{"product_id":"witness-to-korea-1945-47-the-unfolding-of-an-authoritarian-regime-paperback","title":"Witness to Korea 1945-47: The Unfolding of an Authoritarian Regime - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark E. Caprio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard D. Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Gayn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard D. Robinson's \u003ci\u003eBetrayal of a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e and Mark Gayn's \"Korea\" section in his \u003ci\u003eJapan Diary\u003c\/i\u003e are the most substantial, intense, and critically engaging descriptions of immediate post-liberation southern Korea written in English between 1945 and the beginning of the Korean War in 1950. Robinson's academic essay and Gayn's journalistic diary each combine razor-sharp political analysis with personal eyewitness observations, despite the differences in literary genre. Both examine the early Cold War politics of the United States Army Military Government in Korea (USAMGIK) and American support of right-wing Korean politicians. Both authors were attacked by McCarthy and his ilk. In today's terms, Robinson would be considered a whistleblower. In order to avoid court-martial in Korea by the U.S. Army, he fled to Turkey where he bided his time for almost a decade, whereas Mark Gayn ultimately left the United States for Canada.\u003cbr\u003eThree supplementary essays by the editors examine the lives of Robinson and Gayn during McCarthyism, the emergence of right-wing politicians and fascist youth groups, and America's culpability in the establishment of South Korea's first authoritarian regime. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eC o n t e n t s\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcknowledgments, \u003ci\u003eviii\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt Long Last\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eJohn Merrill, 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard D. Robinson and Mark Gayn: A Whistleblower and a Journalist\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eFrank Hoffmann, 5\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSource Texts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBetrayal of a Nation\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eRichard D. Robinson, 53\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJapan Diary: Korea\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eMark Gayn, 327\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDemocracy, Authoritarianism, and Culpability in Southern Korea: Gayn and Robinson on the U.S. Military Government\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eMark E. Caprio, 430\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSprechen Sie Deutsch? Fascism in Korea\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eFrank Hoffmann, 462\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReferences, \u003ci\u003e514\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImage Credits, \u003ci\u003e527\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlossary and Index, \u003ci\u003e529\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors, \u003ci\u003e541\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 554\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.23 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53900564037965,"sku":"9781956067910","price":51.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/yUkM25EdWO9781956067910.webp?v=1778705422","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/witness-to-korea-1945-47-the-unfolding-of-an-authoritarian-regime-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}