Understanding: Korea with Prof. Michael J. Seth

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Michael J Seth is a professor of history at James Madison University where he teaches World and East Asian history. His research has focused mostly, although not exclusively, on Korea. He has lived, worked and travels frequently to the country. Before becoming an academic he spent fourteen years working in developing countries in Africa and Asia and was initially attracted to the study of Korea by trying to understand how South Korea became a successful example of economic, social and political modernization. His published works include: Education Fever: Society, Politics and the Pursuit of Schooling in South Korea (2002), North Korea: A History (2018), A Concise History of Korea (Third Edition, 2020), Korea: A Very Short Introduction (2020), and Not on the Map: The Peculiar Histories of De Facto States (2021), Korea at War (2023).

00:00 Intro
00:41 East Asia vs the West.
06:40 🌍 Westerns influence on Korea
13:28: 🌍 How Korea managed to survive through history
19:23: 🌍 US vs. Japan vs. France influence over Korea
26:13: 🌍 Why Japan was able to take over Korea
32:20: 🇰🇷 resentment and nationalism in Korea
39:42: 🌐 US vs. Soviet Union in Korea
45:58: 🌍 The division
51:49: 🇰🇵 North Korea's constitution
58:27: 💰 Reunification?
1:04:51: 🏅 South Korea's economic development
1:11:11: 🌏 The same people developed into radically different societies
1:16:50: 📚 Rapid Fire Questions