Gwangju Uprising: The Rebellion For Democracy In South Korea Jeon Yong-Ho Verso Books Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

On 18Th May 1980 Student Activists Gathered In The South Korean City Of Gwangju To Protest Coup D\ État And Martial Law Government General Chun Doo-Hwan Security Forces Responded With Unmitigated Violence Over Next Ten Days Hundreds Students Citizens Were Arrested Tortured Murdered Events Uprising Shaped A Decade Resistance Repressive Regime Paved Way For Country\ S Democratisation 1990S Subject Right-Wing Conspiracy Controversy Korea Texts Survived Underground Circulation Recently Republished This Fresh Translation By Slin Jung Original Text Compiled From Eye-Witness Testimonies Forms Gripping Full Account Both Political Situation Which Preceded Followed Those Edition Contains Preface Hwang Sok-Yong Material Situates Its Longer-Term Local International Context Resulting Volume Is An Unrivalled Movement Democracy Freedom Tumultuous Period 1980S Dictatorship Vital Collection Interested East Asian Contemporary History Global Struggle Σελίδες: 512 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0531 Διαστάσεις: 15 3X15 3Cm