Theodore Jun Yoo - The Koreas: The Birth of Two Nations Divided

In writing this book, I am indebted to many people. A special thanks goes to my editor, Reed Malcolm, whose initial encouragement led me to embark on the project. I am especially indebted to all the authors cited in the bibliography for advancing my work. I thank the BK21 Plus Program in the Department of Korean Language and Literature and the Future-Leading Research Initiative Grant at the Office of Research Affairs at Yonsei University for their generous support of this project.

The opportunity to discuss and debate various historical and cultural issues with colleagues had a significant influence on the framing of this book. I would especially like to thank John Lie, Jeong Myeong Kyo, Kim Hyunjoo, Kim Hyunmee, Kwon Bodurae, Shin Hyung Ki, Andre Schmid, and Theodore Hughes. I would also like to express my gratitude to all my colleagues in the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Yonsei University for sharing their ideas with me. My students have been a great resource, and I am grateful for the many opportunities to learn from Gia Kim, Hyewon Kim, Jihoon Chung, Hyejin Jeong, Junho Lee, Jonghyeok Yoo, and Nayoung Yoon.

Many more colleagues in the United States and Korea gave me inspiration and deserve special thanks here: Juhn Ahn, Jinsoo An, Bruce Cumings, Jonathan Glade, Jaeeun Kim, Kim Yerim, Laura Nelson, Park Aekyung, Rachel Park, Eilin Perez, Kathryn Ragsdale, Jooyeon Rhee, Woo Miseong, and Yoo Hyunkyung.