" Passionate, cantankerous, and fascinating. Rather like Korea itself."--Nicholas D. Kristof,
New York Times Book Review Korea has endured a" fractured, shattered twentieth century," …

Now in a fully revised and updated edition including new primary sources and illustrations,
this comprehensive and balanced history of modern Korea explores the social, economic …

In this comprehensive yet compact book, Michael J. Seth surveys Korean history from
Neolithic times to the present. He explores the origins and development of Korean society …

The rise of South Korea is one of the most unexpected and inspirational developments of the
latter part of our century. A few decades ago, the Koreans were an impoverished …

This fully updated fourth 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 …

A history of the divided region, from prehistoric times to present day, examining at political,
social, cultural, economic, and diplomatic developments. Contemporary North and South …

For more than half of the twentieth century, the Korean peninsula has been divided between
two hostile and competitive nation-states, each claiming to be the sole legitimate expression …

Fifty-five years after its founding at the dawn of the cold war, North Korea remains a land of
illusions. Isolated and anachronistic, the country and its culture seem to be dominated …

Presenting a succinct, historically informed introduction to North and South Korea, the
second edition of The Koreas considers the radically different ways these countries have …

There are two starkly different Koreas that are equally important actors on today's tense
geopolitical stage: South Korea, which is thriving as a democracy racing into the future as a …