Framed by War: Korean Children and Women at the Crossroads of Us Empire

by Susie Woo

Book Overview

An intimate portrait of the postwar lives of Korean children and women

Korean children and women are the forgotten population of a forgotten war. Yet during and after the Korean War, they were central to the projection of US military, cultural, and political dominance. Framed by War examines how the Korean orphan, GI baby, adoptee, birth mother, prostitute, and bride emerged at the heart of empire. Strained embodiments of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479880531
• ISBN13: 9781479880539
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"