Making of Modern Korea

This fully updated fourth edition of The Making of Modern Korea provides a thorough, balanced and engaging history of Korea from 1876 to the present day. The text is unique in analysing domestic developments in the two Koreas in the wider context of regional and international affairs.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Adrian Buzo currently lectures at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He has published widely on Korean politics and history, including titles such as The Guerilla Dynasty: Politics and Leadership in the DPRK, published by Routledge (2018).

Zusammenfassung

This fully updated fourth edition of The Making of Modern Korea provides a thorough, balanced and engaging history of Korea from 1876 to the present day. The text is unique in analysing domestic developments in the two Koreas in the wider context of regional and international affairs.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Adrian Buzo, Adrian (Macquarie University Buzo, Buzo Adrian
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9781032149035
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3214903-5
• Seiten: 324
• Serie: Asia's Transformations
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Sozialwissenschaften allgemein; Korea, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Society and culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General