Korea, the divided nation
Korean reunification question (1945- ) Korea (North) Korea (South) Korea History
Praeger Security International
2005
EISBN 9780313015175
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.
Following its liberation from Japanese colonialism, at the end of WWII, Korea was divided into two separate nations. Because the Korean nation enjoyed a long dynastic history, its postwar partition was particularly traumatic. The ensuing Cold War years spawned the Korean War and 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 insight into how Korea became a divided nation engulfed in international geopolitical tensions, providing expert analysis of this rendered nat.
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.
Following its liberation from Japanese colonialism, at the end of WWII, Korea was divided into two separate nations. Because the Korean nation enjoyed a long dynastic history, its postwar partition was particularly traumatic. The ensuing Cold War years spawned the Korean War and 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 insight into how Korea became a divided nation engulfed in international geopolitical tensions, providing expert analysis of this rendered nat.
