Korean-American Relations: 1866-1997(SUNY series in Korean Studies)

Leading historians and Asian-specialists explore key aspects of United States-Korean relations.

Table of Contents:
Preface 1. Duality and Dominance: An Overview of Korean-American Relations, 1866-1997 Wayne Patterson and Hilary Conroy 2. A Korean View of Korean-American Relations, 1882-1910 Yur-Bok Lee 3. An American View of Korean-American Relations, 1866-1905 Fred Harvey Harrington 4. Relations between the Japanese Colonial Government and the American Missionary Community in Korea, 1905-1945 Wi Jo Kang 5. Transition and Continuity in Korean-American Relations in the Postwar Period Robert T. Oliver 6. The Security Relationship between Korea and the United States, 1960-1982 Tae-Hwan Kwak and Wayne Patterson 7. The United States and North Korea since 1945 Andrew C. Nahm 8. The United States and South Korea since 1982 Han-Kyo Kim Notes Index

About the Author :
Yur-Bok Lee is Professor Emeritus of History at North Dakota State University. He is the author of West Goes East: Paul George von Mollendorff and Great Power Imperialism in Late Yi Korea. Wayne Patterson is Professor of History at St. Norbert College. He is the author and editor of several books, including The Korean Frontier in America: Immigration to Hawaii, 1896-1910.

Review :
"At this critical juncture in our relations with North and South Korea, it is highly beneficial to have a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of the entire history of American-Korean relations by senior scholars who share with us a lifetime of research. Diverse views are set forth on certain key questions, giving the reader an opportunity to weigh some of the foremost issues in this vital relationship, past and present." - Robert A. Scalapino, University of California, Berkeley "This book provides a refreshingly useful, informative, insightful, and accurate treatment of the subject of Korean-American relations. It adds much to the comprehension of the now rapidly developing bilateral relations between the two countries, which have been relatively obscure. It will prove useful reading and is likely to be valuable to a wide audience that includes students, policy makers, regional specialists, as well as to readers with a general interest in world politics. This is a worthwhile volume with imaginative, thought-provoking, if not exhaustive, coverage of Korean-American relations." - In K. Hwang, Bradley University