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MONUMENTS MEMORY AND IDENTITY - GUY PODOLER GEB...

Between 1910 and 1945 Korea was subjected to Japanese colonial rule. Monuments  Memory  and
Identity investigates 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 SouthKorean case within the broader
context of the postcolonial discourse.

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