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A Brief History of Korea (Hardcover)
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A Brief History of Korea (Hardcover)
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With tensions escalating between the United States and North Korea
over the North's resumption of its nuclear weapons program, Korea
has recently become a focus of media attention. Home to more than
60 million people today, North Korea and South Korea have been
divided along the 38th parallel since the defeat of Japan (Korea's
former colonial ruler) at the end of World War II. Outside of
Korea, South Korea is better known than its neighbour to the north
is, and it has prospered over the last few decades as a model
democratic regime. North Korea remains a secretive society,
struggling to meet the needs of its people, and is something of a
mystery to most outsiders. And while the geographical and
ideological divisions that now separate the North from the South
persist, the two countries share a long history and a uniquely
Korean culture. Written by one of the leading experts on Korea, A
Brief of Korea covers the history of Korea from the origins of the
Korean people in prehistoric times to the economic and political
situation in North and South Korea today. Providing a detailed
overview of the cultural and historical influences that have shaped
Korean society, the author discusses the major periods of Korean
history-Three Kingdoms, Koryo Dynasty, and Chosun Dynasty; the
foreign invasions Korea has endured; the post-World War II
situation that led to the country's division and the Korean War;
and developments in North and South Korea from the end of the
Korean War up through the present.
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