Korea Betrayed: Kim Dae Jung and Sunshine

For the first time, using original sources and his own reporting going back to 1972 when he met Kim Dae Jung at his home in Seoul, Donald Kirk explores the great untold story of modern Korean history. This book recounts the rise of Kim Dae Jung from an oppressed region of Korea, beginning with his schooldays, his activities in the Korean War and his entry into politics. The book addresses his populist politics, his ascent to the national stage and his encounters first with the dictators who tried to take his life and then had him tried and sentenced to death for the Kwangju revolt. The book outlines DJ's life in exile in the United States, his great return to Korea and his entry into presidential politics climaxed by his election in 1997 at the height of economic crisis. Focusing on DJ's Sunshine policy, his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Il and his drive for the Nobel, the book tells the story of payments that brought about the summit and the prize as well as the corruption that ensnared his sons and top aides.

Author: D. Kirk
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 03/01/2005
Pages: 251
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780312240172
ISBN10: 0312240171
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Process | General
- Political Science | International Relations | General
- History | Asia | Korea

About the Author
DONALD KIRK is a house author. He is the author of Korean Crisis and Looted: The Philippines After the Bases. He writes for the International Herald Tribune.