A concise history of modern Korea
Subtitle: from the late nineteenth century to the present
By: Michael J. Seth
Contributors: Seth, Michael J., 1948-
Edition: Second edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9781442260467; 9781442260474
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: History
Description: A comprehensive history of modern Korea, exploring the social, economic, and political issues it has faced since the 1870s.
Notes: "Volume 2."

Previously published as : A concise history of Korea, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-324) and index.
Table of contents: title: Korea in the age of imperialism, 1876 to 1910; title: Colonial Korea, 1910 to 1945; title: Division and war, 1945 to 1953; title: North Korea : recovery, transformation, and decline, 1953 to 1993; title: South Korea : from poverty to prosperity, 1953 to 1997; title: South Korea : creating a democratic society, 1953 to 1997; title: Contemporary North Korea, 1993 to 2015; title: Contemporary South Korea, 1997 to 2015; title: Conclusion.