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A Fractured Liberation: Korea under US Occupation

By Kornel Chang
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By Kornel Chang
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A New Yorker Best Book of the Year
Shortlist, Cundill History Prize

A poignant return to Korea's forgotten "Asian Spring"-a moment ripe with possibility denied by the postwar US military occupation.

When Japanese imperial rule ended in August 1945, the Korean peninsula erupted with hopes of freedom, independence, and equality. Workers threw themselves into union activism and took control of factories. Peasants occupied formerly Japanese-owned farmlands, and women demanded a level playing field...

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HistoryAsian HistoryKorean HistoryGeneral & Miscellaneous Korean HistoryHistory AwardsCundill History Prize2025 Cundill History Prize2025 Cundill History Prize Shortlist