The Koreans: Contemporary Politics And Society, Third Edition [Paperback]

Donald S Macdonald (Author), Donald N Clark (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 23, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0813328888 | ISBN-13: 978-0813328881 | Edition: Third Edition

In this new edition, Donald Clark has thoroughly revised and updated Donald Macdonald’s widely praised introduction to Korea, describing and assessing the volatile and dramatic developments on the peninsula over the last five years. Remaining true to Macdonald’s original conception, Clark has reworked the existing text from the perspective of the mid-1990s to take account of the enormous political and economic changes in South Korea, the evolving relationship between North and South, and the implications of North Korea’s leadership transition and nuclear capability.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Georgetown professor Macdonald's survey of Korean history, society, culture, international relations, politics, economics, and the reunification question is comprehensive and up-to-dateand just in time for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. But at times, it is too much survey and too little substance (e.g., the history of the decades of Japanese occupation and the Korean War is particularly weak). Also, in support of the author's optimistic outlook on prospects for reunification, his minimizing of the differences between North and South Korea is overdone. Most appropriate as a text or supplementary reader for an undergraduate survey course. Kenneth W. Berger, Duke Univ. Lib., Durham,
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

The late Donald Stone Macdonald was research professor emeritus of Korean studies at the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. Donald N. Clark is professor of history and director of international studies at Trinity University. The late Donald Stone Macdonald was research professor emeritus of Korean studies at the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. Donald N. Clark is professor of history and director of international studies at Trinity University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Westview Press; Third Edition edition (August 23, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813328888
• ISBN-13: 978-0813328881
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,606,921 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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