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5 pages. This is a book primarily about South Korea but it also delves into the relationship, both political and economic, of South Korea with the United States. This book review focuses on that relationship aspect of the book. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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States. This book review focuses on that relationship aspect of the book. HAN UNBOUND As author John Lie explains regarding the unusual title of the book: "`Han refers
both to South Korea (Hanguk) and to the cultural expression of re-sentiment (han). I wanted to capture the ambivalence of development--both its triumphs and tragedies. The celebratory chants about
the miracle on the Han (the major river through Seoul) should not silence the plaintive wails of longsuffering farmers and workers" (Lie ix).
While the emphasis of this book is entirely upon the political and economic development on South Korea, Lie does an
excellent job in explaining how South Korea came to have such an excellent economy for so many decades. Indeed, it was not until the Asian Economic Crisis that there
was any notice made of the economy. That crisis only prompted people to wonder what happened and how. The book
gives excellent examples of South Korea and its involvement with other nations, including the United States. In regards to the economic development of the nation with the United States,
perhaps what was most telling was the relationship between South Korea and the United States during the Asian Economic Crisis. South Korea was
in a financial bind and had been since the beginning of the Asian economic crisis in 1997. Blamed on poor financial investments, the monetarily ailing country had to work
very hard in order to regain stability and literally start anew. Efforts to pull South Korea out of its financial problems created what many consider to have been the
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