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The American press and the Cold War :

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331976022X

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331976022X

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9783319760223

Title Proper

The American press and the Cold War :

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[Book]

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the rise of authoritarianism in South Korea, 1945-1954 /

First Statement of Responsibility

Oliver Elliott.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cham, Switzerland :

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Palgrave Macmillan,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2018]

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1 online resource (XIII, 254 pages) :

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4 illustrations

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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1. Introduction -- 2. Occupation 1945-46: Hope and failure -- 3. Occupation 1947-48: Division and independence -- 4. The ROK Problem 1948-1950 -- 5. War 1950-1951 -- 6. The 1952 Crisis: Rhee's Takeover -- 7. The Rise of the ROKA -- 8. Legacies of War -- 9. Conclusions.

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During the Cold War, the United States enabled the rise of President Syngman Rhee's repressive government in South Korea, and yet neither the American occupation nor Rhee's growing authoritarianism ever became particularly controversial news stories in the United States. Could the press have done more to scrutinize American actions in Korea? Did journalists fail to act as an adequate check on American power? In the first archive-based account of how American journalism responded to one of the most significant stories in the history of American foreign relations, Oliver Elliott shows how a group of foreign correspondents, battling U.S. military authorities and pro-Rhee lobbyists, brought the issue of South Korean authoritarianism into the American political mainstream on the eve of the Korean War. However, when war came in June 1950, the press rapidly abandoned its scrutiny of South Korean democracy, marking a crucial moment of transition from the era of postwar idealism to the Cold War norm of American support for authoritarian allies.

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00676990

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9783319760223

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9783319760223

Parallel Title

Rise of authoritarianism in South Korea, 1945-1954

Rhee, Syngman,1875-1965-- In mass media.

Rhee, Syngman,1875-1965.

Cold War in mass media.

Cold War-- Press coverage-- United States.

Mass media-- Political aspects-- United States-- History-- 20th century.

Press and politics-- Korea (South)

Communication.

History.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Essays.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- General.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- National.

POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Reference.

World history.

World politics.

Korea (South), Foreign relations, Press coverage, United States.

Korea (South), Press coverage, United States.

Korea, Foreign relations, United States, 1945-

Korea.

United States.

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Elliott, Oliver

Date of Transaction

20200823110538.0

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