Hardcover. As the Korean war (1950-1953) drew to a close and South Korea began to rebuild, American GI Roger Marshutz (1929-2007) was stationed in Pusan to photograph U.S. reconstruction efforts. In his spare time, Marshutz also wandered the streets, documenting the daily life of Korean civilians. The Forgotten Home Front: Roger Marshutz's Photographs of Pusan, South Korea, 1952-1954 offers both an official and unofficial look at U.S.-South Korean relations, as well as a portrait of a country in the midst of enormous political, economic, and cultural transformation. The Forgotten Home Front: Roger Marshutzs Photographs of Pusan, South Korea, 19521954 offers both an official and unofficial look at U.S.-South Korean relations, as well as a portrait of a country undergoing enormous political, economic, and cultural transformation through photographs of the reconstruction and the daily life of Korean civilians. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: The Forgotten Home Front (Hardcover)
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass
Publication Date: 2026
Language: English
ISBN 10: 067429419X
ISBN 13: 9780674294196
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new

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As the Korean war (1950–1953) drew to a close and South Korea began to rebuild, American GI Roger Marshutz (1929–2007) was stationed in Pusan to photograph U.S. reconstruction efforts. In his spare time, Marshutz also wandered the streets, documenting the daily life of Korean civilians.

The Forgotten Home Front: Roger Marshutz’s Photographs of Pusan, South Korea, 1952–1954 offers both an official and unofficial look at U.S.-South Korean relations, as well as a portrait of a country in the midst of enormous political, economic, and cultural transformation.

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Sean C. Kim is Professor of History at the University of Central Missouri.

Ilisa Barbash is Curator of Visual Anthropology at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University.

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