The Partition of Korea After World War II: A Global History
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lee, Jongsoo, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, Sixty years after Korea's partition into South Korea and North Korea, a full understanding ong>ofong> how this partition occurred is still wanting. Based on a careful examination ong>ofong> sources in Russian, English and Korean, including new archival evidence from Moscow, this book seeks to provide this understanding. Taking into account not only ong>theong> policies ong>ofong> ong>theong> Soviet Union and ong>theong> United States but also ong>theong> roles played by ong>theong> Koreans ong>theong>mselves, Jongsoo Lee untangles ong>theong> complex dynamics ong>ofong> ong>theong> Korean partition, placing this partition in ong>theong> context ong>ofong> modern ong>worldong> ong>historyong> and ong>theong> emerging Cold War. Comparing Korea with Germany, Austria, Finland and elsewhere after ong>Worldong> War II, Lee suggests possible alternative outcomes to Korean partition, thus shedding light on Korea's present predicament as she faces ong>theong> challenges ong>ofong> reunification.