The Making of Modern Korea
Author:   Adrian Buzo (Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   4th edition
ISBN:  

9781032149035


Pages:   324
Publication Date:   30 November 2022
Format:   Hardback
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The Making of Modern Korea


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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.

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Author:   Adrian Buzo (Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   4th edition
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781032149035


ISBN 10:   1032149035
Pages:   324
Publication Date:   30 November 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. The setting 2. Lost horizons 1876-1910 3. Joined to the Empire 1910-1931 4. The dark gulf 1931-1945 5. Bitter liberty 1945-48 6. The supreme disaster 1948-1953 7. The battle within – the DPRK 1953-80 8. The ROK and the mastery of despair 1953-71 9. Decline, famine and survival – the DPRK 1980-2011 10. From authoritarian to civilian rule – the ROK 1980-1998 11. The ROK’s decade of the Left 1998-2008 12. Hallowed by the price – the DPRK under Kim Jong Un 2011-2022 13. The rise, fall and rise of the Right – the ROK 2008-2021 14. Concluding remarks 15. Major Events 1876-2022

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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).

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