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Kim Dae Jung, Korea's legendary dissident-turned-president, ranks along with Nelson Mandela as the victor in one of the greatest political reversals of the 20th century. Elected president by 1.7% of the vote at the height of Korea's economic crisis in December 1997, DJ, as he is popularly known, faces his most severe challenge. Will he be able to bring about genuine reconciliation with North Korea while attempting to carry out the 'second stage' of his economic reform? A fascinating portrait of a political leader, his rise to power, and the struggles he faces today.
- Sales Rank: #2606814 in Books
- Published on: 2010-12-15
- Released on: 2010-12-21
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .60" w x 5.50" l, .75 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 251 pages
Review
“As Don Kirk details, Kim [Dae Jung's presidency was a tragic disappointment. . . Korea Betrayed helps us better understand the manifold gifts and flaws of this extraordinary statesman.” —The Washington Times
“The late Kim Dae Jung--the remarkable political dissident who rose to�be President of South Korea and to win the Nobel Prize for Peace--is revered internationally, but his�reputation in his native South Korea is much�more controversial and contested. In this critical biography, Donald Kirk--a journalistic eminence who�has been covering Korea for more than 30 years--helps us understand why this could be so. In�his fascinating book, Kirk not only�traces�Kim Dae Jung's�great political rise, but also details�the moral and financial corruption that�came to engulf,�and permanently tarnish, the ‘DJ’ Presidency.� Korea Betrayed will be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of every student of modern Korea. Kirk's account of the failure of DJ's ‘Sunshine Policy’ toward North Korea, furthermore,�should be ‘must reading’ for�all American policymakers before they prepare to deal with Pyongyang.” —Nicholas Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy, The American Enterprise Institute
“Donald Kirk's Korea Betrayed is a comprehensive yet cogently written look at one of the most important figures in the past hundred years of Korean history. Brilliantly researched and equally well written, Kirk's newest book could not come at a more important time.� Kirk's book reminds American and South Korean policy makers why decisions made in the past are so relevant for foreign affairs today--as Washington, Pyongyang, and Seoul are at a crossroads in foreign relations that will affect the security of Northeast Asia for many years to come.” —Bruce E. Bechtol� Jr., Professor of International Relations, Marine Corps Command and Staff College and author of Red Rogue: The Persistent Challenge of North Korea
About the Author
DONALD KIRK is a house author. He is the author of Korean Crisis and Looted: The Philippines After the Bases. He writes for the International Herald Tribune.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Kirk is his own worst enemy. This book exposes him as a pseudo-journalist
By GhostMaker
Kirk is his own worst enemy. This book exposes him as a pseudo-journalist.
Imagine, of all the "betrayals" one could point to in that past six decades of Asian history, he alights on a half-baked narrative from a confirmed right-wing ROK government lackey, and a Kim Dae-jung hater as primary sources.
He puts the nail in the coffin by slyly suggesting pro-commie sympathies of Kim Dae-jung, the most democratic candidate of the bunch! This was demonstrated by KDJ's democraticly-elected win in 1997, and his later winning of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Kirk is the quintessential curmudgeon, a propaganda-for-profit relic of the Cold War McCarthyist Era.
His sodding work defines his character as much as his sodding character defines his work.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
Nation Building and Bungling in Asia
By Louis Dechert
US veterans who have served in the Republic of Korea, and particularly those who served in the hot war, 1950-53, can and do take great pride in Korea today. We do so based on our own personal impressions even though usually somewhat ignorant of the history of modern Korea dating from the Japanese seizure and occupation prior to World War II.
At the time of this review we are hearing up-to-the-minute "breaking news" of revolutions in Africa and the Middle East, the continued threats and rumblings from North Korea (the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea-DPRK, "NK" to most GI's), as well as geopolitical analyses of China's expanded strength from Beijing in all directions, even to Wall Street, USA.
Governments were not created by divine processes--they have been started by diverse peoples in widely differing circumstances, reflecting cultural, military, political, economic, and religious traditions; nation building is a fact whatever name it goes by.
The Republic of Korea is an excellent example of nation building/development. I have written of the role of the ROK armed forces, and their allies in that effort (July 2009, Korea's Growth Seen from Abroad: Successful Nation Building). However, today's ROK is extremely difficult to casually understand, politically--a pervasive national political system which had its roots in the national struggles which began after WW II concluded and really does not appear to have progressed as far politically as it has economically and militarily.
To understand and thus cope with governmental unrest and revolution in any nation , one must first understand their roots, "how we got where we are," from whence the problems developed.
Veteran author, and "dean of the Seoul correspondents," Donald Kirk, recently completed a valuable study of how the current situation developed: "Korea Betrayed: Kim Dae Jung and Sunshine." Based on his excellent sources, documents, research, and over 40 years of personal acquaintances with key Korean leaders and citizens, Kirk has provided valuable insights on "how we got where we are" regarding the Korean Peninsula.
Not incidentally Kirk details the hidden underworld of the Nobel Peace Prize processes, the promotion and the buying and selling of that million (+) dollar prize. The US liberal establishment periodically harbored Kim Dae Jung in American university and political posts during times when he found it "inconvenient" to reside in Korea. That establishment, and in some instances the White House and the CIA, have become proficient in the Nobel buying process subsequent to the early 1960's.
Kirk documents President Kim Dae Jung's hidden transfer of over $500,000,000 to the "beloved" leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-il, as part of the hidden bartering to get a summit, "sunshine," bi-lateral talks, and, not incidentally, a Nobel Peace Prize.
Like all such funds the DPRK devoted the assistance to an oppressive military establishment, possibly advancing the development of nuclear weapons--as has been the bulk of American aid advanced by administrations since 1995.
Don's book also provides valuable insights into the seemingly omnipresent anti-American manifestations in the Republic of Korea (we already know why NK harbors and conducts viral anti-American policies!)
The inauguration of President Lee Myung-bak in February 2008 has done much to ease anti-American feelings in the Republic of Korea. However, Lee's term will end in less than two years, now, and he cannot seek another term. Some increase in anti-American feelings ought to be anticipated and proactive attitude towards them adopted. It is important that Americans, and their leaders, understand that historically recurring problem.
"Korea Betrayed: Kim Dae Jung and Sunshine" brings documented understanding of America's strongest key ally in the world. Kirk's work is an essential tool in doing so. It is pricey: over $100 a year ago when I purchased my copy. It is now available on Amazon at much lower costs.
Donald Kirk has been a foreign correspondent for the International Herald Tribune and presently reports from Seoul for the Christian Science Monitor and CBS Radio. He has written six books, including two on the Vietnam War, "Tell it to the Dead":" Stories of a War and Wider War: The Struggle for Cambodia, Thailand and Laos"; one on the Philippines, "Looted: The Philippines After the Bases", and two on business in Korea, "Korean Dynasty, Hyundai and Chung Ju Yung" and "Korean Crisis: Unraveling of the Miracle in the IMF Era".
A few personal comments about the author are in order as I close this review. I met Don when I became Chairman of the US-Korea Allies Council in 2006. He covered our activities in DC and Seoul. I learned that he had also covered the Vietnam War and was actually there during my last (fourth) tour of duty in that war. He has covered the insurgency and other events in the Philippines. Donald Kirk is not long on opinion and short on experience and carrying a personal agenda, a seemingly common trait of American media types. His book is a BEST BUY if you seek to know and better understand modern Korea.
Louis T Dechert,President and Chairman of the Board, Korean War Veterans Association of USA, 2004-2008
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
good analysis
By bookbug
a pretty good analysis of a typical male egomaniac who fooled the Korean public for decades, and then, as the title says, betrayed them. as the first president ever from the much maligned Chollado region, he should have striven to become a model president in order to elevate the status of those people and to give hope to the future possibility of other presidents from the region. His betrayal, i fear, has completely doused that hope.
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