Brief History: Brief History of KoreaWritten by one of the leading experts on Korea, A Brief History of Korea covers the history of Korea from the origins of the Korean people in prehistoric times to the economic and political situation in North and South Korea today. Providing a detailed overview of the cultural and historical influences that have shaped Korean society, the author discusses the major periods of Korean history Three Kingdoms, Koryo Dynasty, and Chosun Dynasty; the foreign invasions Korea has endured; the post-World War II situation that led to the country's division and the Korean War; and developments in North and South Korea from the end of the Korean War up through the present. |
Contents
1 From Early Settlements to the Silla Unification of Korea Prehistory66 | 1 |
2 Unified Silla 668935 and Koryo 9181392 | 32 |
3 The Early and Middle Choson 13921636 | 74 |
4 Late Choson 16361910 | 104 |
5 The Japanese Colony 19101945 | 141 |
6 Liberation Division and the Korean War 19451953 | 179 |
7 South Koreas Long Road to Democracy 19532009 | 209 |
8 North Korea 19452009 | 245 |
9 Conclusion | 276 |
Appendix 1 | 281 |
Appendix 2 | 284 |
Appendix 3 | 287 |
Appendix 4 | 295 |
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