Korea and Regional Geopolitics

by Jung, Walter; Li, Xiao-bing; Glasure, Yong U.; Lee, Aie-Rie; Matthews, Richard Lee; Mirabile, Thomas Keith; Moelzer, Willi F.; Neimeyer, Charles P.; Seth, Michael J.; Shaw, Walter B.; Shin, Youngtae; Stein, Wayne; Windel Jr, Frank E.

• ISBN13: 9780761812531
• ISBN10: 0761812539
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-11-13
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

Korea and Regional Geopolitics consists of twelve original essays written by Korea experts in the fields of political science, economics, military science, history, geography, education, international laws, and literature, using new interdisciplinary research methods and recently released documents that have not previously been employed in any English publications. The contributors' views reveal an inside perspective into one of the most important regions in the modern world by discussing national unification, democratization, international trade, U.S.-South Korea relations and the Cold War and its impact.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgement
Introduction: Chi-Ja-Kor Triangle - A Proposal for Complementary Regional Growth	p. 1
The Political Dynamics of Trade Negotiation: The Korea-U.S. Experience between 1960 and 1990	p. 15
Democratizing Education in South Korea: The U.S. Military and Its Educational Reforms	p. 37
Education in Korea and East Asia: A Critical Analysis	p. 55
One Korea? The Potentials and Obstacles of Unification of North and South Korea: A Bilateral Analysis	p. 71
Factors Influencing the Future Scenario of Tong-Il	p. 81
Modern Institutions and Traditional Values: An Interpretation of Korea's Court Decisions	p. 97
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's Dictee, Exorcisms from Demons; A Reunification with the Korean Spirit	p. 117
Paranoia, Economics, and the Conflicts in Northeast Asia	p. 129
Human Rights, Trade with China, and the American Domestic Politics	p. 147
Where the Cold War Went Wrong: Failures in Sino-American Relations	p. 161
Chinese Leader Images in China-U.S. Relations	p. 175
About the Contributors	p. 193
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