Korean unification
Subtitle: inevitable challenges
By: Jacques L. Fuqua Jr
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Potomac Books; Potomac Books Inc.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9781597972796
Subjects: Korean reunification question (1945-  ); Relations
Description: This book posits a unified Korea in a post - Cold War world will be difficult to achieve because of the historical relationship between northern and southern Korea and present-day inter-Korean polemics. It examines the challenges of Korean unification from the inter-Korean perspective and the interests of regional powers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-195) and index.
Table of contents: title: Deconstructing the unification issue; title: In the beginning; title: A shrimp among whales; title: Korea's occupation; title: A post-world War II overview; title: The roads toward unification; title: The absorption scenario; title: Nirvana undone; title: Issues of repatriation; title: The conundrum of transformative issues; title: Beyond the formative and transformative; title: A regional perspective; title: Conclusion: paradise postponed?.