Provides history of Korea 1910 onwards. This text places emphasis on Korea's regional and geographical context, through which author analyzes the influence of bigger states on the peninsula of Korea. It is suitable for students of modern Korean history, international politics and Asian Studies.[...]
This text traces the political history of North Korea from World War II to the death of Kim Il Sung. It looks at the development of the Communist Party underground from the early 1920s, the establishment of a ruling oligarchy after the liberation of Korea by the Soviet Union in 1945, and the growth [...]