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The Island of World Peace
The Jeju Massacre and State Building in South Korea
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About this book
This book explores the history of the Jeju massacre (1947-1954), the deadest recognized civilian massacre in modern South Korean history, through the lens of state building in South Korea. Jeju-based sociologist Gwisook Gwon examines the massacre on Jeju Island in relation to the birth of anti-communist South Korea in the early Cold War, while also focusing on the reintegration of Jeju Islanders into the state through the history of Jeju soldiers in the Korean War (1950-1953) and the history of Jeju women in the economic recovery and modernization between the 1950s and the 1970s. The study of these post-massacre legacies is novel to South Korean history. The book also discusses the on-going reconciliation of the 4.3 historical conflicts and the transformation of Jeju into an "Island of World Peace." This fresh and original study offers an empirical example of state-building processes at the local level in South Korea from the origin of the state to its democratization. In doing so, it contributes to several fields, including, the Korean War, state violence, conflict resolution studies, gender studies, and Asian and Korean studies.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Beginning: Postcolonial Aspirations for a New State
- Chapter 2: State Violence: The Je ju Massacre
- Chapter 3: Reintegration 1: The South Korea n State and the Korean War
- Chapter 4: Reintegration 2:
- Chapter 5: Reconstruction: Jeju Wise Mother, Good Wife on the Island of Working Women
- Chapter 6: Reconciliation: The Jeju 4.3 Peace Park
- Conclusion: The Island of World Peace
- Bibliography
- About the Author