This book provides scholars and students examining Korea's place in modern world politics with an invaluable resource for understanding the causes, course, and

"The Korean peninsula during the Cold War provided a cruel but historically unparalleled real-world "experiment" in the relationship between polity and material

Discusses the partition of Korea at the 38th parallel after World War II, the conflicting political and economic systems that developed after the division, and

After surveying the circumstances of Korea's division and the contemporary situation in North and South Korea, this volume demonstrates the significance of re-c

The divided families problem is a serious social issue in North and South Korea, involving hundreds of thousands of first generation divided family members, mos

Drawing on reinterpretations of melancholia and collective remembrance, Memory, Reconciliation, and Reunions in South Korea: Crossing the Divide explores the mu

A country of stark contradictions and puzzles, North Korea exhibits uncanny resilience in the face of external shocks and internal woes, raising important quest