The Korean War
a history
$44.04
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
14 September 2011
Summary
The Korean War: A Forgotten Conflict Revisited
From a leading scholar comes a definitive and concise exploration of the still-controversial Korean War.
A bracing account of a war often misunderstood, forgotten, or willfully ignored. For Americans, it was a conflict spanning from 1950 to 1953. However, for the Asian world, the Korean War represented a generational struggle that continues to impact contemporary events.
Drawing upon newly available evidence and previous…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780812978964 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 081297896X |
| Series: | Modern Library Chronicles |
| Author: | Bruce Cumings |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 232g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
“A powerful revisionist history … a sobering corrective.”—The New York Times“Worth reading … This work raises the question of what Korea can tell us about the outlook for Iraq and Afghanistan.”—Financial Times“Well-sourced [and] elegantly presented.”—The Wall Street Journal
About The Author
Bruce Cumings
Bruce Cumings is the Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor and chair of the Department of History at the University of Chicago, and specializes in modern Korean history and East Asian-American relations.
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