{"product_id":"the-korean-war-remembered-9781496234698","title":"The Korean War Remembered","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael J. Devine provides a fresh, wide-ranging, and international perspective on the contested memory of the 1950–1953 conflict that left the Korean Peninsula divided along a heavily fortified demilitarized zone. His work examines “theaters of memory,” including literature, popular culture, public education efforts, monuments, and museums in the United States, China, and the two Koreas, to explain how contested memories have evolved over decades and how they continue to shape the domestic and foreign policies of the countries still involved in this unresolved struggle for dominance and legitimacy. \u003ci\u003eThe Korean War Remembered\u003c\/i\u003e also engages with the revisionist school of historians who, influenced by America’s long nightmare in Vietnam, consider the Korean War an unwise U.S. interference in a civil war that should have been left to the Koreans to decide for themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As a former Peace Corps volunteer to Korea, a two-time senior Fulbright lectur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Devine's book is an important piece of the history of the Korean War, East Asia and American involvement on the world stage. . . . A worthwhile consideration for reading in the coming year.\"—Steven L. Shields, \u003ci\u003eKorea Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Devine sheds new light on memorialization's unintended, often polarizing consequences.\"—J. Daley, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Highly engaging. Perhaps most impressive about \u003ci\u003eThe Korean War Remembered\u003c\/i\u003e is the extent of the coverage, not just over time but also geographically, with insightful sections on the People’s Republic of China and the two Koreas. Michael Devine shows an equally impressive grasp of how, say, Hollywood portrayed the war in the 1950s versus how various states, as well as the National Mall, have memorialized the conflict in recent decades.”—Steven Casey, author of \u003ci\u003eSelling the Korean War: Propaganda, Politics, and Public Opinion, 1950–1953\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The strength of this study is the author’s effort to take a broad chronological overview that underscores change over time. While focused on the American memory of the Korean War, Michael Devine also places it in an international context.”—G. Kurt Piehler, author of \u003ci\u003eA Religious History of the American GI in World War II\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The “Police Action”\u003cbr\u003e 2. Forging Memories\u003cbr\u003e 3. Lessons Learned\u003cbr\u003e 4. Memorializing across America\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Korean War Veterans Memorial\u003cbr\u003e 6. Conflicted Memories of Allies and Foes\u003cbr\u003e 7. Memory, Truth, and Reconciliation\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409243644247,"sku":"9781496234698","price":48.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496234698.jpg?v=1730506117","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-korean-war-remembered-9781496234698","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}