| Description |
xix, 285 pages, [1] leaf of plates : 1 map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Edward Olsen -- Foreword / Kyung-Cho Chung -- pt. I. The Early Period of Korea. Ch. 1. The Early Beginnings and Racial Origins of Korea. Ch. 2. Early Korean Kingdoms. Ch. 3. Early Korea and China, 100 B.C.-700 A.D. Ch. 4. Korea and Early Japan, 200 B.C.-700 A.D. -- pt. II. The Early Middle Period: Unified Silla, Palhae, and Koryo Kingdoms, 668-1392. Ch. 5. Unified Silla and Palhae (P'o-hai). Ch. 6. Silla and Palhae: Relations with China and Japan (680-940). Ch. 7. First Half of Koryo: To the Twelfth Century. Ch. 8. Second Half of Koryo: Warring Period -- pt. III. The First Half of the Choson Kingdom -- Li Dynasty, 1392-1650. Ch. 9. Early Choson and Korea's Fourth Golden Age. Ch. 10. Choson Kingdom's Foreign Relations and Invasions -- pt. IV. The Second Half of the Choson Kingdom -- Li Dynasty, 1650-1910. Ch. 11. The Gradual Decline of the Li Dynasty. Ch. 12. The Last Forty Years of the Li Dynasty, 1870-1910 -- pt. V. Japanese Occupation and Rule of Korea: 1910-1945 -- Ch. 13. Establishment of the Colonial Government. Ch. 14. Korea's Fight for Independence -- pt. VI. South and North Korea: A Divided Nation. Ch. 15. Period of Occupational Governments of the United States and the Soviet Union. Ch. 16. Korea Before and During the Korean War: 1948-1953. Ch. 17. South Korea: 1948-1990s. Ch. 18. North Korea: 1950-1990s -- pt. VII. The Arms Race and Unification Efforts of the Two Koreas. Ch. 19. National Security of South and North Korea. Ch. 20. Unification Efforts by International Organizations and South and North Korea. Ch. 21. Future Prospects for Unification and Potentiality for Korea. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-275) and index. |
| Subject |
Korea -- History.
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Korea (South) -- History.
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| Added Title |
Story of a Phoenix |
| ISBN |
027595823X alkaline paper |
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