Korea and Its Futures : Unification and the Unfinished War

In Korea and Its Futures, Grinker argues that the continued conflict between North and South Korea, and the prospects for peace on the Korean peninsula, must be understood within the broader social and cultural context in which Koreans live.

Roy Richard Grinker is Associate Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at George Washington University and Senior Asian Fellow at the Atlantic Council of the United States in Washington, DC.

Introduction: Unification and the Disruption of Identity in South Korea * Nation, State, and the Idea of Unification: Speaking of the Unspeakable * North Korean Everyday Life on Display * Loss, Mourning, and Resentment: Han * Divided Families * Elementary Forms of Korean Historical Representation: School Textbooks * Democracy and Unification: Student Protests * Dissidence and Border Violations * The Defectors * Conclusion: Preparing for Unification: The Problem of Complicity and Differences * Bibliography * Index
Introduction: Unification and the Disruption of Identity in South Korea * Nation, State, and the Idea of Unification: Speaking of the Unspeakable * North Korean Everyday Life on Display * Loss, Mourning, and Resentment: Han * Divided Families * Elementary Forms of Korean Historical Representation: School Textbooks * Democracy and Unification: Student Protests * Dissidence and Border Violations * The Defectors * Conclusion: Preparing for Unification: The Problem of Complicity and Differences * Bibliography * Index