Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Praeger Security International.

Description

1. 191 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

1. "Prior to Korea's liberation from Japanese colonialism and the country's subsequent division at the end of World War II, the nation had enjoyed a long dynastic history that made the postwar partition particularly traumatic. The ensuing Cold War years soon spawned a very hot Korean War, subsequent decades of strained inter-Korean relations, and tensions in the region surrounding the peninsula. This volume provides readers who are unfamiliar with Korea's heritage with insight into how the two Koreas became engulfed in international geopolitical tensions, including expert analysis of this disjoined nation's background, modern circumstances, and future prospects."
2. "After a survey of Korea's geographic setting and historic legacy, Olsen details the circumstances of Korea's liberation and subsequent division. Drawing on that background, he analyzes the evolution of both South Korea and North Korea as separate states and surveys the politics, economics, and foreign policy of each."--Jacket.

Series statement

1. Praeger security international
2. Praeger Security International

Subject

1. Korean reunification question (1945- )
2. Wiedervereinigung
3. North Korea
4. South Korea
5. History
6. Reunification
7. International relations
8. Korea > History
9. Korea (South) > History
10. Korea (North) > History
11. Korea
12. Korea (North)
13. Korea (South)
14. Nordkorea
15. Südkorea

Genre/Form

1. History.

Contents

1. Introduction and the geographical setting -- The legacy of antiquity -- The imperial age -- Liberation and division -- South Korea's evolution, 1948-2004 -- North Korea's evolution, 1948-2004 -- Two Koreas: international perspectives -- Reuniting the Korean nation -- Conclusion: united Korea's prospects.

Owning institution

1. Princeton University Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-186) and index.