Korea's Twentieth-Century Odyssey: A Short History
- ISBN-10
- 0824831748
- ISBN-13
- 9780824831745
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 232
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-04-30
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Author
- Michael E. Robinson
Description
Michael E. Robinson provides readers with the historical essentials upon which to unravel the complex politics and contemporary crises that exist in the East Asian region.
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