Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea

This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country's politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

List of contents

Editor's Foreword

Preface

Reader's Notes

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Maps

Chronology

Introduction

THE DICTIONARY

Appendix A: Government Structure of the Republic of Korea

Appendix B: Presidents, Vice Presidents, and Prime Ministers

Appendix C: Presidential Elections

Appendix D: National Assembly Elections

Appendix E: Text of the December 1991 Agreement on Reconciliation, Non-aggression and Exchanges and Cooperation between the South and the North

Appendix F: North-South Joint Declaration of 15 June 2000

Appendix G: North-South Joint Declaration of 15 June 2000

Appendix H: Panmunjom Declaration

Bibliography

About the Author

About the author

James E. Hoare was a member of the British Diplomatic Service from 1969 to 2003, perhaps his most important posting being as the first British representative to Pyongyang in 2001, but he also served at the British Embassies in Seoul and Beijing. Since retirement, he has been an occasional teacher and a writer and broadcaster.

Product details

• Authors: James E Hoare, James E. Hoare, Hoare James E.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781538119754
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-1975-4
• No. of pages: 872
• Series: Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East; Historical Dictionaries of Asi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; Korea, HISTORY / Asia / General, REFERENCE / Dictionaries, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, Reference works, Asian History