Reviews
I may not personally feel it, but it makes me think that there is also this perspective on what exists between Seoul and Gyeonggi.
Isn't conflict proof that we are alive? However, I hope that conflict develops positively in a direction of mutual coexistence.
This is a series that allows you to look back on Seoul as a traveler. It is a book that makes you want to travel to Seoul alone.
It is very interesting as it teaches us the history of the place where we live. However, it is a pity that it is somewhat underdog-like and narrow-minded.
A time travel book for citizens of Greater Seoul that explains the temporal layers of change in Seoul and Greater Seoul from the historical perspective of the transformation from subjects of Joseon to democratic citizens brought about by the March 1st Movement.
Dwelling on the past is difficult, and it is ambiguous, especially when it is not a good story about a place that affects a quarter of the entire population, but the book is interesting.
It is truly difficult to imagine a neighborhood I have not lived in. In that sense, it is a really good book, but also a bit unfriendly.
This is a socio-cultural history of the city that examines the lives and cultures forgotten amidst the development and evolution of the megacity known as the metropolitan area. It is a heartwarming book that reminds us anew of the value of residential areas, cultural heritage, and natural environments that are disappearing without us even realizing it.
I would say it is closer to an academic paper. I bought it once for a newspaper article, but it is not easy to read.
Kim Si-deok: Conflict City
In *Conflict City*, Professor Kim Si-deok of the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies expands the scope of his field research to Gyeonggi Province adjacent to Seoul. By examining dilapidated houses slated for redevelopment, prostitution hubs, nameless village gravestones, and cornerstones so hard to locate, he collects and recounts the stories of citizens who lived and died amidst conflict. Starting from his current residence in Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu, the author systematically documents Greater Seoul in a clockwise direction. The total of 20 field trip courses can be broadly categorized into three groups. The first is the "Axis of the Gyeongin Megalopolis," which surveys the western region from Paju in the north to Siheung in the south, centered on Seoul; the second is the "Heart of Greater Seoul" tour, which delves deeply into Jongno-gu, Jung-gu, and Yongsan-gu; and the third encompasses the eastern part of Seoul, extending from Uijeongbu in the north to Yongin in the south. While field trips to architecture celebrating the Joseon Dynasty or to revisit the painful legacy of the Japanese colonial period are valuable, they cannot possibly represent the entirety of Seoul. Nor are massive and beautiful structures the only things that speak of Seoul's history. The author states that the history and stories of citizens are embedded in posters in redevelopment neighborhoods, village monuments of disaster victims and displaced people, Bugundang shrines, and facilities housing U.S. military comfort women, reminding us that such field trips are precisely the time to encounter the real history of Seoul, not a bleached version.
Korean title: 갈등 도시
Korean author: 김시덕
Korean publisher: 열린책들
ISBN-13: 9788932919881
Reviews
I may not personally feel it, but it makes me think that there is also this perspective on what exists between Seoul and Gyeonggi.
Isn't conflict proof that we are alive? However, I hope that conflict develops positively in a direction of mutual coexistence.
This is a series that allows you to look back on Seoul as a traveler. It is a book that makes you want to travel to Seoul alone.
It is very interesting as it teaches us the history of the place where we live. However, it is a pity that it is somewhat underdog-like and narrow-minded.
A time travel book for citizens of Greater Seoul that explains the temporal layers of change in Seoul and Greater Seoul from the historical perspective of the transformation from subjects of Joseon to democratic citizens brought about by the March 1st Movement.
Dwelling on the past is difficult, and it is ambiguous, especially when it is not a good story about a place that affects a quarter of the entire population, but the book is interesting.
It is truly difficult to imagine a neighborhood I have not lived in. In that sense, it is a really good book, but also a bit unfriendly.
This is a socio-cultural history of the city that examines the lives and cultures forgotten amidst the development and evolution of the megacity known as the metropolitan area. It is a heartwarming book that reminds us anew of the value of residential areas, cultural heritage, and natural environments that are disappearing without us even realizing it.
I would say it is closer to an academic paper. I bought it once for a newspaper article, but it is not easy to read.
