North Korea: Another Country

For the United States, the Korean War is the forgotten war, and North Korea itself remains the unknown country, with American foreign policy towards it plagued by ignorance and long-standing racism. In what is essentially a plea to normalize relations with the so-called "Axis of Evil" country, Cumings (history, U. of Chicago) details the background of the long-simmering political crisis between the United States and North Korea. He describes how the Communists came to power in the context of ce…