Description - Anti-Americanism in Democratizing South Korea by David Straub
Although most South Koreans profess to hold favorable views of the United States, the phenomenon of anti-Americanism in this "pro-American" country is well known. David Straub, who served as the head of the political section at the U.S. embassy in Seoul for three years, analyzes the arc of increasing anti-American sentiment from 1999 that climaxed in 2002 in massive demonstrations over the accidental killing of two schoolgirls by a vehicle driven by American soldiers. Straub argues - using case studies of major incidents during the period - that anti-Americanism was not simply a reaction to U.S. actions, but was powerfully embedded in a longstanding Korean national narrative of victimization at the hands of great powers, magnified by the election of a left-national government and media dynamics in the Internet age.Contents: Introduction: South Korea's Anti-American Eruption; The Catalyst: Revisiting the Nogun-ri Massacre; Poisoning the Relationship: Agent Orange and Formaldehyde; Fairness and Equality: Maehyang-ri and SOFA Revision; Bushwhacked: North Korea Policy; Not Sporting: The Short-Track Racing Incident; Climax: The Highway 56 Tragedy; and Conclusion: Lessons for Americans and Koreans.
Buy Anti-Americanism in Democratizing South Korea by David Straub from Australia's Online Independent Bookstore, BooksDirect.
A Preview for this title is currently not available.
Checking availability...