The two Koreas : a contemporary history
"Don Oberdorfer has written a gripping narrative history of Korea's travails and triumphs over the past three decades. The Two Koreas places the tensions between North and South within a historical context, with a special emphasis on the involvement of outside powers"--Publisher description
History
xv, 521 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780465051625, 0465051626
47831650
Where the wild birds sing
The end of the beginning
The trouble deepens
The Carter chill
Assassination and aftermath
Terror and talk
The battle for democracy in Seoul
The great Olympic coming-out party
Moscow switches sides
China shifts its ground
Joining the nuclear issue
Withdrawal and engagement
Showdown over nuclear weapons
Death and accord
North Korea in crisis
Turn toward engagement