A History of Contemporary Korea

By Man-gil Kang

Now available in English, this important new contribution from a distinguished Korean historian on the history of twentieth-century Korea is divided into two parts: first, the Japanese colonial period, including detailed accounts of the anti Japanese independence movements, followed by the liberation of Korea, the Korean War and political developments up to the late 1980s. Acknowledgement is also made of the work of North Korean scholars.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1905246056
• ISBN13: 9781905246052
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 8.6"