Echoes of the Past, Epics of Dissent

Download or read book Echoes of the Past, Epics of Dissent written by Nancy Abelmann and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1996-11-14 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is almost alone in the literature on Korea for the sweep and sensitivity with which Abelmann situates peasants in the terrain of contested history—which I would describe as what the peasants know in their bones, versus what the state and the landlords wish them to believe."—Bruce Cumings, Northwestern University