Description:
This edited volume examines the potentials and dilemmas revealed in the work by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Korea to bring out silenced truths about the Korean War and achieve reconciliation within society.
This book was published as a special issue of Critical Asian Studies.
Review Quotes:
"Unlike most current studies on the subject, which focus on the causes (or origins) of the war, this book focuses on two other aspects: the state's violent suppression of its own (or allied) people, and the collective memories of the people under the harsh and brutal control of the state. [...]This book will greatly contribute to the studies of the Korean War by suggesting a very effective way of challenging the hegemonic view, in which South Korea is simply depicted as the victim and the United States as the savior.[...] The book will certainly be an essential addition to the reading list of Korean War studies." - Dong- No Kim, Yonsei University