Brinkmanship, it was noted, is a basic component of Korean politics.

This is not a book about modern Korean politics.

South Korean politics was transformed in late 1989 and early 1990 by two unexpected developments.

Radical students, a continuing force in Korean politics, remain to be heard.

Korean politics, then, has offered no place for the loser.

The chaebol has also played a significant role in South Korean politics.

She developed an interest in Korean politics, eventually taking up her husband's leftist views.

Yet he has done far less to relax the cold war legacy in South Korean politics.

The dispute has bogged down Korean politics for two years.

Its conduct over the next year could shape South Korean politics for many years.