The North Korean Revolution, 1945-1950 (Studies of the East Asian Institute, Columbia University)
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: March 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780801489143
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -; c 1945 to c 1960; Politics / Current Events; Housing & Urban Development; History; History: World; North Korea; Asia - Korea; Political Process - Leadership; Political Ideologies - Communism & Socialism
First sentence: In order to understand how communism was subsequently implemented in North Korea, it is important to recognize some of the distinctive features of northern Korea and the Sino-Korean border region before 1945.