{"product_id":"monuments-memory-and-identity-schweizerische-asiengesellschaft-9783034306607","title":"Monuments, Memory, and Identity: Constructing the Colonial Past in South Korea","description":"Between 1910 and 1945 Korea was subjected to Japanese colonial rule. \u003ci\u003eMonuments, Memory, and Identity \u003c\/i\u003einvestigates ways how postcolonial South Korea commemorated this difficult past in light of changing political and social conditions, and against the background of the divided nation. By analyzing museums, memorial halls, parks and monuments, the author deciphers and maps the South Korean commemorative landscape. He analyzes the layouts of the country's well-known  sites of memory  and explores the on-site plaques, exhibits, and photos as well as the booklets and publications. This book underpins the shifts and trends in recollecting this important historical period by addressing the following questions: How has postcolonial South Korea been constructing and reconstructing its colonial past? Why were certain narratives and images chosen at different times? What debates, controversies, and challenges were involved in this dynamic process? Furthermore, the author discusses the South Korean case within the broader context of the postcolonial discourse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Schweizerische Asiengesellschaft, Guy Podoler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3034306601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783034306607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Schweizerische Asiengesellschaft","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44075199168767,"sku":"9783034306607","price":109.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d7c0a26-16c2-4259-a9da-9f7bead819d4.jpg?v=1685458179","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/monuments-memory-and-identity-schweizerische-asiengesellschaft-9783034306607","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}