The Origins of the Korean War Volume I Liberation and the Emergence of Separate Regimes Distributed for Yuksabipyungsa Press Bruce Cumings maintains in his classic account that the origin of the Korean War must be sought in the five year period preceding the war when Korea was dominated
Distributed for Yuksabipyungsa Press Bruce Cumings maintains in his classic account that the origin of the Korean War must be sought in the five year period preceding the war, when Korea was dominated by widespread demands for political, economic, and social change Making extensive use of Korean language materials from North and South, and of classified documents, intelliDistributed for Yuksabipyungsa Press Bruce Cumings maintains in his classic account that the origin of the Korean War must be sought in the five year period preceding the war, when Korea was dominated by widespread demands for political, economic, and social change Making extensive use of Korean language materials from North and South, and of classified documents, intelligence reports, and U.S military sources, the author examines the background of postwar Korean politics and the arrival of American and Soviet troops in 1945 Cumings then analyzes Korean politics and American policies in Seoul as well as in the hinterlands Arguing that the Korean War was civil and revolutionary in character, Cumings shows how the basic issues over which the war was fought were apparent immediately after Korea s liberation from colonial rule in 1945 These issues led to o the effective emergence of separate northern and southern regimes within a year, extensive political violence in the southern provinces, and preemptive American policies designed to create a bulwark against revolution in the South and Communism in the North.
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Û The Origins of the Korean War, Volume I: Liberation and the Emergence of Separate Regimes, 1945-1947 || ↠ PDF Download by Ë Bruce Cumings
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Û The Origins of the Korean War, Volume I: Liberation and the Emergence of Separate Regimes, 1945-1947 || ↠ PDF Download by Ë Bruce Cumings
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Authors should think about the main audience -- grad students preparing for their general exams. WHY writes huuuuge books like this, and especially vol.2???Not necessarily dry, and I wish I had time to really enjoy the information. Details are good for researchers but I see that curious but busy non-academics can easily get lost in them.
I couldn't get past the first chapter, so put off was I by the professorial tone and "in" comments. A shame, as he is so often quoted as the one of the experts on the war. Perhaps I'll give it another try some day.
North Korea, like Cuba, is a country suspended in time, one that exists off modernity’s grid. It’s a place where the cold war never ended, where the heirloom paranoia is taken down and polished daily.Shuji Kajiyama/Associated PressBruce CumingsTHE KOREAN WARBy Bruce CumingsIllustrated. 288 pages. Modern Library. $24.RelatedExcerpt: ‘The Korean War’ (July 22, 2010)Korea’s cold war chill is heating up. Four months ago a South Korean warship was sunk, and a South Korean-led international [...]
A brilliant work of craftsmanship, based on research of declassified U.S. reports, memoirs, books, articles, newspaper articles and other sources on the events surrounding the Korean War. The book mounts a powerful challenge to a long-held “official story,” which asserts that North Koreans and the Soviets schemed to invade South Korea. In its place, Cumings advances a revisionst view that both sides of the 38th parallel could have started the war. He also offers a critical assessment of the [...]
Not free from fault, of course (as no scholarly book is), but an excellent account of the tumultuous and highly controversial post-liberation years of Korea. Americans should read this more to see where their good will tends to lead.
Outstanding and important work, especially since most histories of the Korean War start in 1950.