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This book takes a fresh look at the Korean War by considering the conflict from a Northeast Asian regional perspective. It highlights the connections of the war to earlier conflicts in the region and examines the human impact of the war on neighboring countries, focusing particularly on the ways in which the Korean War shaped regional cross-border movements of people, goods, and ideas (including hopes and fears). It also considers the lasting consequences of these movements for the region’s society and politics.

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This remarkable book's unique approach makes it one of most important works we have on the Korean War. Rather than attempt to answer traditional questions regarding origins or battle tactics, it traces the domino effect of the war on governments and peoples peripherally related to the actual slaughter itself. In providing a multi-dimensional perspective on the extent that this war profoundly affected the broader region, the authors advance our knowledge of the forgotten war while offering a model for adopting a wider perspective on wars in general. This study will be essential reading to all those interested in Korea and modern war.--Mark Caprio, Rikkyo University

This remarkable book's unique approach makes it one of most important works we have on the Korean War. Rather than attempt to answer traditional questions regarding origins or battle tactics, it traces the domino effect of the war on governments and peoples peripherally related to the actual slaughter itself. In providing a multi-dimensional perspective on the extent that this war profoundly affected the broader region, the authors advance our knowledge of the forgotten war while offering a model for adopting a wider perspective on wars in general. This study will be essential reading to all those interested in Korea and modern war. -- Mark Caprio, Rikkyo University

This remarkable book's unique approach makes it one of most important works we have on the Korean War. Rather than attempt to answer traditional questions regarding origins or battle tactics, it traces the domino effect of the war on governments and peoples peripherally related to the actual slaughter itself. In providing a multi-dimensional perspective on the extent that this war profoundly affected the broader region, the authors advance our knowledge of the forgotten war while offering a model for adopting a wider perspective on wars in general. This study will be essential reading to all those interested in Korea and modern war.--Mark Caprio, Rikkyo University A truly essential book at a critical juncture for Northeast Asia. In lucid prose and with far-ranging examples, Tessa Morris-Suzuki and her fellow authors powerfully reveal that the 'very divergent ways in which the Korean War is remembered and forgotten in the countries that participated in the conflict have the power to fuel present and future regional tensions.' This should be required reading for everyone involved in thinking about Korea and its place in the world today.--Alexis Dudden, University of Connecticut

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Tessa Morris-Suzuki is professor in the School of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific, the Australian National University.

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