The making of modern Korea
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The making of modern Korea
(Asia's transformations / edited by Mark Selden)
Routledge, 2007
2nd ed
- : pbk
- : hbk
Available at / 7 libraries
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National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies Library (GRIPS Library)
: pbk221.06||B9701272935
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This fully updated second edition of The Making of Modern Korea provides a thorough, balanced and engaging history of Korea from 1910 to the present day. The text is unique in placing emphasis on Korea's regional and geographical context, through which Buzo analyzes the influence of bigger and more powerful states on the peninsula of Korea.
Key features of the book include:
comprehensive coverage of Korean history
up-to-date analysis of important contemporary developments, including North Korea's controversial missile and nuclear tests
comparative focus on North and South Korea
an examination of Korea within its regional context
a detailed chronology and suggestions for further reading.
The Making of Modern Korea is a valuable one-volume resource for students of modern Korean history, international politics and Asian Studies.
Table of Contents
1. Joined to the Empire, 1910-31 2. The Dark Gulf, 1931-45 3. Bitter Liberty, 1945-48 4. The Supreme Disaster, 1948-53 5. The Mastery of Despair, 1953-71 6. Reversal of Fortunes, 1971-80 7. Divergent Courses, 1980-92 8. Hallowed by the price, 1992-2006 Major Events, 1910-2006
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