How the Korean Divide Determines Both North and South Koreas' Thinking and Policy
Course number(s): EASTASN 189KOffered Winter quarter in the 2010-2011 academic year
Instructors
Sang-Hun Choe - Fellow in Korean Studies at Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University
How the division of Korea six decades ago still shapes the policy of North and South Korea and their national identity and external relations. Topics include South Korea's struggle with the legacy of the unfinished Korean War, North Korea's nuclear strategy, anti-American xenophobia in North Korea, mixed South Korean attitude towards the U.S., and the different paths taken by the two Koreas and prospects for their unification. Focus is on using current and historical developments on the Korean Peninsula.
Level
Graduate and undergraduate
Units
3



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