For three quarters of a century, the Korean peninsula has been divided between two very different regimes that are bitterly opposed to each other. But did it have to be this way? In his book, A Fractured Liberation, which has been shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize, Professor Kornel Chang revisits the US occupation of the south of Korea between 1945-1 ... Show More
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Everyday life in a slave trading town
In 1665 the Portuguese Inquisition arrested Crispina Peres, a powerful slave trader in the west African port of Cacheu. The records of her case provide a remarkable window into everyday life in 17th-century west Africa, and form the basis of Toby Green's latest book, The Heretic ... Show More
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Jul 2023
North vs South: How Korea Was Divided
<p>The divided Korean peninsula is the last remnant of the Cold War: South Korea is a vibrant democracy, a strong market economy, and home to a world-renowned culture. North Korea is ruled by the most authoritarian regime in the world, plagued by famine and poverty, best known fo ... Show More
37m 39s
Jul 2024
172. The Birth of North Korea
Whilst we know the Korean Peninsula is split into two quite separate countries, North Korea and South Korea, that has not always been been the case. Korea was an independent, singular nation until the Japanese colonised it at the start of the 20th century. This collapsed after th ... Show More
46m 58s
Jul 2021
Patriots, Traitors, and Empires: The Korean War and Korea's Struggle for Freedom
<p>Stephen Gowans joins Breht to talk about his book "<a href= "https://www.barakabooks.com/catalogue/patriots-traitors-and-empires/">Patriots, Traitors, and Empires: The Story of Korea's Struggle for Freedom</a>".<br /> <br /> They discuss the history of Korea, Japanese colonial ... Show More
1h 39m