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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Elisabeth SchoberPublisher: Pluto Press Imprint: Pluto Press Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.303kg ISBN: 9780745336053ISBN 10: 0745336051 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 20 April 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Figures Series Preface Notes on the Text Notes on Transliteration Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Violent Imaginaries and Base Encounters in Seoul 2. Capitalism of the Barracks: Korea’s Long March to the Twenty-First Century 3. 'The Colonized Bodies of Our Women...': Camptown Spaces as Vital Zones of the National Imagination 4. Vil(l)e Encounters: Transnational Militarized Entertainment Areas on the Fringes of Korea 5. It‘aewon's Suspense: Of American Dreams, Violent Nightmares and Guilty Pleasures in the City 6. Demilitarizing the Urban Entertainment Zone?: Hongdae and the U.S. Armed Forces in the Seoul Capital Area 7. Conclusion: Seeds of Antagonism, Children of Discord Notes References IndexReviewsThis is a very powerful book which deserves a broad readership. Eloquently written, ethnographically rich and theoretically sophisticated, it has a puzzle at its centre: How did South Korea go from being one of the most pro-American countries in the world to one where the US presence is strongly contested? In answering the question, Schober goes to the red-light districts of Seoul, showing how the 'pernicious triangle involving foreign soldiers, local women and native men' sheds light on larger issues concerning power, imperialism and gender -- Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo, and author of 'Small Places, Large Issues' (Pluto, 2015) 'A very powerful book which deserves a broad readership. Eloquently written, ethnographically rich and theoretically sophisticated.' -- Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo, and author of 'Small Places, Large Issues' (Pluto, 2015) An excellent contribution to social anthropology and military sociology collections. ... Highly Recommended. -- CHOICE 'With lucid analytic prose and vivid storytelling, Elisabeth Schober shows us that the relationship between the US military and the people of South Korea is much more complex than many previous accounts let on.' -- Catherine Lutz Author InformationElisabeth Schober is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo, where she is affiliated with the 'Overheating' project. She is also the author of Base Encounters: The US Armed Forces in South Korea (Pluto Press, 2016). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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