The Making of Modern Korea - Couverture souple

Buzo, Adrian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1138917486 ISBN 13 : 9781138917484

Editeur : Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

This fully updated third 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 Korean history.

• Expanded coverage of social and cultural affairs.

• A new chapter covering the end of the Choson Dynasty in the context of Japanese imperialist expansionism.

• Up-to-date analysis of important contemporary developments in both Koreas, including assessments of the Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un administrations and the North’s nuclear weapons program.

• Comparative focus on North and South Korea.

• An examination of Korea within its regional context.

• 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Adrian Buzo is a former diplomat who served in both Seoul and Pyongyang. He is currently a lecturer in Korean at Macquarie University, Australia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1138917486
• ISBN 13: 9781138917484
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 300
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible