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Michael J. Seth has been a Professor of world history at James Madison University for more than 20 years. He worked and taught English in Korea for many years before receiving his Ph.D. in East Asian History from the University of Hawaii. He has authored several books on Korean history including A History of Korea: From Antiquity to the Present, A Concise History of Modern Korea: From the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present, A Concise History of Korea: From the Neolithic to the Nineteenth Century and Education Fever: Politics, Society and the Pursuit of Schooling in South Korea.
A highly readable and enjoyable book that will serve as an excellent way in to Korean history for anyone with an interest in the country. --Daniel Tudor, Author of Korea: The Impossible Country and North Korea Confidential Michael Seth has written a compact and concise but informative and invigorating book on Korean history. A Brief History of Korea is a welcome and welcoming port of entry. --John Lie, C.K. Cho Professor, University of California, Berkeley If you need get caught up on Korean history in a hurry Michael J. Seth's A Brief History of Korea is the book that you should read. It is an informative, accessible, and gracefully written account of Korea's past from its mythical origins to the present. No other book on Korea covers so much ground so succinctly and with such erudition. --Gregg Andrew Brazinsky, Professor of History and International Affairs & ESIA Asian Studies Program Director, The George Washington University
