{"product_id":"korean-endgame-9780691116266","title":"Korean Endgame","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplains why US policies hamper North-South reconciliation and reunification. Assessing North Korean capabilities and the motivations that have led to its forward deployments, this book spells out the arms control concessions by North Korea, South Korea, and the United States necessary to ease the dangers of confrontation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2002 Award for Best Professional\/Scholarly Book in Government and Political Science, Association of American Publishers Finalist for the 2002 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize \"At a time when North Korean nuclear developments have created a crisis in world affairs, we are fortunate to have this thoughtful and provocative book... [Harrison] covers a wide range of issues and much inside history, making this read ... valuable.\"--Foreign Affairs \"At a time when North Korean nuclear developments have created a crisis in world affairs, we are fortunate to have this thoughtful and provocative book.\"--Lucian W. Pye, Foreign Affairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword ix  Overview: The United States and Korea xiii  PART I: Will North Korea Collapse? 1  Chapter 1: The Paralysis of American Policy 3  Chapter 2: Nationalism and the \"Permanent Siege Mentality\" 8  Chapter 3: The Confucian Legacy 21  Chapter 4: Reform by Stealth 25  Chapter 5: Gold, Oil, and the Basket-Case Image 48  Chapter 6: Kim Jong Il and His Successors 53  PART II: Reunification: Postponing the Dream 67  Chapter 7: Trading Places 69  Chapter 8: Confederation or Absorption? 74  Chapter 9: The United States and Reunification 102  PART III: Toward U.S. Disengagement 111  Chapter 10: Tripwire 113  Chapter 11: The United States and the Military Balance 124  Chapter 12: New Opportunities for Arms Control 138  Chapter 13: Ending the Korean War 154  Chapter 14: The Tar Baby Syndrome 174  Chapter 15: Guidelines for U.S. Policy 190  PART IV: Toward a Nuclear-Free Korea 195  Chapter 16: The U.S. Nuclear Challenge to North Korea 197  Chapter 17: The North Korean Response 201  Chapter 18: The 1994 Compromise: Can It Survive? 215  Chapter 19: Japan and Nuclear Weapons 231  Chapter 20: South Korea and Nuclear Weapons 245  Chapter 21: Guidelines for U.S. Policy 257  PART V: Korea in Northeast Asia 285  Chapter 22: Will History Repeat Itself? 287  Chapter 23: Korea, Japan, and the United States 290  Chapter 24: Korea, China, and the United States 306  Chapter 25: Korea, Russia, and the United States 328  Chapter 26: Then and Now: The Case for a Neutral Korea 347  Notes to the Chapters 357  Index 393","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403730395479,"sku":"9780691116266","price":40.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691116266.jpg?v=1730484377","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/korean-endgame-9780691116266","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}