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Table of Contents:

• U.S.-Korean relations before the Carter administration
• The Carter administration: salt for Korean wounds
• The Carter-Park summit meeting
• President Park's assassination and its aftermath
• Chun's coup d'état and Choi's interim presidency
• False optimism: the Seoul spring
• Political protests and military crackdown
• The Kwangju uprising
• The ascension and presidency of Chun Doo Hwan
• The American effort to save Kim Dae Jung's life.

Author/Creator:

Gleysteen, William H.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Massive entanglement, marginal influence: Carter and Korea in crisis [by Gleysteen, W.H.]

Subjects:

United States — Foreign relations — Korea (South)

Korea (South) — Foreign relations — United States

United States — Foreign relations — 1977-1981

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-

Korea (South) — Politics and government — 1960-1988

Park, Chung Hee, 1917-1979 — Assassination

Park, Chung Hee, 1917-1979

1960-1988

Diplomatic relations

Assassination

Politics and government

Korea (South)

United States

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-234) and index.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 242 pages ; 24 cm

Call Numbers:

E183.8.K7 G59 1999

ISBNs:

0815731701 (alk. paper)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

99050593

OCLC Numbers:

42365521