Understanding the Korean Peninsula

The circumstances of the Korean peninsula are always mystical outside of Korea, especially to westerners. This book outlines the historical review of the Korean peninsula from its dividing into the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and South Korea to present day. This should attract the interest of a variety of audiences. Although its core readership should be academicians, political elites, and students of Korean studies, it also inspires the interest of academics studying the history of No