korea 1949 | 107 |
2 Guerrilla Strongholds 1949 | 109 |
Massacre in Korea Like many other artists Pablo Picasso opposed the slaughter | 116 |
Students Overthrow Rhee and Park | 127 |
Police viciously attacked student protests in 1960 | 132 |
1 Age of People Killed in the April Uprising 1960 | 135 |
2 Per Capita GNP in South Korea 19611988 | 142 |
Gwangju Peoples Uprising | 162 |
In the midst of battle on May 20 1980 when the army seemed to be gaining the upper | 168 |
Gwangju citizens governed themselves through direct democracy after driving | 181 |
1 Rallies in Liberated Gwangju | 185 |
1 The Uprisings Path in South Jeolla Province | 189 |
Hidden Face Unmasked by Hong Sungdam Woodblock print 294x405 mm 1983 | 194 |
2 Organization of CitizenStudent Struggle Committee | 200 |
2 Occupations of Citizens Killed during the Gwangju Uprising | 205 |
Encouraged by the United States the South Korean military crushed | 209 |
outskirts of Gwangju | 212 |
Neoliberalism and the Gwangju Uprising | 221 |
3 Tear Gas Shots Fired in 1987 | 297 |
The Great Workers Struggle | 309 |
1 Arrested in Seoul and Gwangju in June 1987 | 312 |
1 Number of Labor Disputes and Labor Unions 1975 to 1990 | 318 |
4 Korean Occupational Structure 19601985 | 322 |
From Minjung to Citizens | 333 |
1 1987 Presidential Election Results | 337 |
demonstrations Student Kang Kyongdae beaten to death by police on April 26 1991 | 341 |
2 Number of Labor Disputes 19861995 | 343 |
4 NGOs in Korea | 351 |
1 Organization of Hanchongryun | 356 |
The Struggle Against Neoliberalism | 361 |
General Strike of 1997 | 370 |
1 Average Rate of Net Profit in Manufacturing percent | 373 |
1 Yearly Working Hours 19451999 | 377 |
3 Elected Female National Assembly Members | 380 |
chapter13 The Democratic Dilemma | 389 |
Shin Hyosun and Shim Misun After the U S soldiers responsible for their deaths were | 392 |
1 Income Ratio of the Richest 20 Percent and Poorest 20 Percent | 397 |
1 Voter Participation in National Assembly Elections | 400 |
appendix Interviews with CitizenActivists | 421 |
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| Title | Asia's Unknown Uprisings Volume 1: South Korean Social Movements in the 20th Century Volume 1 of Asia's unknown uprisings |
| Author | George Katsiaficas |
| Publisher | PM Press, 2012 |
| ISBN | 1604867213, 9781604867213 |
| Length | 480 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Asia / Korea Political Science / Political Ideologies / Anarchism |
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