IEAS Book Series: New Perspectives on East Asia
| DATE: | Thursday, April 1, 2004 |
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| TIME: | 12:30-1:30 p.m. (lecture) 1:30-2:00 p.m. (book signing) |
| PLACE: | IEAS Conference Room, 2223 Fulton St., 6th Floor |
| FORMAT: | Brown Bag Lunch, lecture and book signing |
| SPONSOR: | Institute of East Asian Studies |
Bruce Cumings, the Norman and Edna Freehling Professor of History at the University of Chicago will discuss his new book North Korea: Another Country (New Press, 2003). Suffering no misconceptions regarding North Korea's dubious political tradition — from human-rights violations to token democracy — Cumings insists on a more nuanced understanding of US - North Korean relations. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of Korean history and declassified government reports Cumings shows that North Korea is as fascinating as it is repellent, as formidable as it is unique and idiosyncratic. Nicholas Kristof, of the New York Times Book Review, called Cuming's earlier book Korea's Place in the Sun "important . . . passionate, cantankerous, and fascinating."
Cookies and soft drinks will be provided.
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