This volume examines the diplomatic and economic factors that led to South Korea becoming the international influential actor it is today with an emphasis on the diplomatic successes of this country's leaders earlier in the post-armistice period.

Dennis Patterson is professor at Texas Tech University.
Jangsup Choi is associate professor of political science at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Chapter 1: South Korea's Post-Armistice Rise to Prosperity and International Influence
Chapter 2: Diplomacy and International Trade in South Korea's Transformation
Chapter 3: Cold War Diplomacy and the Origins of South Korea's International Rise
Chapter 4: Post-Cold War Diplomacy and the Path to International Influence
Chapter 5: Trade, Diplomacy and South Korea's Economic Development
Chapter 6: Diplomacy, Economic Development, and South Korea's Rise to International Influence
Chapter 7: The Present and Future of South Korea's International Influence