Asia's unknown uprisings. Volume 2 : People power in the Philippines, Burma, Tibet, China, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, and Indonesia, 1947-2009
Vol. 1: Using 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 that 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 Two. 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. South Korean opposition to neoliberalism is portrayed in detail, as is an analysis of neoliberalism?s rise and effects. With a central focus on the Gwangju Uprising (that ultimately proved decisive in South Korea?s democratization), the author uses Korean experiences as a baseboard to extrapolate into the possibilities of global social movements in the 21st century
Print Book, English, 2013
History
xxi, 491 s 2 bd. : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
9781604864571, 1604864575
928953774