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The Korean War
William Stueck
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Description for The Korean War
Paperback. Presents the international history of the Korean War which argues that by its timing, its course, and its outcome it functioned as a substitute for World War III. This work draws on materials, and the archives of the United Nations, presenting a narrative of the diplomacy of the conflict and an assessment of its critical role in the Cold War. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 496 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 688.
This first truly international history of the Korean War argues that by its timing, its course, and its outcome it functioned as a substitute for World War III. Stueck draws on recently available materials from seven countries, plus the archives of the United Nations, presenting a detailed narrative of the diplomacy of the conflict and a broad assessment of its critical role in the Cold War. He emphasizes the contribution of the United Nations, which at several key points in the conflict provided an important institutional framework within which less powerful nations were able to restrain the aggressive tendencies of ... Read more
This first truly international history of the Korean War argues that by its timing, its course, and its outcome it functioned as a substitute for World War III. Stueck draws on recently available materials from seven countries, plus the archives of the United Nations, presenting a detailed narrative of the diplomacy of the conflict and a broad assessment of its critical role in the Cold War. He emphasizes the contribution of the United Nations, which at several key points in the conflict provided an important institutional framework within which less powerful nations were able to restrain the aggressive tendencies of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691016245
SKU
V9780691016245
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About William Stueck
William Stueck is Professor of History at the University of Georgia. Among his works is The Road to Confrontation: American Policy toward China and Korea, 1947-1950.
Reviews for The Korean War
"Stueck has canvassed research libraries in North America, England, and Australia to give us what must stand as the most complete and intelligent international history of the war yet written."
Lloyd Gardner, Reviews in American History "Any serious student of the Korean War will want to read this book for its measured perspectives and concern to contextualize its subject."
Jeffrey Grey, Journal ... Read more
Lloyd Gardner, Reviews in American History "Any serious student of the Korean War will want to read this book for its measured perspectives and concern to contextualize its subject."
Jeffrey Grey, Journal ... Read more