Korea Betrayed [electronic resource] : Kim Dae Jung and Sunshine /
Kirk, D.author.
This book recounts the rise of Kim Dae Jung from an oppressed region of Korea, beginning with his schooldays, his activities in the Korean War and his entry into politics and concluding with discussion of his Sunshine policy, his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Il and his drive for the Nobel.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-238) and index.
Man from Mokpo -- People's choice -- Matador politics -- Time of violence -- On trial for democracy -- From prison to exile -- Birth of democracy -- In democratic opposition -- Dawn of sunshine -- Sunshine at its zenith -- Sunshine under fire -- Time of corruption -- Epilogue : nobel oblige.
This book recounts the rise of Kim Dae Jung from an oppressed region of Korea, beginning with his schooldays, his activities in the Korean War and his entry into politics and concluding with discussion of his Sunshine policy, his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Il and his drive for the Nobel.
Kim, Dae Jung, 1925-2009.
Asia—History.
Asia—Politics and government.
World politics.
Ethnology—Asia.
Political science.
History, Modern.
Asian History.
Asian Politics.
Political History.
Asian Culture.
Political Science.
Modern History.