152 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

152 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

152 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Presenting a succinct, historically informed introduction to North and South Korea, the second edition of The Koreas considers the radically different ways these countries have dealt with the growing challenges of globalization. Since the first edition’s publication, the economic, political, and social differences have only intensified, making evident the relevancy and importance of Armstrong’s... Read more

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Chapter 1: Korea in the World

Chapter 2: South Korea: The Rise to Globalism

Chapter 3: North Korea: The Logic and Limits of "Self-Reliance"

Chapter 4: The Korean Diaspora

Chapter 5: The Korean Crisis

Chapter 6: One Korea, Many Koreas

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Charles K. Armstrong is Professor of History at Columbia University. He is the author of The North Korean Revolution, 1945 - 1950 and Tyranny of the Weak: North Korea and the World, 1950 - 1992, and co-editor of Korea at the Center: Dynamics of Regionalism in Northeast Asia. He is also editor of Korean Society: Civil Society, Democracy and the State (Routledge: Second Edition, 2006).