The Partition of Korea after World War II: A Global History
Jongsoo James Lee
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Description for The Partition of Korea after World War II: A Global History
Hardcover. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
Drawing on multi-archival research in Korean, Russian and English, this book looks at the complexity and changes in Stalin's policy toward Korea for answers about the division of Korea in 1945 and the failure of reunification between 1945 and 1948. Lee argues that the trusteeship decision is key to the division's origins and permanency.
Drawing on multi-archival research in Korean, Russian and English, this book looks at the complexity and changes in Stalin's policy toward Korea for answers about the division of Korea in 1945 and the failure of reunification between 1945 and 1948. Lee argues that the trusteeship decision is key to the division's origins and permanency.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403969828
SKU
V9781403969828
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99-15
About Jongsoo James Lee
JONGSOO JAMES LEE is Associate in Research at the Korea Institute, Harvard University, USA.
Reviews for The Partition of Korea after World War II: A Global History
"Relying on both primary and secondary sources, notably newly accessible Soveit archives, Lee meticulously goesw over major wartime conferences and decisions among the Allied powers concerning the future shape of Korea. . .this book is an illuminating addition to scholarship on modern Korean history." - Vipan Chandra, Pacific Affairs"Jongsoo Lee's The Partition of Korea after World War II is an ... Read more