Origins of Korean War: The Roaring of the Cataract, 1947-1950, Vol. 2 FROM THE PUBLISHER
Distributed for Yuksabipyungsa PressIn Volume II of The Origins of the Korean War, Cumings examines the internal politicaleconomic development of the two Korean states and the consequences, for Korea, of Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. He investigates the intense border fighting and internal political instability that preceded the Northern invasion and challenges the notion of sudden Sovietsponsored intervention. He discusses, among other topics, the containment doctrine as applied to South Korea and the subsequent adoption by the United States of a "rollback" policy aimed at eliminating communism in North Korea.
Author Bio: Bruce Cumings is Norman and Edna Freehling Professor of History at the University of Chicago. He is the author of many books, including North Korea: Another Country and Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History.
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