South Korea's Origins and Early Relations with the United States - The Lynchpin of Hegemonic Power

Bringing a fresh perspective to an understudied area, this book offers a critical, source-based examination and assessment of the roles of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (KPG) and the United States during WW2 in the rebirth of Korea as a nation state.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. World War Two and U.S. policy in East Asia 3. Korean Nationalists between the US and China 4. The US policy of utilizing Korean soldiers 5. Negotiations between the United States and the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea 6. The Beginnings of the U.S-South Korea Alliance – From Military cooperation to bilateral alliance 7. Conclusion

About the author

Hyeonji Cha completed her BA at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and took her PhD from the Academy of Korean Studies in South Korea. She is an expert on modern Korean history and international relations.
Hyun Jin Kim took his D Phil. from the University of Oxford and is currently Associate Professor in Classics at the University of Melbourne. He is also a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.

Summary

Bringing a fresh perspective to an understudied area, this book offers a critical, source-based examination and assessment of the roles of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (KPG) and the United States during WW2 in the rebirth of Korea as a nation state.

Product details

• Authors: Hyeonji Cha, Hyun Jin Kim
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032215174
• ISBN: 978-1-032-21517-4
• No. of pages: 130
• Weight: 240 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Studies in Modern History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries; Korea, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, International Relations, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Asian History, General and world history