Titlebook: Conscience in Action; The Autobiography of Kim Dae-jung Book 2019 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 Korean history.Left-

Flatus

1973–1980Kim takes a look at the harrowing Yusin and Emergency Measure period, during which he was kidnapped (and nearly murdered) by a military government, and his imprisonment for activities against dictatorship and for democracy.

省略

1980–1986This chapter deals with Kim’s years of brutal persecution, which include capital sentence and political exile after a military coup and power grab by General Chun Doo-hwan.

考古学

情爱

Hemiparesis

翻布寻找

January–June 2000This chapter presents a look inside the historic 2000 inter-Korean summit.

Blanch

烦人

December 2000–February 2003This chapter deals with details about the Kim government’s various democratic reform measures, including the establishment of the Ministry of Women and the National Human Rights Commission and IT-development efforts.

倒转

February 2003–2009In this final chapter, readers see Kim’s deteriorating health and active post-presidency efforts to promote human rights, peace, and reconciliation in Korea and the world. This chapter also includes Kim’s thoughts and musings about the meaning of life, political systems, and the deteriorating political climate worldwide.

Gudgeon

Afterword to the Korean EditionThis chapter offers details about the process of writing and publishing this book.