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Political Leadership in Korea (Publications on Asia of the Institute for Comparative and Foreign Area Studies)

Political Leadership in Korea (Publications on Asia of the Institute for Comparative and Foreign Area Studies)

by Chae-Jin Lee (Author), Dae-Sook Suh (Author)

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    Paperback 2014

    $42.95
Synopsis

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.

$42.95

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 276
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 18 Sep 2014
ISBN 10: 0295993820
ISBN 13: 9780295993829

Media 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 *
Author Bio

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.