A History of Korea: From ,Korea 1850, Hardcover - AbeBooks,5 Won NORTH KOREA 2002 P.58 b86_1566 Banknotes,s-l1200.jpg,CONVERSE CANVAS ALL STAR J HI 31310420 Made in Japan Red | eBayFormer library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.75. Seller Inventory # Contact sellerReport this itemBibliographic DetailsTitle: Korea Since 1850Publisher: Longman Publishing GroupPublication Date: 1993Binding: PaperbackCondition: GoodDust Jacket Condition: No Jacketdetail with the modern period. Employing Korean and Japanese scholarship, the authors have produced an original work that is critical of many prevailing myths. The book:• is a political history tracing the growth of national consciousness among ordinary Korean people;• emphasises the important role of external influence in determining modern Korea's fate;• explains how Korea's geographical position made the country a repeated battleground for imperialist rivalries between 1880 and 1910;• explains how, under Japanese dominion in the years1910-1945, Korea was transformed into a colonial dependency and the Korean people given limited