Description |
1 online resource (1046 pages) : illustrations, maps, portrait |
Contents |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Abbreviations Used in Text; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: The War; 1. Liberation and Division; 2. Two Koreas; 3. Momentous Decisions; 4. War for the South; 5. Uncommon Coalition; 6. Crossing the 38th Parallel; 7. An Entirely New War; 8. Quest for Victory; 9. The Stalemate; 10. "Let Them March Till They Die"; 11. Propaganda Wars; 12. Armistice, at Last; Part II: Cold War; 13. Lessons of Korea; 14. Deepening the Revolution; 15. Korea and Vietnam; Part III: Local War; 16. Legitimacy Wars; 17. Old Allies, New Friends |
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18. War for Peace19. End of an Era; Part IV: After The Cold War; 20. North Korea and the World; 21. Winners and Losers; Epilogue: China's Rise, War's End?; Appendix; Notes; Index; Author |
Summary |
In this blockbusting trade debut, distinguished American professor Sheila Miyoshi Jager interweaves international events and previously unknown personal accounts to give a brilliant new history of the war, its aftermath and its global impact told from American, Korean, Soviet and Chinese sides. This is the first account to examine not only the military, but the social and political aspects of the war across the whole region - and it takes the story up to the present day: for the current wrangles are part of a conflict that has been ongoing for more than seventy years. Drawing on newly accessibl |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Korean War, 1950-1953.
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Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Influence
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Diplomatic relations
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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SUBJECT |
Korea (North) -- Foreign relations -- Korea (South)
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Korea (South) -- Foreign relations -- Korea (North)
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Subject |
Korea (North)
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Korea (South)
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781847652027 |
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1847652026 |
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9780393240665 |
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0393240665 |
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