Introduction 1

1 From Early Settlements to the Silla Unification of Korea (Prehistory668) 1

2 Unified Silla (668935) and Koryo (9181392) 32
3 The Early and Middle Choson (13921636) 74
4 Late Choson (16361910) 104
5 The Japanese Colony (19101945) 141
6 Liberation, Division, and the Korean War (19451953) 179
7 South Koreas Long Road to Democracy (19532009) 209
8 North Korea (19452009) 245
Conclusion 276
Appendixes
1 Basic Facts: North Korea 281
2 Basic Facts: South Korea 284
3 Chronology 287
4 Bibliography 295
5 Suggested Reading 302
Index 314