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Nation Building in South Korea: Koreans, Americans, and the Making of a Democracy (The New Cold War History) New edition Edition
by Gregg A. Brazinsky (Author)
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Brazinsky, more than anyone else, has provided systematic, in-depth empirical evidence drawn from both the U.S. and South Korea to illustrate the subtle and changing dynamics of the U.S.-South Korean patron-client relationship. . . . Brazinsky's work will surely be read profitably by all those interested in modern economic development, democratization, and nation-building. Students of U.S. foreign relations will also profit from this in-depth case study of U.S. foreign policy, whereby U.S. intervention has actually led to what is, overall, a successful nation-building exercise.--American Historical Review
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[One of] the most interesting books about South Korea. . . . For those who wonder how Korea came to be so heavily influenced by the U.S., historian Gregg Brazinsky has some answers. The author presents South Korea as a successful example of American nation building during the Cold War.--Wall Street Journal

Even as successive U.S. political administrations prioritized security in [their] high-level dealings with South Korea, other U.S. agencies and organizations helped to build a more diverse and protodemocratic society from below. . . . Illuminates this complex dynamic in U.S.-South Korean relations.--Korean Quarterly



A fine example of the new international history. . . . An excellent analysis of a bilateral relationship.--Register of the Kentucky Historical Society



Offers a complex and compelling narrative of the multilateral social, cultural and political connections between Americans and South Koreans during South Korea's formative years.--Pacific Affairs

A major contribution to the study of a crucial period of South Korean development. . . . A particularly important and timely book, as it not only details the close US-South Korean co-operation and the extent of US assistance in this period, but it also underscores the difficulties that external assistance faces in the process of nation-building.--International History Review

Brazinsky is at his best, providing engrossing details that add up to a visceral recreation of the South Korean experience. . . . A valuable contribution." --East Asian Science, Technology, and Society

A refreshing, insightful look at nation building via South Korea. . . . Highly recommended.--Choice

Brazinsky's fluency in the Korean language and tremendous research efforts allow him to present the voices of the people of the South and the formative role they played in their own evolution in more depth and sophistication that those who have written before him. . . . International history at its very best.--Journal of American History

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Gregg Brazinsky's book is one of the finer treatments of the United States' choices and role in democracy building in South Korea in the early postwar years through Park Chung Hee's Yusin system. It is an empirically rich and original piece of work that should be read by all experts in the field as well as generalists of Asia and of politics.--Victor D. Cha, Georgetown University



With the support of extensive multi-archival research and adopting a non-U.S.-centered approach, Brazinsky has produced a highly original and provocative study on the complicated relationships between the shaping of democracy and a democratic way of life in South Korea and America's changing Korean policies during the Cold War. This is a superb study that anyone who is interested in modern Korean history and international politics across the Pacific and in East Asia would benefit from reading.--Chen Jian, Cornell University



This is a pathbreaking book on U.S.-Korean relations and on the 'miracle on the Han.' It is essential reading for all students of nation building and for anyone who doubts the centrality of diplomatic history to the study of the past.--William Stueck, University of Georgia


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Series: The New Cold War History

Paperback: 328 pages
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press; New edition edition (September 1, 2009)
Language: English
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William M. Simonton
5.0 out of 5 starsUnderstanding How The World Really WorksDecember 29, 2010
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The author understands how Korea became the economic power it is for a smaller country. How thanks to Park Chung Hee, Korea developed from a poor country depending upon US aid to a relatively wealthy nation and made it possible to have the open democratic country Korea is today. Look where the Philippines and Korea were in 1961 and compare them in 1990's. Korea looked at how Japan become industrialized, Japan looked at Germany and Great Britian, while following the English example of protection of homeland industry and exporting of products paying off loans. Korea also targeted industries to be the drivers of their economy and promoted nationalism to keep the businesses in line with overall goals.

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Kim, Jinha
3.0 out of 5 starsThree StarsDecember 18, 2016
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decent but not a great book.


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5.0 out of 5 starsFive StarsApril 6, 2017
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Great Book!!!!!!!!!!!!

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