ABSTRACT

This fully updated fourth edition of The Making of Modern Korea provides a thorough, balanced, and engaging history of Korea from 1876 to the present day. The text is unique in analysing domestic developments in the two Koreas in the wider context of regional and international affairs.

Key features of the book include:

  • comprehensive coverage of modern Korean history since 1876
  • expanded coverage of social and cultural affairs
  • up-to-date analysis of contemporary North Korea, including assessments of the Kim Jong Un administration and development of its nuclear weapons programme
  • a detailed chronology and suggestions for further reading

The Making of Modern Korea is a valuable one-volume resource for students of modern Korean history, international politics, and Asian Studies.

chapter 1|17 pages

The Setting

chapter 2|29 pages

Lost Horizons – Chosŏn 1876–1910

chapter 3|27 pages

Joined to the Empire 1910–1931

chapter 4|15 pages

The Dark Gulf 1931–1945

chapter 5|24 pages

Bitter Liberty 1945–1948

chapter 6|21 pages

The Supreme Disaster 1948–1953

chapter 7|19 pages

The DPRK and the Battle within 1953–1980

chapter 11|18 pages

The ROK's Decade of the Left 1998–2008

chapter 12|18 pages

Hallowed by the Price

The DPRK under Kim Jong Un 2011–2022

chapter 14|10 pages

Concluding Remarks

chapter 15|24 pages

Major Events 1876–2022