The Koreans: Contemporary Politics and Society [Hardcover]

Donald Stone MacDonald (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1988 | ISBN-10: 0813305152 | ISBN-13: 978-0813305158

In this revised edition of his survey, Donald Macdonald examines East Asia's fastest-developing but least-understood nation. He has updated his analysis of Korean politics and society to explain the dramatic South Korean political developments of the past two years. He has also expanded the treatment of North Korea. Assessing Korea's unique position in the developing world, its importance to the United States, and the Korean national character, Macdonald charts the peninsula's path toward becoming an important strategic and economic player on the world stage.

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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,
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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.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 309 pages
• Publisher: Westview Press (May 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813305152
• ISBN-13: 978-0813305158
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,963,111 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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