Divided Korea
The Politics of Development, 1945–1972
Joungwon Alexander Kim
Harvard University Press, 1975
Divided Korea is a comparative study of development in North and South Korea, beginning at the time of Korea’s independence from Japan in 1945 and ending in 1972. Looking at events in the two areas of Korea from the perspective of those who seek to create a configuration of power through which to govern and promote the development of Korea, the author draws interesting parallels between the challenges affecting the Southern and Northern efforts at consolidation.
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