Living Dangerously in Korea: The Western Experience, 1900-1950 (The Missionary Enterprise in Asia)
"...a fascinating account of a small but very diversified  community...and now, in this readable and enjoyable book, we have a good  reconstruction of that lost world." --"Asian Affairs" Jul 2004 (J.E. Hoare, Royal Society for Asian  Affairs)"Clark thouroughly excavates a wealth of primary sources to  provide an extraordinary monograph about Westerners and their arduous  experience in Korea from the turn of the 20th century 'til the eve of the  Korean War in 1950."Clark illuminates major historical events of  modern Korea as seen through foreign eyes, and narrates Western resident's  tacit assistance to the underground Korean nationalist movement.  He  explains the influence of colonial rule on the Korean people, Western  experience in a divided Korea after WWII, and the dynamics of the Korean  War's eruption.  With original in-depth analysis, this book offers an  unusual addition to the Western litereature of modern Korea."Summing up:  Highly recommended.  All libraries and  readers."In 2005ChoicenamedLiving Dangerously in  KoreaanOutstanding Academic Title. --"Choice" April 2004 V41.08 (G. Zheng, Angelo State  University)"Donald Clark has written an engaging account of the small number  of Westerners who lived and worked in Korea during the turbulent first half  of the twentieth century."A previous knowledge of Korean  history...is not necessary to appreciate this book. The book's wealth of  anecdotes and vignettes will enrich anyone's understanding of Kkorea."Clark's vast knowledge and familiarity with modern Korea and with  the Western community is apparent.  We are reading the distillation of a  lifetime of study informed by his upbringing as a "Korea Kid"."This book should be accessible to most undergraduate students and  should be on the reading list of anyone with an interest in modern Korean  history or the story of Westerners and Asia. --"Education about ASIA", Winter 2003 V8.3 (Michael J. Selth,  James Madison University)"Dr. Clark has written a most valuable book that all those  interested in modern Korean history and in Korea's international relations  will find rewarding for its insights  into the nature of Korea during a  tumultuous half-century." --"Pacific Affairs" V77.2  (A. Hamish Ion, Royal Military College of  Canada)"It is a captivating account made more so by Clark's superb use of  primary source material in the form of letter, journals, and interviews by  and of the missionaries themselves.  The reader is privy to the fascinating  (and often humourous) lesser details of missionary work."No one who  studies modern Korean history can afford to neglect this valuable study of  the Protestant missionary experience in Korea." --"Korean Studies" V28 (Daniel C. Kane, University of Hawaii)--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.