Korea : A Century of Change.
Title:
Korea : A Century of Change.
Author:
Kleiner, Juergen.
ISBN:
9789812799951
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (445 pages)
Series:
Economic Ideas Leading to the 21st Century ; v.7
Economic Ideas Leading to the 21st Century
Contents:
Contents -- Foreword -- Part I: Korea and the Modern Age -- Chapter 1 The Hermit Kingdom -- A Monument -- Relations with the Middle Kingdom -- First Contacts with the West -- The Country's Internal Situation -- Seclusion -- Oppert's Act of Piracy -- References -- Chapter 2 Within Reach of the World Powers -- The Opening of Chosun -- The Unequal Treaties -- The Last Stage of Chinese Supremacy -- Mok In Dok -- The End of a Special Relationship -- Russian Efforts in Seoul -- The Russian-Japanese War -- A Japanese Protectorate -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 3 The Japanese Rule -- The Annexation -- The System of Control -- The Samil Uprising -- The Japanese Reaction -- The Economy -- Resistance Adaptation Collaboration -- The Second World War -- The Result -- References -- Part II: Divided Korea -- Chapter 4 The Origins of the Division of Korea -- A Nearly Forgotten Country -- The South - A Powder Keg -- Quick Progress in the North -- The Trusteeship Issue -- American Disengagement -- Two States on the Korean Peninsula -- The Withdrawal of the Occupying Forces -- References -- Chapter 5 The Korean War Phase One: Towards Reunification -- Looking Back -- The Outbreak of the War -- The American Reaction -- Who Started the Korean War? -- The Advance Toward the Yalu River -- The Intervention of the People's Republic of China -- References -- Chapter 6 The Korean War Phase Two: The Division Hardens -- The Dismissal of General MacArthur -- Positional Warfare and Negotiations -- The Armistice Agreement -- The Result -- References -- Part III: Politics and Economics in the Republic of Korea -- Chapter 7 Syngman Rhee's Korea -- The First President of the Republic of Korea -- The Constitutional Crises -- Political Parties -- Domestic Politics -- The Fundamentals of Foreign Relations -- South Korea and Japan.
The Student Uprising on 19 April 1960 -- A Period of Transition -- References -- Chapter 8 The Rise of Park Chung Hee -- The Putsch -- Military Rule -- The Background -- The Start of the Third Republic -- The Normalization Treaties with Japan -- Foreign Policy Issues -- A Hectic Period -- Park Chung Hee continues -- References -- Chapter 9 The Yushin System -- A Turbulent Year -- The October Reforms -- The Policy of Repression -- The System of Rule -- Stormy Winds -- The Assassination of Park Chung Hee -- Park Chung Hee -- References -- Chapter 10 Steps to Power -- The Shots of Kungjong-dong Reverberate -- Civilian Developments -- Another Rebellion within the Military -- Kwangju - The Beginning of a Trauma -- New Political Structures -- The Trial of Kim Dae Jung -- The Betrayal -- References -- Chapter 11 No Better Country? -- Consolidation of Power -- Trouble Ahead -- "I Order You to Destroy the Target" -- A Mystery Solved -- Terror in Rangoon -- The Test -- References -- Chapter 12 "Down with Military Dictatorship" -- Molotov Cocktails and Sit-ins -- A Wavering President -- The Crisis of Legitimacy -- A Breath of Revolution -- Change of Course -- References -- Chapter 13 The Beginnings of Democratic Rule -- A Surprising Result -- First Attempts to Come to Terms with the Past -- Light and Shade -- References -- Chapter 14 Civilian Leadership -- The Reformer -- Mr. Clean -- The Trial of the Century -- Democratization Efforts -- The Sad End -- Kim Dae Jung before the Doors to Power -- The Domestic Policies of President Kim Dae Jung -- References -- Chapter 15 The Economy -- The Miracle at the Han River -- Rapid Growth -- Foreign Trade -- Prices and Employment -- Distribution of Income and Wealth -- The Economic Debacle -- A Recovery? -- References.
Part IV: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea -- Chapter 16 The State of Kim II Sung -- Kim II Sung Superstar -- Kim's Rise to Power -- Party and State -- Ideology and Terror -- The Economy -- References -- Chapter 17 North Korea Under the Son -- The Great Leader's Departure -- The Heir -- Kim Jong II takes Charge -- The Food Crisis -- The Prospects -- References -- Part V: Foreign Relations -- Chapter 18 South Korea's Great Partner -- The Alliance -- To Withdraw or Not to Withdraw -- Economic Cooperation -- Friction -- Public Opinion -- References -- Chapter 19 The Neighbor in the East -- Brisk Exchanges -- Sources of Friction -- Forever Apologies? -- Security Ties? -- References -- Chapter 20 Northern Policy -- The 1988 Olympic Games -- Dynamic Changes -- Relations with the Big Bear -- The First Price -- The Unification Policy of the Republic of Korea -- References -- Chapter 21 North Korea's Foreign Partners -- The Soviet Union as Patron -- No New Thinking in Pyongyang -- The Broken Alliance -- The Other Friend -- Troubled Relations -- The DPRK's Unification Policy -- The Hermit Nation -- References -- Chapter 22 Nuclear Dangers and Beyond -- The Setting -- Growing Suspicion -- Negotiations -- A Former President Steps In -- Back to Diplomacy -- How High the Risk? -- Melting Enmity -- References -- Part VI: South-North Relations -- Chapter 23 Confrontation and Dialogue -- The Hostile Cousins -- Incidents -- Expanding the Theater of Conflict -- The Joint Communique of 1972 -- The Basic Agreement of 1991 -- The Importance of the Armistice -- References -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index.
Abstract:
This book provides an evenhanded coverage of Korea's turbulent history during the last one hundred years, from seclusion to division. It focuses particularly on the development of the two different and antagonistic states on the peninsula since 1945. The author sees both countries through the windows of their possibilities and interests. He supplements his narrative, which makes use of rich source material, with observations he has made in South Korea, where he spent more than ten years from the 1970s to the 1990s, and where he had access to politicians and opinion leaders. The book starts by describing how the Hermit Kingdom was exposed to the greed of foreign powers at the end of the 19th century and how it became the victim of imperialistic Japan, then account is given of the country's division and the hardening of that division through the Korean War. The rule of the military and the final triumph of civilian democrats in South Korea are analyzed in much detail. One chapter is devoted to the rise and intermittent decline of the South Korean economy. The history of North Korea under Kim II Sung and under his son is told, before the foreign relations of both Koreas are explained. A chapter on the so far overwhelmingly antagonistic South-North relations concludes the book. Sample Chapter(s). Foreword (95 KB). Chapter 1: The Hermit Kingdom (172 KB). Contents: Korea and the Modern Age: The Hermit Kingdom; Within Reach of the World Powers; The Japanese Rule; Divided Korea: The Origins of the Division of Korea; The Korean War Phase One: Towards Reunification; The Korean War Phase Two: The Division Hardens; Politics and Economics in the Republic of Korea: Syngman Rhee's Korea; The Rise of Park Chung Hee; The Yushin System; Steps to Power; No Better Country?; "Down with Military Dictatorship" The Beginnings of Democratic Rule; Civilian Leadership; The
Economy; The Democratic People's Republic of Korea: The State of Kim II Sung; North Korea Under the Son; Foreign Relations: South Korea's Great Partner; The Neighbor in the East; Northern Policy; North Korea's Foreign Partners; Nuclear Dangers and Beyond; South-North Relations: Confrontation and Dialogue. Readership: General.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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