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"Perceptive and compelling – often heart-rending, sometimes downright terrifying… The lessons are all too pertinent in today’s toxic political climate, with Korea once again a …

This volume examines how and why Japan annexed Korea in the early twentieth century and discusses the role of foreign powers (particularly the USA) in trying to bring about freedom …

Analyzes both the success and failures of the US Air Force in Korea, offering an examination of how the air war in Korea actually unfolded. The book considers not only the actual …

Written by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress, this edition of North Korea: A Country Study replaces the previous edition, published in 1994. Like its …

This work explores what it means to be modern and what it means to be Korean in a culture where courtship and marriage are often the crucible in which notions of gender and class …

The Japanese invasion and occupation of Korea, which lasted from 1592 to 1598, was the only occasion in Japanese history when samurai aggression was turned against a foreign …

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with …

Host country to the 1988 Olympic Games, the Republic of Korea ('South Korea') became prominent in world affairs but surprisingly little was known about the general public. First …

Korea is a historical region of prominence in the global political economy. Still, a comprehensive overview of its early modern era has yet to receive a book-length treatment in …