<p>For three quarters of a century, the Korean peninsula has been divided between two very different regimes that are bitterly opposed to each other. But did it have to be this way? In his book, <em>A Fractured Liberation</em>, which has been shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize, Professor Kornel Chang revisits the US occupation of the south of Korea between 1945-1948 to explore whether opportunities were missed for a better future. For today’s episode, he shared his findings with Rob Attar.</p><p><strong>Kornel Chang is the author of <em>A Fractured Liberation: Korea under US Occupation</em> (Harvard University Press, 2025). </strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fa-fractured-liberation%2Fkornel-chang%2F9780674258433."><strong>Buy it now from Waterstones</strong></a></li></ul>
