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- ISBN 9780674294196
- Dimensions: 165 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 24 Mar 2026
- Publisher: Harvard University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
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.
