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Author(s): Michael J. Seth
ISBN(s): 9780742567146, 0742567141
Edition: 1st ed. 2009
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Year: 2009
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0742567141
ISBN 13: 9780742567146
Author: Michael Seth

This comprehensive and balanced history of modern Korea explores the social, economic, and political issues it has faced since being catapulted into the wider world at the end of the nineteenth century. Placing this formerly insular society in a global context, Michael J. Seth describes how this ancient, culturally and ethnically homogeneous society first fell victim to Japanese imperialist expansionism, and then was arbitrarily divided in half after World War II. Seth traces the postwar paths of the two Koreas_with different political and social systems and different geopolitical orientations_as they evolved into sharply contrasting societies. South Korea, after an unpromising start, became one of the few postcolonial developing states to enter the ranks of the first world, with a globally competitive economy, a democratic political system, and a cosmopolitan and dynamic culture. By contrast, North Korea became one of the world’s most totalitarian and isolated societies, a nuclear power with an impoverished and famine-stricken population. Considering the radically different and historically unprecedented trajectories of the two Koreas, Seth assesses the insights they offer for understanding not only modern Korea but the broader perspective of world history.

A Concise History of Modern Korea From the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present Vol 2 1st Edition Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Korea under Japanese Rule, 1910–1945

1.1 The Annexation of Korea
1.2 The Early Years of Japanese Rule
1.3 Economic and Social Changes
1.4 Korean Resistance Movements
1.5 Cultural and Political Transformation under Japanese Occupation
1.6 The Impact of World War II on Korea

Chapter 2: The End of Japanese Rule and the Division of Korea

2.1 The Pacific War and Japan’s Surrender
2.2 The Allies’ Occupation and the Division of Korea
2.3 The Korean Independence Movement and the End of Japanese Colonialism
2.4 The Role of the Soviet Union and the United States in the Division
2.5 The Creation of Two Koreas: North and South

Chapter 3: The Korean War (1950–1953)

3.1 The Outbreak of War
3.2 The Early Stages of the Korean War
3.3 The Intervention of China and the United States
3.4 The Role of the United Nations in the Conflict
3.5 The Armistice and the Aftermath of War
3.6 The Division and Legacy of the War

Chapter 4: South Korea in the Post-War Era

4.1 The Rise of Syngman Rhee and the First Republic
4.2 Political Instability and the 1960 Student Revolution
4.3 The Military Coup of 1961 and the Rise of Park Chung-hee
4.4 The Economic Miracle of South Korea
4.5 South Korean Politics and Society in the 1970s and 1980s
4.6 Democratization and the End of Military Rule

Chapter 5: North Korea under Kim Il-sung

5.1 The Establishment of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
5.2 The Cult of Personality and the Rise of Kim Il-sung
5.3 The North Korean Economy and Society
5.4 The Role of the Soviet Union and China in North Korean Development
5.5 North Korea’s Foreign Policy and the Korean Peninsula
5.6 The Continuation of Kim Il-sung’s Rule and the North-South Divide

Chapter 6: The 1990s: South Korea’s Democratization and North Korea’s Crisis

6.1 The Transition to Democracy in South Korea
6.2 Economic Reforms and the Asian Financial Crisis
6.3 The Emergence of the Kim Dae-jung Government
6.4 The Sunshine Policy and the Engagement with North Korea
6.5 The Crisis in North Korea: Economic Collapse and Famine
6.6 North Korea’s Nuclear Program and International Tensions

Chapter 7: The 21st Century: Challenges and Changes in Korea

7.1 The Rise of South Korea as a Global Economic Power
7.2 South Korean Society and Politics in the 21st Century
7.3 North Korea under Kim Jong-il and Kim Jong-un
7.4 North Korea’s Continued Isolation and Nuclear Program
7.5 Inter-Korean Relations and the Prospects for Reconciliation
7.6 South Korea’s Role in Global Politics and Trade

Chapter 8: The Future of the Korean Peninsula

8.1 Prospects for Peace and Unification
8.2 The Role of the United States and China in Korean Politics
8.3 Economic and Cultural Exchanges between North and South Korea
8.4 The Path Forward: Challenges for the 21st Century
8.5 The Legacy of Korean History in the Modern Era

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