Don Oberdorfer (1931–2015)
Auteur de The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History
A propos de l'auteur
Donald Oberdorfer Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on May 28, 1931. He graduated from Princeton University in 1952. He served in the Army in Korea after the war. He worked as a reporter for The Charlotte Observer, The Saturday Evening Post, and Knight Newspapers before joining The Washington Post afficher plus in 1968. After he retired as a reporter in 1993, he taught at Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. He wrote several books during his lifetime including The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History, Tet!, and The Turn: From the Cold War to a New Era; the United States and the Soviet Union, 1983-1990. He died on July 23, 2015 from complications of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 84. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Œuvres de Don Oberdorfer
Senator Mansfield: The Extraordinary Life of a Great American Statesman and Diplomat (2003) 49 exemplaires
The Turn: From the Cold War to a New Era : The United States and the Soviet Union, 1983-1990 (1991) 43 exemplaires
From the Cold War to a New Era: The United States and the Soviet Union, 1983-1991 (1998) 21 exemplaires
"The Playboy Sergeant" (in Great True Spy Stories) 1 exemplaire
The Changing Context of U.S.-Japan Relations 1 exemplaire
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Oberdorfer, Don
- Nom légal
- Oberdorfer Jr., Donald
- Date de naissance
- 1931-05-28
- Date de décès
- 2015-07-27
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Washington, DC, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Washington, DC, USA - Études
- Princeton University (1952)
- Professions
- reporter
- Organisations
- Charlotte Observer
Saturday Evening Post
Knight Newspapers
Washington Post
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced Internationl Studies (Johns Hopkins)
U.S.-Korea Institute
Membres
Critiques
The Two Koreas: Revised And Updated A Contemporary… par Don Oberdorfer
Ok book on modern Korean history. Written by a reporter and therefore not scholarly - enough so that I wonder sometimes at the author's version of an event. Often told from a "i spoke to this lesser state dept official and here is the real story..." .... just sort of got in the way of the story. Still- structurally easy to follow, i did learn some about the transition from military to civilian leadership in the south and heard accounts of the transition from one Kim to another in the obscure North.… (plus d'informations)
Interesting but omits so much detail about North Korean human rights violation while mentioning South Korea's various protests that you're left wondering about what else is missing. Written by a journalist, the book is full of pointless and irritating cliches.
Excellent contemporary history of the two Koreas since 1950, with details of the on-again, off again nuclear negotiations and peace negotiations. The author is a long-time expert on Korean affairs with detailed knowledge and excellent sources. A good companion to this is "Pot Shards, by US Ambassador to Korea Donald P. Greg (also a 30 year CIA veteran, and member of NSC, etc.)
Oberdorfer writes here a comprehensive and detailed modern history of North and South Korea, their relations both domestic and foreign, and the transformations both countries have undergone since the Second World War.
Though this book is somewhat outdated, particularly concerning North Korean leadership changes, it is still a useful scholarly resource to obtain an understanding of twentieth century Korean history, regardless of which Korea one is interested in.
Though this book is somewhat outdated, particularly concerning North Korean leadership changes, it is still a useful scholarly resource to obtain an understanding of twentieth century Korean history, regardless of which Korea one is interested in.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 8
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 516
- Popularité
- #48,120
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 6
- ISBN
- 19
- Langues
- 1