The first English-language history of Korea to appear in more than a decade, this translation offers Western readers a distillation of the latest and best schol

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In this comprehensive yet compact book, Michael J. Seth surveys Korean history from Neolithic times to the present. He explores the origins and development of K

This comprehensive and balanced history of modern Korea explores the social, economic, and political issues it has faced since being catapulted into the wider w

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