Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History
Author: Bruce Cumings
Translator: Dong-no Kim, Ki-wook Han, et al.
Publisher: Changbi
752 pages | 223*152mm
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About This Book
"Passionate, cantankerous, and fascinating….Rather like Korea itself."?Nicholas
D. Kristof, New York Times Book Review
Korea has endured a "fractured, shattered twentieth century," and this updated
edition brings Bruce Cumings's leading history of the modern era into the
present. The small country, overshadowed in the imperial era, crammed against
great powers during the Cold War, and divided and decimated by the Korean War,
has recently seen the first real hints of reunification. But positive movements
forward are tempered by frustrating steps backward. In the late 1990s South
Korea survived its most severe economic crisis since the Korean War, forcing a
successful restructuring of its political economy. Suffering through floods,
droughts, and a famine that cost the lives of millions of people, North Korea
has been labeled part of an "axis of evil" by the current Bush administration
and has renewed its 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. 25 illustrations.
About The Author
Bruce Cumings teaches Korean history, East Asian political economy, and
international history at the University of Chicago.
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