The Making of Modern Korea / Edition 3

by Adrian Buzo

Overview

This fully updated fourth edition of The Making of Modern Korea provides a thorough, balanced, and engaging history of Korea from 1876 to the present day. The text is unique in analysing domestic developments in the two Koreas in the wider context of regional and international affairs.

Key features of the book include:

• comprehensive coverage of modern Korean history since 1876
• expanded coverage of social and cultural affairs
• up-to-date analysis of contemporary North Korea, including assessments of the Kim Jong Un administration and development of its nuclear weapons programme
• a detailed chronology and suggestions for further reading

The Making of Modern Korea is a valuable one-volume resource for students of modern Korean history, international politics, and Asian Studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138917484
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/07/2016
Series:	Asia's Transformations
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Adrian Buzo currently lectures at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He has published widely on Korean politics and history, including titles such as The Guerilla Dynasty: Politics and Leadership in the DPRK, published by Routledge (2018).

Table of Contents

Preface vii

1 The Setting 1

2 Lost Horizons-Choson 1876-1910 18

3 Joined to the Empire 1910-1931 47

4 The Dark Gulf 1931-1945 74

5 Bitter Liberty 1945-1948 89

6 The Supreme Disaster 1948-1953 113

7 The DPRK and the Battle within 1953-1980 134

8 The ROK and the Mastery of Despair 1953-1979 153

9 The DPRK: Decline, Famine, and Survival 1980-2011 181

10 The ROK: From Authoritarian to Civilian Rule 1980-1998 206

11 The ROK's Decade of the Left 1998-2008 228

12 Hallowed by the Price: The DPRK under Kim Jong Un 2011-2022 246

13 The ROK: Rise, Fail, and Rise of the Right 2008-2022 264

14 Concluding Remarks 288

15 Major Events 1876-2022 298

Index 322

Editorial Reviews

"Adrian Buzo has provided an engaging text whose crystal-clear layout, pacing, and expert content is well worth the read." - Adam Cathcart, Pacific Lutheran University, Acta Koreana, Vol.11, No.3, 2008

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