Korean Endgame: A Strategy for Reunification and U.S. Disengagement (Century Foundation Book) (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "THE DEBATE over whether North Korea will collapse-and whether the United States should promote its collapse-has paralyzed American policymaking relating to Korea..." (more)
Key Phrases: nuclear freeze agreement, mutual security commission, new peace structure, North Korea, United States, South Korean (more...)

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"All in all, Korean Endgame provides the reader a meaty plate for consideration". -- Forrest R. Pitts, Parameters

At a time when North Korean nuclear developments have created a crisis in world affairs, we are fortunate to have this thoughtful and provocative book. -- Review

North Korean nuclear developments have created a crisis in world affairs. . . . [T]his [is a] thoughtful and provocative book. -- Lucian W. Pye, Foreign Affairs

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At a time when North Korean nuclear developments have created a crisis in world affairs, we are fortunate to have this thoughtful and provocative book. . . . [Harrison] covers a wide range of issues and much inside history, making this read . . . valuable.
(Foreign Affairs )

At a time when North Korean nuclear developments have created a crisis in world affairs, we are fortunate to have this thoughtful and provocative book.
(Lucian W. Pye Foreign Affairs ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 409 pages
• Publisher: Princeton University Press (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 069109604X
• ISBN-13: 978-0691096049
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,469,776 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Concise and Well-Researched, December 4, 2003

By	P. Johnson (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I went into this book with the normal American preconceptions about North Korean stability and their aggressive track record. The author takes the time to lay out the reasons - and offers concrete steps for all sides that, if carried out, would end the Korean War once and for all. Significant research went into this book. I have yet to find a more well-researched and documented presentation on the historical and present state of Korea, and what it will take to finally declare the end of the war and reduce the $40B spent anually to drag it out.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Commentary on Selig Harrison's Korean Endgame, September 19, 2005

By	R. J. Lavey "Image Admirer" (Vienna, VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Korean Endgame: A Strategy for Reunification and U.S. Disengagement (Century Foundation Book) (Paperback)

For a long time I have been searching for a book that addresses the potentially explosive issue of Korea, and even more specifically North Korea. Is Kim Jong Il a madman? What is he seeking? For answers to these questions, and even more imporant ones, this is a book worth reading.

Because I served in Korea during the war, I am more than a little interested in what takes place there. Mr. Harrison's evenhanded account of events over the past few years gave me a better understanding of the Korean situation. If only certain elements in the US government gave this a read, I think all of us would benefit.