| America's Man in Korea: The Private Letters of George C. Foulk, 1884-1887 Contributor(s): Hawley, Samuel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0739120980 ISBN-13: 9780739120989 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $134.64 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2007 Annotation: The behind-the-scenes story of America's involvement in Korea in the 1880s as told through the private family letters of U.S. Navy ensign George Clayton Foulk, Washington's representative in Seoul. Writing with unique insight and irrepressible candor, Foulk recouns his single-handed struggle to represent the U.S. and help a beleaguered Korea in the face of State Department indifference, supported by little more than his salary as ensign. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Korea - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 327.730 |
| LCCN: 2007034183 |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.36" W x 9.31" (1.27 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: America's Man in Korea is the story of America's initial involvement in Korea as told through the private family letters of U.S. Navy ensign George Clayton Foulk, Washington's representative in Seoul in the mid-1880s. "The Hermit Kingdom," as Korea was known, was no ordinary diplomatic posting at this time. Emerging from centuries of self-imposed isolation, Korea was struggling to establish itself as an independent nation amid the imperial rivalries of China, Japan, England, and Russia; anti-foreign violence remained a simmering threat; the Korean government was a hotbed of intrigue and factional strife, its monarch King Kojong casting about for help. Foulk, fluent in Korean and the foremost western expert on the country, was an astute observer of this country's transformation. In his private letters, published here for the first time, Foulk recounts his struggle to represent the U.S. and to help Korea in the face of State Department indifference. |