The Making of the First Korean President: Syngman Rhee's Quest for Independence, 1875-1948

About the Author, Production Notes, Back Cover

About the Author YOUNG ICK lEW is a former Chair Professor of Korean Studies at the Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University in Seoul, and teaches Korean history at Handong Global University in P’ohang as a t. H. Elema Chair Professor. He graduated from Seoul National University with a Ba in political science and received a PhD in history and East asian languages from Harvard University in 1972. He has served as a president of the Korean Historical association (1991–1992) and as the founding director of the Institute for modern Korean Studies at Yonsei University (1997–2001). He is a member of the governing council of the royal asiatic Society, Korea Branch. He has written a number of books and articles on late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Korean history, notably on Dr. Syngman rhee, the first president of the republic of Korea. He is the author of Youthful Syngman Rhee: A Study on His Activities and Writings in the Seoul Prison, 1899–1904 (Seoul: Yonsei University Press, 2002) in Korean, and of Early Korean Encounters with the United States and Japan (Seoul: royal asiatic Society Korean Branch, 2008) in English. He was the editor-in-chief of The Ihwa House Collection of Syngman Rhee Source Materials in East Asian Languages, 18 vols. (Seoul: Chungang ilbosa and Yŏnse taehakkyo hyŏndae Han’gukhak yŏn’guso, 1998), and the editor of The Syngman Rhee Correspondence in English, 1904–1948, 8 vols. (Seoul: Institute for modern Korean Studies, Yonsei University, 2009). Production Notes for leW / The Making of the First Korean President Jacket design and interior design by mardee melton Display type in Bembo and text type in times New roman Printing and binding by Sheridan Books, Inc. Printed on 60# House Opaque, 500 ppi KOREAN BIOGRAPHY / HISTORY / ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES Of related interest From the Land of Hibiscus Koreans in Hawai‘i, 1903–1950 Edited by Yong-ho Ch’oe 2006, 296 pages Cloth ISBN: 978-0-8248-2981-0 “This wonderful collection of essays provides new and stimulating perspectives on the Korean diaspora and its connection to the Korean independence movement. Suitable for a general audience. . . . Highly recommended.” —Choice The Spirit Of Independence A Primer of Korean Modernization and Reform Syngman Rhee Translated by Han-Kyo Kim 2000, 352 pages Cloth ISBN: 978-0-8248-2264-4; Paper ISBN: 978-0-8248-2349-8 “An important work, showing the early political thinking of one of the most influential Korean politicians of his time. . . . The greater accessibility that this excellent translation affords to Rhee’s early political thought will undoubtedly contribute to a fairer assessment of his overall contribution to Korean independence in the 20th century. . . . Not only of interest to historians of modern Korea but also historians of modern Asian nationalism.” —Acta Koreana UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I PRESS Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822-1888 ISBN 978-0-8248-3168-4 9 780824 831684 9 0 0 0 0 www.uhpress.hawaii.edu ...