Northeast Asia in the Twenty-first Century: Political, Economic and Military Challenges

Speaker: 
Bruce Cumings
 
06 Nov 1988
 
8:00 PM
 
Sun Room, Memorial Union

Bruce Cumings is Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and a member of the Committee on Korean and East Asian Development. he recently had the rare opportunity to travel to North Korea to consult on a documentary. He has co-edited the Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars and currently co-edits The Journal of Korean Studies. His book The Origins of the Koran War won the John King Fairbank Book Award. he received his doctorate in political science and East Asian studies from Columbia University.
Part of the World Affairs Series: The Pacific Rim Nations in the 21st Century - Challenge for America