Geopolitics and Trajectories of Development

The contributors compare and contrast the geopolitics and trajectories of South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Germany, and Puerto Rico in response to post-WWII U.S. foreign policy to understand how these countries have developed. Through their papers we may not only better understand the past and present of thse states but also essay to forecast the future of the rapidly changing modern capitalist World-System.

Sungho Kang is professor of history at Sunchon National University, South Korea. His research interests include the theory of history, modern social thought, and comparative world history. He is coeditor of Geopolitics and Trajectories of Development: The Cases of Korea, Japan, Taiwan,Germany and Puerto Rico (IEAS, 2010). Education: B.A., History, Korea University; M.A., History, Korea University; Ph.D., History, Korea University Post-Doc., Freie Universität Berlin

Ramón Grosfoguel is associate professor of Chicano/Latino studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He works on Latin American migration and development in global systems. He is coeditor of Geopolitics and Trajectories of Development: The Cases of Korean, Japan, Taiwan, Germany and Puerto Rico (2010). Education: B.A., Sociology, University of Puerto Rico; M.A., Urban Studies, Temple University; Ph.D., Sociology, Temple University