9780295993829 : political-leadership-in-korea-suh-lee

Paperback / softback

276 Pages

$25.00 USD

Format	Paperback / softback
Published	May 1, 2014
ISBN-13	9780295993829
Language	English
Pages	276
Height	9.00 Inches (US)
Width	6.00 Inches (US)
Unit weight	.95 Pounds (US)
List Prices	$25.00 USD, £18.99 GBP
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Political Leadership in Korea

Name: Political Leadership in Korea
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ISBN: 9780295993829

Edited by Dae-Sook Suh and Chae-Jin Lee

University of Washington Press

Included in this volume are studies of the traditional leadership of the Yi dynasty as well as twentieth-century legislative, party, and bureaucratic leadership, and an evaluation of views of political leaders in South Korea, as well as two studies of the Communist system in North Korea.

About the Authors

Dae-Sook Suh is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Hawaii and former director of the Center for Korean Studies there. He is the author of The Korean Communist Movement, 1918-48. Chae-Jin Lee, Bank of America Professor of Pacific Basin Studies and professor of government at Claremont McKenna College, is the author of Communist China's Policy toward Laos. Contributors include James B. Palais, Chong Lim Kim, Byong-Kyu Woo, Bae-Ho Hahn, Ha-Ryong Kim, Dong-Suh Bark, Sung-Chick Hong, Young Ho Lee, Chong-Sik Lee, and Glenn D. Paige.

Reviews

"[This book] is the product of an impressive array of scholars and sponsoring organizations . . . the book comes off as a significant contribution to the understanding of contemporary Korean politics and government."—Korea Journal

Publisher	University of Washington Press
BISAC Subject Headings	HISTORY / Asia / Korea (36 Titles)
BIC Subject Headings	Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies (515 Titles)

Format	Paperback / softback
Published	May 1, 2014
ISBN-13	9780295993829
Language	English
Pages	276
Height	9.00 Inches (US)
Width	6.00 Inches (US)
Unit weight	.95 Pounds (US)
List Prices	$25.00 USD, £18.99 GBP
ONIX	v2.1 Reference