Contentious Kwangju : the May 18 uprising in Korea's past and present - Shin, Gi-Wook.; Hwang, Kyung Moon. (Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 2003)
Introduction -- Gi-wook Shin -- Part I : Origins and development -- 1. The formation of an "absolute community" / Jung-woon Choi -- 2. Simin'gun: the citizens army during the Kwangju uprising / Jong-chul Ahn -- 3. An American missionary's view / Jean W. Underwood -- 4. Has Kwangju been realized? / Keun-sik Jung -- Part II : Legacy and representation -- 5. From heroic victims to disabled survivors: The 5-18 injured after twenty years / Linda S. Lewis and Ju-na Byun -- 6. The Kwangju uprising as a vehicle of democratization : a comparative perspective / Jung-kwan Cho -- 7. Victims and heroes : competing visions of May 18 / Don Baker -- 8. Reinventing the region: the cultural politics of place in Kwangju city and South Cholla province / Sallie Yea -- Afterword: Kwangju: the historical watershed / Kyung Moon Hwang.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Kwangju Uprising, Kwangju-si, Korea, 1980.; Kwangju-si (Korea) -- History