The Politics of Military Revolution in Korea

Kim, a Korean by birth, examines the task of nation-building in Korea under an ineffectual thirteen-year civil rule followed by a modern military establishment. The baffling ambivalence of the military in politics — expressed by the overthrow of the legitimate government in defense of democracy — is given serious study in this book.

Originally published 1971.

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