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The making of the first Korean president : Syngman Rhee's quest for independence, 1875-1948 / Young Ick Lew

Author
Yu, Yŏng-ik
Published
University of Hawaiʻi Press, 2013. ; Honolulu.
Physical Description
444 pages ; 27 cm

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Contents
Birth of a Christian reformer -- Diplomacy with a U.S. president and Ivy League education in America -- Christian education and evangelism in Korea and Japan -- Early life in Hawaiʻi -- President of the Korean provisional governments -- Fall from power in Shanghai and Hawaiʻi -- Solo drive for Korean independence in Europe and marriage to Francesca Donner -- In pursuit of diplomatic recognition during the Pacific war -- New rivals and detractors -- Becoming the president of the Republic of Korea.
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ISBN
9780824831684 (cloth : alk. paper)
0824831683 (cloth : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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