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020 $a9780465031238 (pbk.)
020 $z9780465050888 (e-book)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
043 $aa-ko---$aa-kn---
050 00 $aDS922.2$b.O25 2014
082 00 $a951.904$223
084 $aHIS003000$aHIS023000$aHIS037070$2bisacsh
100 1 $aOberdorfer, Don.
245 14 $aThe two Koreas :$ba contemporary history /$cDon Oberdorfer and Robert Carlin.
250 $aRevised and updated third edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bBasic Books, A member of the Perseus Books Group,$c[2014]
300 $axix, 519 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations, map ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Ever since Korea was first divided at the end of World War II, the tension between its northern and southern halves has riveted-and threatened to embroil-the rest of the world. In this landmark history, now thoroughly revised and updated in conjunction with Korea expert Robert Carlin, veteran journalist Don Oberdorfer grippingly describes how a historically homogenous people became locked in a perpetual struggle for supremacy-and how they might yet be reconciled"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"A new edition of the definitive overview of contemporary Korean history, updated with new material to account for recent, dramatic events"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 473-504) and index.
651 0 $aKorea (South)$xHistory.
651 0 $aKorea (North)$xHistory.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Asia / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Asia / Korea.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aCarlin, Robert,$d1947-