American diplomacy and strategy toward Korea and Northeast Asia, 1882-1950 and after : perception of polarity and US commitment to a periphery / Seung-young Kim.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-274) and index.

Sources of US commitment toward Korea -- The rise of Korean expectation and decline of US commitment to Korea, 1882-1901 -- Great power rivalry and US assessment at the outbreak of the war -- US diplomacy and the Japanese imposition of protectorate on Korea -- Vision of cooperation among the allies and the four-power trusteeship plan for Korea -- Emergence of the bipolar perception and a missed opportunity for diplomacy -- Consolidation of the bipolar perception and US suggestion of the thirty-eighth parallel -- Uncertain strategic situation and rise of competing recommendations toward Korea -- The reemergence of a multipolar vision and the decision for withdrawal from Korea -- The erosion of multipolar perception and the road to intervention -- Conclusion : US commitment toward South Korea since 1950.