1st Edition

Korea's Divided Families Fifty Years of Separation

By James Foley Copyright 2003
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

The divided families problem is a serious social issue in North and South Korea, involving hundreds of thousands of first generation divided family members, most of whom have not seen their relatives since the Korean War. It is the most pressing humanitarian issue between the two Koreas, and is connected to the greater issue of human rights in North Korea today. However, little serious academic... Read more
List of Abbreviations Used in the Text Introduction 1. Diaspora and Political division: the historical background to the problem of Korea's divided families 2. The Size and Scale of the Divided Families problem 3. Korea's Divided Families and Korea's Division and Reunification 4. Family Histories 5. Reunion 6. Hopes for the Future Appendix 1 - English Translations of the Interviews Glossary Bibliography

Biography

Foley, James

'An important and a well-researched contribution to the understanding of South-North Korean relations as part of the often complicated and contradictory processes within the Korean society.' - The Journal of Asian Studies