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    Diplomatic Relations Between the United States and Korea 1866-1877 (1970) Hardcover Book

    Diplomatic Relations Between the United States and Korea 1866-1877 (1970) Hardcover Book

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    Although several books have treated American-Korean diplomatic relations, this is the first to examine and analyze the subject from the standpoint of Korea rather than from the standpoint of the United State or China. Fresh, clear, and thoroughly documented and interpreted, this study should appeal to the scholars as well as informed laymen, especially in this era when all Americans are painstakingly searching for an answer to the question as to what sort of role they should or should not play in the affairs of Asian countries and what the Asians should or should not expect from the United States in trying to solve their national and international problems. The problems Koreans faced during the period of this book are entirely different from those they are facing now. At present, China is a formidable and respected power with nuclear weapons. However, during the latter part of the nineteenth century China was an utterly degenerate power in a semi-colonial status, and yet it foolishly interfered in the affairs of Korea rather than concentrating its energies on national reconstruction and regeneration. This book explains how Korea became independent by 1882 and attempted to modernize and strengthen itself with American assistance in the face of strong opposition from China, and why the American government refused to be involved in the Korean political and military affairs. Despite American official policy of non-interference and indifference, some American diplomats insisted that the United States should play a leading role in this remote kingdom. This study shows that the question as to whether the United States should send its military and political advisors to a weak country when that country requests them is, after all, not a new but an old one.