This book by David Straub, head of the political section in the US Embassy in Seoul 1999-2002, has just gone onto my wishlist. Reviews by Aidan Foster Carter in the Korea JoongAng Daily and by Bradley K Martin in Asia Times. Available from Amazon.co.uk. Published by Stanford’s Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and distributed by the … [Read More]
Publisher: Shorenstein APARC
Selected publications
- Anthology: The North Korean Conundrum: Balancing Human Rights and Nuclear Security ed Robert R. King, Gi-Wook Shin 2021
- Andray Abrahamian: Being in North Korea 2019
- Lee Jong-seok: Peace on a Knife’s Edge: The Inside Story of Roh Moo-hyun’s North Korea Policy tr Koo Se-woong 2017
- Hakjoon Kim: Dynasty: The Hereditary Succession Politics of North Korea 2015
- David Straub: Anti-Americanism in Democratizing South Korea 2015
- Hark Joon Lee: Crossing Heaven’s Border 2013
- Jang Jip Choi: Democracy After Democratization: The Korean Experience 2012
- John Everard: Only Beautiful, Please: A British Diplomat in North Korea 2012
- Lim Dong-Won: Peacemaker: Twenty Years of Inter-Korean Relations and the North Korean Nuclear Issue 2012
Book Review: John Everard – Only Beautiful Please
Only Beautiful Please – a British Diplomat in North Korea John Everard Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies, 2012, 250pp It is always with a sense of duty rather than eager anticipation that I pick up a book on the DPRK, regardless of who the author is. To the extent that … [Read More]