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<p>For the United States, the Korean War is the forgotten war, and North Korea itself remains the unknown country, with American foreign policy towards it plagued by ignorance and long-standing racism. In what is essentially a plea to normalize relations with the so-called Axis of Evil country, Cumings (history, U. of Chicago) details the background of the long-simmering political crisis between the United States and North Korea. He describes how the Communists came to power in the context of centuries of authoritarian feudalism; examines how massive destruction unleashed by the U.S. in the war, including the bombing of dams, has conditioned North Korean perceptions of U.S. intentions; and offers a picture of North Korean society and its leaders that counters much of the mythology that currently passes for analysis. While we may find the North Korean leaders abhorrent, Cumings says, they aren't going away, so it behooves us to try to understand them. Annotation &copy;2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR</p> <h3>Library Journal</h3> <p>Died-in-the-wool American patriots and the Republican Party's faithful will receive little comfort in reading Cumings' critical study of U.S. policy to

Author

Cumings, Bruce

Publisher

New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9781595587398

Subjects

History, Political Science, Language Learning

Rating

3.6 / 5 (20 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14