List of IllustrationsNote on the Korean TextMap of North and South KoreaIntroduction1 Balance-of-Power Politics and the Occupation: The Nineteenth Century to 19452 Liberation, Division, and War: 1945 to 19533 The Koreas: 1953 to 19804 Change vs Continuity: 1980 to 19905 Diverging Paths: The Koreas from 1990 to 20106 An Open South, a Closed North: 2010 to 20237 Unification and the Changing Regional ContextEpilogueEndnotesSelect BibliographyIndex