UID:
almahu_9949701039702882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004213210
Series Statement:
Brill eBook titles 2010
Uniform Title:
Mintʻongsŏn pʻyŏnghwa kihaeng.
Content:
The author's now celebrated quest, through narrative and photography, to capture today's built and natural environment and way of life along the Min Tong Line (Demilitarized Zone - DMZ) separating the two Koreas, is both a stunning literary and photographic achievement. Supported by 150 colour photographs, the book by one of Korea's renowned photographers who is also a well-known peace activist, takes the reader from Chulwon in the east to Kosung in the west, interweaving profoundly felt philosophical reflections on a wide variety of political, social and other issues, with detailed observations about the places he visits, including their myths and legends. The sense of yearning for the reunification of his divided country pervades the text. Life on the Edge of the DMZ provides the Western reader with a rare and dynamic connection to an often forgotten aspect of life, albeit 'behind the scenes', in contemporary Korea, and will have wide relevance at many levels in the study of modern Korea.
Note:
Preliminary Material /
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1. Ch'ŏrwŏn: The First Stop In The Mintongsun Itinerary /
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2. Kanghwa: In Pursuit Of Peace And Hongik /
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3. Yŏnp'yŏng And Paengnyŏng Islands: A Sojourn On A Sea Whose Geopolitics Shook The World /
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4. Paju: Anticipating Unification Via Participation And Resistance /
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5. Hwachun, Yanggu: Peace For Power And The Power Of Peace /
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6. Yŏnch'ŏn: From Darkness To Ideal /
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7. Kosŏng: Watching The Sun Rise Over The East Sea /
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Notes /
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Index /
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781905246663 (hbk.)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1905246668 (hbk.)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004213210 (electronic book)
Language:
English
