The Cultural Politics of Urban Development in South Korea: Art, Memory and Urban Boosterism in Gwangju

by Haeran Shin

Book Overview

This book analyses the cultural politics of urban development in Gwangju, South Korea, and illustrates the implementation of state-led arts-based urban boosterism efforts in the context of political trauma and the desire for economic growth.

The book explores urban development that is complicated by the recent history of democratic uprising in Gwangju, and it examines the dichotomy between cities as growth machines and progressive metropolises...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032400242
• ISBN13: 9781032400242
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 9.1"