Adrian Buzo currently lectures at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He has published widely on Korean politics and history, including titles such as The Guerilla Dynasty: Politics and Leadership in the DPRK, published by Routledge (2018).

• 1. The setting 2. Lost horizons 1876-1910 3. Joined to the Empire 1910-1931 4. The dark gulf 1931-1945 5. Bitter liberty 1945-48 6. The supreme disaster 1948-1953 7. The battle within – the DPRK 1953-80 8. The ROK and the mastery of despair 1953-71 9. Decline, famine and survival – the DPRK 1980-2011 10. From authoritarian to civilian rule – the ROK 1980-1998 11. The ROK’s decade of the Left 1998-2008 12. Hallowed by the price – the DPRK under Kim Jong Un 2011-2022 13. The rise, fall and rise of the Right – the ROK 2008-2021 14. Concluding remarks 15. Major Events 1876-2022

Adrian Buzo currently lectures at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He has published widely on Korean politics and history, including titles such as The Guerilla Dynasty: Politics and Leadership in the DPRK, published by Routledge (2018).

• 1. The setting 2. Lost horizons 1876-1910 3. Joined to the Empire 1910-1931 4. The dark gulf 1931-1945 5. Bitter liberty 1945-48 6. The supreme disaster 1948-1953 7. The battle within – the DPRK 1953-80 8. The ROK and the mastery of despair 1953-71 9. Decline, famine and survival – the DPRK 1980-2011 10. From authoritarian to civilian rule – the ROK 1980-1998 11. The ROK’s decade of the Left 1998-2008 12. Hallowed by the price – the DPRK under Kim Jong Un 2011-2022 13. The rise, fall and rise of the Right – the ROK 2008-2021 14. Concluding remarks 15. Major Events 1876-2022

Adrian Buzo currently lectures at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He has published widely on Korean politics and history, including titles such as The Guerilla Dynasty: Politics and Leadership in the DPRK, published by Routledge (2018).

• 1. The setting 2. Lost horizons 1876-1910 3. Joined to the Empire 1910-1931 4. The dark gulf 1931-1945 5. Bitter liberty 1945-48 6. The supreme disaster 1948-1953 7. The battle within – the DPRK 1953-80 8. The ROK and the mastery of despair 1953-71 9. Decline, famine and survival – the DPRK 1980-2011 10. From authoritarian to civilian rule – the ROK 1980-1998 11. The ROK’s decade of the Left 1998-2008 12. Hallowed by the price – the DPRK under Kim Jong Un 2011-2022 13. The rise, fall and rise of the Right – the ROK 2008-2021 14. Concluding remarks 15. Major Events 1876-2022