North Korea
by U S Military, Department of Defense (Dod), and U S Government
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding North Korea
by Joseph Tragert and C. Kenneth Quinones
The Han Commanderies in Early Korean History (Early Korea Project Occasional)
This volume, consisting of ten chapters and an introduction, treats that period of the history of the Korean peninsula characterized by the presence of commanderies first established by the Chinese Han empire in 108 B.C. The ten chapters of this volume address such topics as the societies that preceded the commanderies, the history and material culture of the commanderies, particularly of Lelang, the political and cultural influence the commanderies exerted upon surrounding regions, and the stru...
The History of Korea (Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations)
by Djun Kil Kim
The Koreas are two of the few countries in the East Asian world to successfully maintain political and cultural independence from China. Originated by the Han-Ye-Maek people who had migrated from North China to Manchuria and the Korean peninsula since 2000 BCE, three Korean dynasties-Great Silla, Koryo, and Choson-kept peace and prosperity in the country since the 7th century, nurturing a civilization based on Buddhism, Confucianism and the East Asian world-system. Korea, despite experiencing Ja...
South Korea is home to cutting-edge electronics, state-of-the-art medical facilities, and ubiquitous high-speed internet. The country's meteoric rise from the ashes of the Korean War (1950-1953) to rank among the world's most technologically advanced societies is often attributed to state-led promotion of science and technology in nation-building projects. With chapters that discuss Korea's dynastic past, foreign occupations, Cold War geopolitics, postwar rehabilitation in the twentieth century,...
Combat Actions in Korea (Army Historical Series)
by Russell A Gugeler and U.S. Army Center of Military History
North Korea (Guides to Economic and Political Developments in Asia)
by Ian Jeffries
Developments are arranged chronologically by sector, and there is a generous introduction and summary background information to set developments in context A lot of interest in North Korea due to speculation about the countries nuclear weapon capabilities and being part of Bush's axis of evil
A Korean Confucian Way of Life and Thought (Korean Classics Library: Philosophy and Religion)
Yi Hwang (1501–1570)—best known by his literary name, T'oegye—is one of the most eminent thinkers in the history of East Asian philosophy and religion. His Chas?ngnok (Record of self-reflection) is a superb Korean Neo-Confucian text: an eloquent collection of twenty-two scholarly letters and four essays written to his close disciples and junior colleagues. These were carefully selected by T'oegye himself after self-reflecting (chas?ng) on his practice of personal cultivation. The Chas?ngnok cont...
"Perceptive and compelling - often heart-rending, sometimes downright terrifying... The lessons are all too pertinent in today's toxic political climate, with Korea once again a centrepiece and victim." Noam Chomsky "This is a very important book, an eye-opening one, and a wise one. ... beautifully written...the phrase 'as gripping as a thriller,' really applies... No-one with an interest in recent history and current affairs should fail to read it." AC Grayling Korea: Where the American Centu...
North of the DMZ: Essays on Daily Life in North Korea
by Professor of History Andrei Lankov
This volume details how the diplomatic successes of South Korean presidents removed the country from the international isolation it experienced in the aftermath of the Korean War and also provided the necessary international connections for the expansions of international trade it experienced. Patterson and Choi explain how diplomacy then was the primary process that allowed for the successful implementation of South Korea's export-led economic development strategy which in turn led to the rapid...
The Book of Corrections (Korea Research Monograph, #28)
by Song-Nyong Yu and Michael Russell Rip