The making of modern Korea
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The making of modern Korea
(Asia's transformations / edited by Mark Selden)
Routledge, 2023
4th ed
- : hbk
Available at 1 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This new edition is fully up to date to give a comprehensive look at Korea from 1876 to the present day
Provides a comparative look at both North and South Korea
Fares well against competitors due to its length (comparatively short), writing style (suitable for undergrads) and coverage (covers modern period of both North and South Korea)
Table of Contents
1. The setting 2. Lost horizons 1876-1910 3. Joined to the Empire 1910-1931 4. The dark gulf 1931-1945 5. Bitter liberty 1945-48 6. The supreme disaster 1948-1953 7. The battle within - the DPRK 1953-80 8. The ROK and the mastery of despair 1953-71 9. Decline, famine and survival - the DPRK 1980-2011 10. From authoritarian to civilian rule - the ROK 1980-1998 11. The ROK's decade of the Left 1998-2008 12. Hallowed by the price - the DPRK under Kim Jong Un 2011-2022 13. The rise, fall and rise of the Right - the ROK 2008-2021 14. Concluding remarks 15. Major Events 1876-2022
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