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The first detailed overview of Korean history in nearly a quarter century, this volume will enlighten a new generation of students eager to understand this contested region of Asia.
Weaving together military operations and strategies with political strategy and civil-military relations, the author covers the most active phase of the Korean War, the 12-month period from North Korea's invasion of South Korea in June 1850 ...
Russo - Japanese friction increased , culminating in the Russo - Japanese War of 1904-1905 . Like the earlier Sino - Japanese War , much of the fighting took place on Korean soil , allowing the Japanese increasingly to establish ...
This is an historical survey of all the religious traditions of Korea in relation to the socio-cultural trends of seven different periods of Korean history. Selected foundation myths of the ancient period are provided in an appendix.
In South Korea at the Crossroads, Scott A. Snyder examines the trajectory of fifty years of South Korean foreign policy and offers predictions—and a prescription—for the future.
"Most people," Kang says, "have read or heard only the horror stories which, although true, tell only a small segment of colonial life.
Bridging area and postcolonial studies with the critical political economy of South Korea.
South Korea's amazing rise from the ashes: the inside story of an economic, political, and cultural phenomenon Long overshadowed by Japan and China, South Korea is a small country that happens to be one of the great national success stories ...
"Art Under Control in North Korea is the first publication in the West to explore the role of art in one of the world's most isolated nations.
It never achieved that goal. Mark Caprio here examines why Japan's assimilation efforts failed.