Böcker i Hawai`i Studies on Korea-serien

As one of the few Western eyewitnesses to the 1980 Kwangju Uprising, Linda Lewis is uniquely positioned to write about the event. In this work on commemoration politics, social representation and memory, she draws on her writings from the 1980s and ethnographic work she conducted in the 1990s.

From its humble ""straw mat"" origins to its paradoxical status as a national treasure, ""p'ansori"" has survived centuries of change and remains the primary source of Korean narrative and poetic consciousness. Chan Park celebrates ""p'ansori"" as a living tradition, adapting to an ever-shifting context.

This volume explains how Koreans' concern for achieving as much formal education as possible appeared immediately before 1945 and quickly embraced every sector of society. It explores the reasons for this social demand for education and how it has shaped many aspects of South Korean society.

A social history of the experience of Korean immigrants, the ""ilse"", in Hawaii from 1903 to 1973, mainly as seen through their own eyes. It makes use of primary source material from Korea, Japan, the continental USA and Hawaii.

Examines the ways in which compressed modernity, Cold War conflict, and ideological opposition has impacted the revival of traditional forms in both Koreas. The volume is divided thematically into sections covering history, religions, language, music, food, crafts, and space.