Young Ick Lew The Making of the First Korean President: Syngman Rhee`s Quest for Independence 9780824872854

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Автор: Young Ick Lew
Название: The Making of the First Korean President: Syngman Rhee`s Quest for Independence
ISBN: 9780824872854
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
Классификация:

Биографии и подлинные истории

Биографии исторических, политических и военных деятелей

История Азии

Политика и политический строй

Конституция: политический строй и государство

Политические лидеры и политическое руководство

ISBN-10: 0824872851
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 472
Вес: 0.97 кг.
Дата издания: 30.03.2017
Серия: Biography
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 158 black & white illustrations
Размер: 252 x 178 x 33
Читательская аудитория: Professional and scholarly
Ключевые слова: Biography & True Stories,Asian history,Politics & government,Political leaders & leadership, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State,HISTORY / Asia / China,HISTORY / Asia / Korea
Подзаголовок: Syngman rhee`s quest for independence
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: The only full-scale history of Syngman Rhee’s (1875–1965) early career in English was published nearly six decades ago. Now, in The Making of the First Korean President, Young Ick Lew uncovers little-known aspects of Rhee’s leadership roles prior to 1948, when he became the Republic of Korea’s first president. In this richly illustrated volume, Lew delves into Rhee’s background, investigates his abortive diplomatic missions, and explains how and why he was impeached as the head of the Korean Provisional Government in 1925. He analyzes the numerous personal conflicts between Rhee and other prominent Korean leaders, including some close friends and supporters who eventually denounced him as an autocrat. Rhee is portrayed as a fallible yet charismatic leader who spent his life fighting in the diplomatic and propaganda arena for the independence of his beleaguered nation—a struggle that would have consumed and defeated lesser men. Based on exhaustive research that incorporates archival records as well as secondary sources in Korean, English, and Japanese, The Making of the First Korean President meticulously lays out the key developments of Rhee’s pre-presidential career, including his early schooling in Korea, involvement in the reform movement against the Taehan (“Great Korean”) Empire, and his six-year incarceration in Seoul Prison for a coup attempt on Emperor Kojong. Rhee’s life in the U.S. is also examined in detail: his education at George Washington, Harvard, and Princeton universities; his evangelical work at the Seoul YMCA; his extensive activities in Hawai‘i and attempts to maintain prestige and power among Koreans in the U.S. Lew concludes that, despite the manifold shortcomings in Rhee’s authoritarian leadership, he was undoubtedly best prepared to assume the presidency of South Korea after the onset of the Cold War in the Korean Peninsula.Essential reading for anyone with an interest in modern Korean history, this work will serve as a lasting portrait of one of the pivotal figures in the evolution of Korea as it journeyed from colonial suppression to freedom and security.
Дополнительное описание: Asian history|Political leaders and leadership|Biography and non-fiction prose|Politics and government

The Making of the First Korean President: Syngman Rhee`s Quest for Independence, Young Ick Lew