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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455606303321

Autore

Foley James A (James Alexander), <1957->

Titolo

Korea's divided families [[electronic resource] ] : fifty years of separation / / James A. Foley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003

ISBN

0-415-29738-9

1-280-19535-5

0-203-21773-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource ([xii], 212 p. ) : ill., maps, ports

Disciplina

306.85/09519

Soggetti

Families - Korea

War and families - Korea

Partition, Territorial - Social aspects

Korean reunification question (1945-  )

Separation (Psychology) - Korea

Human rights - Korea

Electronic books.

Korea History Partition, 1945

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-208) and index.

Nota di contenuto

List of Abbreviations Used in the Text Introduction 1. Diaspora and Political division: the historical background to the problem of Korea's divided families 2. The Size and Scale of the Divided Families problem 3. Korea's Divided Families and Korea's Division and Reunification 4. Family Histories 5. Reunion 6. Hopes for the Future Appendix 1 - English Translations of the Interviews Glossary Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Based on research conducted in Korea, including interviews in 2001 with Korean families who benefited from the most recent exchanges, this text addresses the many issues surrounding the divided family problem and highlights its importance in the path towards Korean rapprochment.