Civil war, politicide, and the politics of memory in South Korea, 1948-1961

This thesis explores the history and memory of three incidents of massacres committed by South Korean government forces during the Korean civil war (1948-1953) against alleged "communists"—the Cheju Incident, the National Guidance League Incident, and the Kŏch'ang Incident. These thre...

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Main Author: Wright, Brendan
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/59158