The Korean Presidents
Leadership for Nation Building
Choong Nam Kim
October 2007 | 440 pages
€21.47 (paperback) | ISBN
978-1-78869-051-5
€38.65 (hardback) | ISBN
978-1-78869-052-2
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This volume is the only global analysis of each individual Korean president, from Syngman Rhee to Roh Moo-hyun, as well as the only current assessment of the success of the institution of the Korean presidency as a positive role model for emerging nations.
Praise
“This volume is a highly relevant and singular contribution to the literature on the peregrinations of the Republic since its founding.”
—David I. Steinberg Director, Asian Studies Program School of Foreign Service Georgetown University
About the Author
Choong Nam Kim earned his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and has been a researcher at the East-West Center in Honolulu since 1997. He served three Presidents of the Republic of Korea as an assistant and earlier was professor of political science at the Korea Military Academy.
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