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Patriots, Traitors and Empires is an account of modern Korean history, written from the point of view of those who fought to free their country from the domination of foreign empires. It traces the history of Korea’s struggle for freedom from opposition to Japanese colonialism starting in 1905 to North Korea’s current efforts to deter the threat of invasion by the United States or anybody else by having nuclear weapons. Koreans have been fighting a civil war since 1932, when Kim Il Sung, founder of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, along with other Korean patriots, launched a guerrilla war against Japanese colonial domination. Other Koreans, traitors to the cause of Korea’s freedom, including a future South Korean president, joined the side of Japan’s Empire, becoming officers in the Japanese army or enlisting in the hated colonial police force. From early in the 20th century when Japan incorporated Korea into its burgeoning empire, Koreans have struggled against foreign domination, first by Japan then by the United States. Patriots, Traitors and Empires, The Story of Korea’s Struggle for Freedom is a much-needed antidote to the jingoist clamor spewing from all quarters whenever Korea is discussed.

ISBN-13: 9781771861359

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Baraka Books

Publication Date: 05-01-2018

Pages: 290

Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

Stephen Gowans is an independent political analyst whose principal interest is in who influences formulation of foreign policy in the United States. His writings, which appear on his What’s Left blog, have been reproduced widely in online and print media and have been cited in academic journals and other scholarly works. Some articles have been translated into many languages.

Table of Contents

Introduction One Country-Two States 13

Chapter 1 The Empire of Japan 23

Chapter 2 Imperialism 47

Chapter 3 The Patriot 65

Chapter 4 The US Occupation 73

Chapter 5 The Patriot State 87

Chapter 6 The War Against Communists of the South 95

Chapter 7 Suppressing a Worldwide Movement for Liberty, Equality and the Unity of Humankind 101

Chapter 8 The Political Partition of Korea 111

Chapter 9 The Campaign of 1950-1953 117

Chapter 10 The Anti-Communist Police State 135

Chapter 11 Washington's Power Projection Platform in the Pacific 153

Chapter 12 US Supremacy's All-Conquering March 163

Chapter 13 Sabotaging an Alternative to the US-Led Global Economic Order 177

Chapter 14 Byungjin 207

Conclusion The First Real Holy War 229

Notes 233

Bibliography 257

Index 261