Crisis in a Divided Korea: A Chronology and Reference Guide

Crisis in a Divided Korea: A Chronology and Reference Guide
ISBN-10
1610699939
ISBN-13
9781610699938
Category
History
Pages
389
Language
English
Published
2016-04-18
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Author
James I. Matray

Description

This book provides scholars and students examining Korea's place in modern world politics with an invaluable resource for understanding the causes, course, and consequences of the ongoing crisis on the Korean Peninsula. • Provides readers with an understanding of the reasons for the existence of two nations on the Korean Peninsula • Exposes how outside powers have intervened in Korean affairs throughout its modern history—with disastrous results • Explains the development of North Korea into an isolated nation with a government determined to possess nuclear weapons • Suggests avenues for Korea's reunification and the achievement of permanent peace and stability on the peninsula

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