Korea

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Polity, Feb 4, 2008 - History - 204 pages
Korea is one of the critical flashpoints in the world today. News of North Korea's recent nuclear tests, conducted in defiance of international pressure, drew widespread condemnation and raised serious concerns about the threat now posed to regional and international security by the regime of North Korea's dear leader Kim Jong-Il.

This book penetrates the veil surrounding the conflict on the Korean peninsula and North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes. It provides a thorough historical analysis of relations between the two Koreas since the Korean War, which traces both North Korea's path to economic ruin and South Korea's transition from struggling dictatorship to vibrant democracy.

As well as examining the political and economic development of North and South Korea at the domestic level, the book goes on to explore regional relations with Russia, China and Japan and, most importantly, America's dealings with Korea and its negotiations with North Korea, in particular. It concludes with an analysis of North Korea's current nuclear programme and its likely impact on international security in the 21st century.

 

Contents

1 The Crisis on the Korean Peninsula
1
A Nation Divided
9
The Long March to Ruin
22
From Struggling Dictatorship to Vibrant Democracy
50
5 USNorth Korean Relations and the First Nuclear Crisis
63
South Korean National Security in a New Era
92
7 Renewed Confrontation and the Second North Korean Nuclear Crisis
110
8 The Military Confrontation on the Korean Peninsula
137
Foreword
vi
Acknowledgements
ix
Chronology
xi
1 The Crisis on the Korean Peninsula
1
A Nation Divided
9
The Long March to Ruin
22
From Struggling Dictatorship to Vibrant Democracy
50
5 USNorth Korean Relations and the First Nuclear Crisis
63

9 Understanding the Security Dilemma on the Korean Peninsula
169
References
193
Index
201
COPYRIGHT
iv
Contents
v
South Korean National Security in a New Era
92
7 Renewed Confrontation and the Second North Korean Nuclear Crisis
110
8 The Military Confrontation on the Korean Peninsula
137
9 Understanding the Security Dilemma on the Korean Peninsula
169
References
193

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Christoph Bluth is Professor of International Studies at the University of Leeds.

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