Rethinking Historical Injustice and Reconciliation in Northeast Asia: The Korean Experience (Politics in Asia)

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Synopsis
Despite witnessing phenomenal economic growth and the spread of democratization in recent decades, as well as impressive intra-regional exchanges and interactions in the economic and cultural spheres, the Northeast Asian region still experience wounds from past wrongs that were committed in times of colonialism, war and dictatorship. Overcoming these historical animosities has become one of the most pressing issues of the future for the region. Of all the countries in the Northeast Asia region coping with this historical injustice, the Republic of Korea stands out as both a victim and an aggressor. Being a nation that has addressed issues of both internal and external injustice, Korea becomes the focus of this volume. Using examples of injustice from the colonial and the Second World War period, the Korean civil War, the current stage of Korean transitional justice and broader regional and global perspectives, the book concludes with a section on forward-looking approaches for arriving at reconciliation in the Asian region. This is a significant book that will be of huge interest to anyone studying East Asian politics, history or society.
Copyright:
2007

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781135984779
Related ISBNs:
9780203967041, 9780415770934, 9780415770934, 9780415474511, 9780415474511
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
Gi-Wook Shin, Soon-Won Park and Daqing Yang
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Gi-Wook Shin
Edited by:
Soon-Won Park
Edited by:
Daqing Yang

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