Based on a vast amount of confidential diplomatic documents, especially in Korean, and interviews the author has conducted with US and Korean leaders, Lee sheds new light on Reagan's role in promoting democratization in South Korea as well as his engagement with North Korea.
Chae-Jin Lee is Bank of America Professor of Pacific Basin Studies and Professor of Government (Emeritus) at Claremont McKenna College, USA.
1. Introduction: Ronald Reagan’s Foreign Policy.- 2. Embracing the Primacy of Alliance and Stability.- 3. Dealing with Tragedies and Crises in Korea.- 4. Kim Dae Jung: Exile in America and its Aftermath.- 5. Protests, Succession Struggles, and Economic Relations.- 6. In Pursuit of Democratization and Engagement.- 7. Assessments and Prospects.