TY - BOOK
T1 - The making of modern Korea
AU - Buzo, Adrian
N1 - Previously published in 2002 (9780203645123) and 2007 (978041541482) by Adrian Buzo, London : Routledge
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This fully updated third edition of The Making of Modern Korea provides a thorough, balanced and engaging history of Korea from 1876 to the present day. The text is unique in analysing domestic developments in the two Koreas in the wider context of regional and international affairs. Key features of the book include: Comprehensive coverage of Korean history; Expanded coverage of social and cultural affairs; A new chapter covering the end of the Choson Dynasty in the context of Japanese imperialist expansionism; Up-to-date analysis of important contemporary developments in both Koreas, including assessments of the Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un administrations and the North's nuclear weapons program; Comparative focus on North and South Korea; An examination of Korea within its regional context; A detailed chronology and suggestions for further reading. The Making of Modern Korea is a valuable one-volume resource for students of modern Korean history, international politics and Asian studies
AB - This fully updated third edition of The Making of Modern Korea provides a thorough, balanced and engaging history of Korea from 1876 to the present day. The text is unique in analysing domestic developments in the two Koreas in the wider context of regional and international affairs. Key features of the book include: Comprehensive coverage of Korean history; Expanded coverage of social and cultural affairs; A new chapter covering the end of the Choson Dynasty in the context of Japanese imperialist expansionism; Up-to-date analysis of important contemporary developments in both Koreas, including assessments of the Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un administrations and the North's nuclear weapons program; Comparative focus on North and South Korea; An examination of Korea within its regional context; A detailed chronology and suggestions for further reading. The Making of Modern Korea is a valuable one-volume resource for students of modern Korean history, international politics and Asian studies
KW - Korea--History--20th century
KW - Korea--History--Japanese occupation, 1910-1945
KW - Korea (South)--History
KW - Korea (North)--History
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85022084048&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9781315688985
DO - 10.4324/9781315688985
M3 - Book
SN - 9781138917491
SN - 9781138917484
T3 - Asia's transformations
BT - The making of modern Korea
PB - Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
CY - London ; New York
ER -