LEADER 04322nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910780112203321 005 20230207223113.0 010 $a0-415-29738-9 010 $a1-280-19535-5 010 $a0-203-21773-X 035 $a(CKB)111087026854960 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH3704662 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000301169 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11223901 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000301169 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10259458 035 $a(PQKB)10094761 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC171394 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL171394 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10099663 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL19535 035 $a(OCoLC)53022765 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087026854960 100 $a20020724d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aKorea's divided families$b[electronic resource] $efifty years of separation /$fJames A. Foley 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledgeCurzon$d2003 215 $a1 online resource ([xii], 212 p. ) $cill., maps, ports 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-415-54634-6 311 $a0-203-29447-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [206]-208) and index. 327 $aList 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 330 $aBased 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. 330 $bThe divided families problem is a serious social issue in North and South Korea, involving hundreds of thousands of first generation divided family members, most of whom have not seen their relatives since the Korean War. It is the most pressing humanitarian issue between the two Koreas, and is connected to the greater issue of human rights in North Korea today. However, little serious academic work exists on the subject, in either English or Korean. This new study, based on research conducted in Korea, including interviews in 2001 with Korean families who benefited from the most recent exchanges, addresses the many issues surrounding the divided family problem, and highlights its importance in the path towards Korean rapprochement. The divided families problem is a serious social issue in North and South Korea, involving hundreds of thousands of first generation divided family members, most of whom have not seen their relatives since the Korean War. It is the most pressing humanitarian issue between the two Koreas, and is connected to the greater issue of human rights in North Korea today. However, little serious academic work exists on the subject, in either English or Korean. This new study, based on research conducted in Korea, including interviews in 2001 with Korean families who benefited from the most recent exchanges, addresses the many issues surrounding the divided family problem, and highlights its importance in the path towards Korean rapprochement. 606 $aFamilies$zKorea 606 $aWar and families$zKorea 606 $aPartition, Territorial$xSocial aspects 606 $aKorean reunification question (1945- ) 606 $aSeparation (Psychology)$zKorea 606 $aHuman rights$zKorea 607 $aKorea$xHistory$yPartition, 1945 615 0$aFamilies 615 0$aWar and families 615 0$aPartition, Territorial$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aKorean reunification question (1945- ) 615 0$aSeparation (Psychology) 615 0$aHuman rights 676 $a306.85/09519 700 $aFoley$b James A$g(James Alexander),$f1957-$01503448 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780112203321 996 $aKorea's divided families$93731831 997 $aUNINA