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Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History

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Title
Title: Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History
Author: Bruce Cumings
ISBN: 9780393316810
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Published: 1998
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 527
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: Bruce Cumings's rich narrative focuses on Korea's fractured, shattered, twentieth-century history. In 1910 Korea lost its centuries-old independence, and it remained an exploited colony of Japan until 1945. Then came national division, political turmoil, a devastating war, and the death and dislocation of millions, all of which left Korea still divided and in desperate poverty. Its recovery and spectacular growth over the next generation is one of this century's most remarkable achievements. Cumings provides a compelling account of Korea's travails and triumphs in the modern period.