Korea

by Bluth, Christoph

• ISBN13: 9780745633572
• ISBN10: 0745633579
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-04
• Publisher: Polity

Summary

This book penetrates the veil surrounding the Korean conflict and North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes. It provides a thorough historical analysis of relations between the two Koreas since the Korean War, which traces both North Korea's path to economic ruin and South Korea's transition from struggling dictatorship to vibrant democracy.

Author Biography

Christoph Bluth is Professor of International Studies at the University of Leeds.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vi
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Chronology	p. xi
Map	p. xxi
The Crisis on the Korean Peninsula	p. 1
Korea: A National Divided	p. 9
North Korea after the Korean War: The Long March to Ruin	p. 22
South Korea after the Korean War: From Struggling Dictatorship to Vibrant Democracy	p. 50
US-North Korean Relations and the First Nuclear Crisis	p. 63
The 'Sunshine Policy': South Korean National Security Policy in a New Era	p. 92
Renewed Confrontation and the Second North Korean Nuclear Crisis	p. 110
The Military Confrontation on the Korean Peninsula	p. 137
Understanding the Security Dilemma on the Korean Peninsula	p. 169
References	p. 193
Index	p. 201
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