Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-341) and index.
Contents
Uneasy alliances -- Bone ranks, Buddhas, and slaves -- Economic warrior -- To build a nation -- The high priest of steel -- Yushin -- The big push -- Chaebol -- Slowdown -- The assassination -- Democracy denied -- Purification -- The crunch -- From reform to scandal -- To die in Rangoon -- Dangerous corner -- The big boom -- Shifting into overdrive -- Surrender -- Workers -- Purges and medals -- Coping with success -- Joining the big leagues.