Korea's grievous war Hwang, Su-kyoung creator author. text bibliography pau 2016 monographic eng print 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Presents the historical background, political motivations, legal bases and social consequences of anticommunist violence, tracing the enduring legacy of this destruction in the testimonies of survivors and bereaved families that only now can give voice to the lived experience of the grievous war and its aftermath. Terror in Cheju Island -- Emergency laws and the crisis of human rights -- Ideological persecution and the massacre of 1950 -- Observing political violence in Korea -- Politics of fear in the bombing of Korea -- The bereaved families. Su-kyoung Hwang. Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-239) and index. Korean War (1950-1953) Korean War, 1950-1953 1950-1953 fast DS918 .H83 2016 951.904/1 Pennsylvania studies in human rights 9780812248456 0812248457 GMU 160823 20170926145619.0 in00003741979 eng