This course will investigate developments in North and South Korea since 1945. Topics will include the Korean War; economic development, military dictatorship, and democratisation in South Korea; the consolidation of the Kim family state in North Korea; and the role of the Korean peninsula in international relations in the Asia-Pacific.

Prerequisite(s): 1.0 History course at the 2200 level or above or the former International Relations 2701E.

Extra Information: 3 seminar hours.