Korea in the Cross Currents A Century of Struggle and the Crisis of
The Korean peninsula underwent a continuous number of earth-shaking events in the twentieth century - although it is generally out of the earthquake zone. Jutting off the extreme northeast edge of the Eurasian landmass, and with a combined population of n
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Robert J. Myers
Korea in the Cross Currents A Century of Struggle and the Crisis of Reunification
Robert J. Myers
KOREA IN THE CROSS CURRENTS
© Robert J. Myers, 2001 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2001 978-0-312-23815-5 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published 2001 by PALGRAVE 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE is the new global publishing imprint of St. Martin ‘s Press LLC Scholarly and Reference Division and Palgrave Publishers Ltd (formerly Macmillan Press Ltd). ISBN 978-1-349-38647-5 DOI 10.1057/9780312299583
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Myers, Robert John, 1924Korea in the cross currents : a century of struggle and the crisis of reunification / by Robert J. Myers. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Korea—History—20th century. 2. Korean reunification question (1945-) I. Title. DS916.M94 2001 951.904—dc21 00–069225 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Letra Libre, Inc. First edition: May, 2001 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
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Contents Acknowledgments 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Korea at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century: A Guide for the Perplexed Korea and the Chinese Tributary System: Will the Past Resemble the Future? Japanese Colonialism in Korea, 1910–1945 The Fight for Independence OSS and the Korean Independence Project The Cold War Erupts in Korea The Bumblebee Economy Democratic Politics and Korean Traditions North Korea: Can the Cold War Regime be Dismantled?
Conclusion: Kim Dae-jung and the Future of Korea Notes Annotated Bibliography Index
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To: Choi Chang-yoon Soldier, Scholar, Statesman, Friend
Acknowledgments
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etting out this list of acknowledgments is first of all a flight of nostalgia. I think back to 1945 in China when I had the fortune to be assigned to the Korean EAGLE Project as a junior member of the Office of Strategic Services.That began my association with Koreans and their aspirations, an activity that I have valued all my adult life. Over those years, I have gained knowledge of Korea and its neighbors through academic study, intelligence work, and finally academic conferences and seminars for 15 years (1980–94) as president of the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs in New York City. Since 1995, I have had the privilege of being a research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. During three of the years at Hoover, I have benefited from a grant from the Korea Foundation which provided funds for travel to Korea and research help at the Ilmin (One People) Institute of International Relations, located at Korea University, under the direction of Professor Han Sung-joo, who was mo
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