Korea Update
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 14,49 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Korea (South)
ISBN :
Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History (Updated Edition)
Author : Bruce Cumings
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 42,44 MB
Release : 2005-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0393327027
Book Description
"When Korea's Place in the Sun first appeared, Bruce Cumings argued that Korea had endured a "fractured, shattered twentieth century." The new century has seen South Korea flourish after a restructuring of its political economy, and North Korea suffer through a famine that has cost the lives of millions of people. The United States continues to play an important role on the Korean peninsula, from the Clinton administration overseeing the first real hints of reunification to the Bush administration confronting a renewal of nuclear threats. On both sides Korea seems poised to continue its fractured existence on into the new century, with potential ramifications for the rest of the world." "For those who need a grounding in the tempestuous history surrounding Korea, or a context in which to understand its role in current global politics, this updated edition of Korea's Place in the Sun is a must read."--BOOK JACKET.
U.S. Troop Withdrawal from the Republic of Korea, an Update, 1979
Author : John Glenn
Publisher :
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 40,14 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Korea
ISBN :
Book Description
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement: Passenger Vehicle Sector Update, Inv. 332-523
Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 36,33 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 1457815508
Book Description
The Real North Korea
Author : Andrei Lankov
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 34,25 MB
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 0199390037
Book Description
In The Real North Korea, Lankov substitutes cold, clear analysis for the overheated rhetoric surrounding this opaque police state. Based on vast expertise, this book reveals how average North Koreans live, how their leaders rule, and how both survive
The Impossible State
Author : Victor Cha
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 24,28 MB
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0062906445
Book Description
In The Impossible State, seasoned international-policy expert and lauded scholar Victor Cha pulls back the curtain on provocative, isolationist North Korea, providing our best look yet at its history and the rise of the Kim family dynasty and the obsessive personality cult that empowers them. Cha illuminates the repressive regime’s complex economy and culture, its appalling record of human rights abuses, and its belligerent relationship with the United States, and analyzes the regime’s major security issues—from the seemingly endless war with its southern neighbor to its frightening nuclear ambitions—all in light of the destabilizing effects of Kim Jong-il’s death and the transition of power to his unpredictable heir. Ultimately, this engagingly written, authoritative, and highly accessible history warns of a regime that might be closer to its end than many might think—a political collapse for which America and its allies may be woefully unprepared.
The New Koreans
Author : Michael Breen
Publisher : Thomas Dunne Books
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 50,11 MB
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1250065054
Book Description
"Just a few decades ago, the Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generation they moved from the fields to Silicon Valley. The nature and values of the Korean people provide the background for a more detailed examination of the complex history of the country, in particular its division and its emergence as an economic superpower. Who are these people? And where does their future lie?"--
Engaging North Korea
Author : Lam Peng Er
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 46,33 MB
Release : 2024-09-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1040131042
Book Description
This book presents a comprehensive overview of international attempts to engage North Korea diplomatically with the aim of avoiding a nuclear war. It highlights the difficulty of this task, concluding that the containment of North Korea currently depends more on military deterrence than on diplomatic restraint. It considers the various multilateral attempts at diplomatic engagement over recent decades and explores the different approaches of different countries, examining the domestic factors and the strategic interests which drive different countries’ different approaches. It includes an account of China’s growing estrangement, Russia’s increasing closeness, and the surprising relationship between North Korea and Sweden which has been effective in providing the North Korean people with humanitarian aid. Revealing the story of diplomatic frustrations and failures when engaging North Korea, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Korean studies, Asian politics, and international relations.
Knife Song Korea
Author : Richard Selzer
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 10,33 MB
Release : 2010-03-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1438427727
Book Description
Award-Winning Finalist in the Fiction & Literature: Literary Fiction category of the "Best Books 2010" Awards sponsored by USA Book News 2009 Editor's Choice Award for Fiction presented by Foreword Magazine Knife Song Korea chronicles a tumultuous year in the life of Sloane, a young surgeon in the Korean War. Drafted into the army and assigned to an artillery unit in a remote rural area on the edges of the war, Sloane must cope with harsh living conditions, a brutal workload, and intense feelings of personal isolation. The only doctor for miles, he is called upon to treat not only U.S. military personnel but also the local Korean population, for whom he feels both revulsion and pity. As the strain mounts and the war moves closer, he comes face to face with questions of identity, nationality, and personal honor. Originally written during and shortly after Richard Selzer's own tour of duty in Korea, Knife Song Korea offers a poetic portrayal of a man stretched to his limits and beyond, and the tragic toll war takes on the human psyche.
Domestic Constraints on South Korean Foreign Policy
Author : Scott A. Snyder
Publisher : Council on Foreign Relations
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 17,68 MB
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : International relations
ISBN : 0876097336
Book Description
These essays support the argument that strong and effective presidential leadership is the most important prerequisite for South Korea to sustain and project its influence abroad. That leadership should be attentive to the need for public consensus and should operate within established legislative mechanisms that ensure public accountability. The underlying structures sustaining South Korea’s foreign policy formation are generally sound; the bigger challenge is to manage domestic politics in ways that promote public confidence about the direction and accountability of presidential leadership in foreign policy.
