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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
Location: I walk along the avenue
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 Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:12 am Post subject: Don Oberdorfer is dead |
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Don Oberdorfer, a former Washington Post diplomatic correspondent who chronicled international news from the Vietnam War to the fall of the Soviet Union, earning a reputation as one of the most insightful, fair-minded reporters on his globe-spanning beat, died July 23 in Washington. He was 84.
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After retiring from The Post in 1993, he taught at Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies and chaired its U.S.-Korea Institute. His 1997 book, “The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History,” later updated with scholar Robert Carlin, was regarded as a seminal work on the Korean peninsula.
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I likely wouldn't post this on any other board, but, since this is a Korean-oriented board, I thought some people might know him and his book.
I read The Two Koreas about ten years ago or so. It's a good read, more journalistic than academic, but still has a lot of interesting bits of information.
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bucheon bum
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| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 9:50 am Post subject: |
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| I read his book soon before or after moving to Korea in 2001. Was pretty good. As you said, more journalistic than academic. |
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Leon
Joined: 31 May 2010
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| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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| bucheon bum wrote: |
| I read his book soon before or after moving to Korea in 2001. Was pretty good. As you said, more journalistic than academic. |
His book was required reading for all the classes I took in grad school related to Korea, and was influential for sure. When I met the former ambassador/negotiator with North Korea, he had the book lying on his desk. |
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