Difficult Heritage In Nation Building South Korea And Postconflict Japanese Colonial Occupation Architecture 1st Ed Hyun Kyung Lee by Hyun Kyung Lee 9783319663371, 3319663372 instant download after payment.

This book explores South Korean responses to the architecture of the Japanese colonial occupation of Korea and the ways that architecture illustrates the relationship between difficult heritage and the formation of national identity. Detailing the specific case of Seoul, Hyun Kyung Lee investigates how buildings are selectively destroyed, preserved, or reconstructed in order to either establish or challenge the cultural identity of places as new political orders are developed. In addition, she illuminates the Korean traditional concept of feng shui as a core indigenous framework for understanding the relationship between space and power, as it is associated with nation-building processes and heritagization.