Asia's Unknown Uprisings, Volume 1: South Korean Social Movements in the 20th Century

by George Katsiaficas

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604864575
• ISBN13: 9781604864571
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: PM Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"