Download or read book The History of Korea written by Homer B. Hulbert and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of Korea presents a chronological account of Korea from ancient days, over 2000 B. C, to modern 20th century Korea. Hulbert said that Korea and Japan have the same two racial types, but Japan is mostly Malay and Korea is mostly Manchu-Korean. He claimed that Korea is physically mostly of the northern type, but also said that the nation, being physically mostly of the northern type, did not disprove Hulbert's claim that the Malay element developed Korea's first civilization, although not necessarily originating Korea's first civilization, and the Malay element imposed its language in its main features in the entire peninsula.
Download or read book A handbook of Korea written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Korea written by Keith Pratt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiled by specialists from the University of Durham Department of East Asian Studies, this new reference work contains approximately 1500 entries covering Korean civilisation from early times to the present day. Subjects include history, politics, art, archaeology, literature, etc. The Dictionary is intended for students, teachers and researchers, and will also be of interest to the general reader. Entries provide factual information and contain suggestions for further reading. A name index and comprehensive cross-reference system make this an easy to use, multi-purpose guide for the student of Korea in the broadest sense.
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea written by Andrew C. Nahm and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary presents a balanced and objective view of South Korea, providing a long perspective and covering varied aspects of South Korean life. Domestic, political, and social events, foreign affairs, economic and cultural developments, and the men and women who have influenced the country's history are reviewed in the more than 400 entries, many of which are new or have been updated from the first edition. The dictionary's chronology and historical narrative, also updated, cover the entire history of Korea for the benefit of readers who have little or no knowledge of the overall history of the Korean people. The extensive bibliography has been updated to include the most current and best books, journals, and websites, making this a valuable reference source for the scholar, student, and general reader.
Download or read book A Handbook of Korea written by Korean overseas information service (Séoul) and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Discoveries of Korea 20 Expats Tales written by Korean Culture and Information Service (South Korea) and published by 길잡이미디어. This book was released on 2013-01-16 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of the "My Korea" articles as published in KOREA magazine from February 2010 to September 2011. Each of the stories is written by expatriates living in Korea and introduces an aspect of the local culture from a unique point of view. Contents Singin’ in the Room Noraebang Nights midnight madness redefined A journey into steam jjimjilbang (spa and sauna complexes) Kinetic street cuisine Chosin’s heroes and the stories of their lives Seoul, football and an undying passion Some loke it hot The sweetest autumnal connection It’s hoesik time Campus life in korea Converted to kimchi The labors of love Here comes the sun Poktanju, getting bombed korean style Discovering korean peaks Finding room to breathe Dreaming of pigs Beating back monsoon blues Gathering gangwon greens Daring delivery
Download or read book The Korean Paradox written by Marco Milani and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-24 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together an international line up of contributors, this book examines South Korea’s foreign policy strategies designed to cope with the challenges of the post-Cold War regional order and the emergence of a "Korean paradox". Focusing on non-material factors in shaping the decision-making processes of primary actors, such as traditions, beliefs, and identities, this book begins by analysing the emergence of the "Asian Paradox" and explores how different political traditions have influenced South Korea’s foreign and security policies. In the second part (from Chapter 4), this book goes on to deal directly with the key issues in South Korea’s foreign policy today, with an emphasis on the progressive and conservative approaches to the challenges the country faces. This includes the North Korean threat, the alliance with the U.S., relations with China and Russia, the complicated relationship with Japan, and the emerging role of South Korea outside of Northeast Asia. An innovative study of the domestic sources of South Korean foreign policy, The Korean Paradox investigates South Korea’s growing role at both regional and global levels. As such, it will be useful to students and scholars of Korean Studies, International Relations and East Asian Studies more generally.
Download or read book The Birth of Korean Cool written by Euny Hong and published by Picador. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A FRESH, FUNNY, UP-CLOSE LOOK AT HOW SOUTH KOREA REMADE ITSELF AS THE WORLD'S POP CULTURE POWERHOUSE OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY By now, everyone in the world knows the song "Gangnam Style" and Psy, an instantly recognizable star. But the song's international popularity is no passing fad. "Gangnam Style" is only one tool in South Korea's extraordinarily elaborate and effective strategy to become a major world superpower by first becoming the world's number one pop culture exporter. As a child, Euny Hong moved from America to the Gangnam neighbourhood in Seoul. She was a witness to the most accelerated part of South Korea's economic development, during which time it leapfrogged from third-world military dictatorship to first-world liberal democracy on the cutting edge of global technology. Euny Hong recounts how South Korea vaulted itself into the twenty-first century, becoming a global leader in business, technology, education, and pop culture. Featuring lively, in-depth reporting and numerous interviews with Koreans working in all areas of government and society, The Birth of Korean Cool reveals how a really uncool country became cool, and how a nation that once banned miniskirts, long hair on men, and rock ‘n' roll could come to mass produce boy bands, soap operas, and the world's most important smart phone.
Download or read book All About Korea written by Ann Martin Bowler and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-16 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **2012 Creative Child Magazine Preferred Choice Award Winner** Perfect for educators or parents wishing to teach kids about different Asian cultures, this new book in the Tuttle All About Asia series includes favorite games, foods, special holiday times and after-school activities unique to Korea. All About Korea is a fun-filled journey to a new place. Korean culture and history are featured prominently in this colorful Korean book for kids, allowing an educational as well as entertaining experience. Learn how to play the exciting Korean see-saw game with a friend, how to sing "Happy Birthday" in Korean, and how kids say "hello!" Other activities include making a White Tiger puppet, playing jegi (Korean hacky-sack) and singing "Arirang," Korea's most beloved song. Enjoy the traditional Korean stories "Taming a Tiger" and "Two Foolish Green Frogs." Easy Korean recipes are included for delicious treats like kimbap (roll-your-own wraps) and songpyeon (sweet filled rice cakes). All About Korea is a book for families to treasure together. It offers not only the most important facts about Korean, but also reflects the spirit that makes Korea one-of-a-kind.
Download or read book Eerie Tales from Old Korea written by Brother Anthony of Taizé and published by Seoul Selection . This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homer B. Hulbert and James S. Gale, two of the most famous North American missionaries to come to Korea in the 1880s, were very fond of ghost stories, but for years the Korean scholars they met swore that no such stories existed in Korea. Eventually, they discovered that Korea, too, had a plentiful supply of ghosts and spirits, celebrated in many eerie tales. However, because the stories had seemed too frivolous or were connected with shamanism and Buddhism, the scholars had been ashamed to talk about them. A main source of these stories were collections of yadam. These were a form of short tale, especially popular in the Joseon period. Whereas Confucian classics were the gateway to officialdom, yadam offered an escape valve, dealing with things much closer to daily life. The stories told there were about individuals who were not always admirable paragons of Confucian virtue; rather, they were often artful dodgers who managed to escape from tricky situations; survive traps; deal with ghosts, spirits, and nine-tailed foxes; and even get rich in the process. As we celebrate the one hundred-fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Hulbert and Gale, the present selection of Korean ghost stories—nostalgic for their echoes of the lost world of old Korea and its many ghosts—is offered for the pleasure of readers in the twenty-first century, one hundred years after their original publication.
Download or read book A Glimpse of Korea written by Korea (South). Haeoe Kongbogwan and published by . This book was released on 1977* with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A New History of Korea written by Ki-baik Lee and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1988-03-15 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first English-language history of Korea to appear in more than a decade, this translation offers Western readers a distillation of the latest and best scholarship on Korean history and culture from the earliest times to the student revolution of 1960. The most widely read and respected general history, A New History of Korea (Han’guksa sillon) was first published in 1961 and has undergone two major revisions and updatings. Translated twice into Japanese and currently being translated into Chinese as well, Ki-baik Lee’s work presents a new periodization of his country’s history, based on a fresh analysis of the changing composition of the leadership elite. The book is noteworthy, too, for its full and integrated discussion of major currents in Korea’s cultural history. The translation, three years in preparation, has been done by specialists in the field.
Download or read book This is Korea written by Chŏng-hwa Ch'oe and published by Hollym International Corporation. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book that aims to give non-Koreans a true understanding of the Korean psyche from a wide vista of specific perspectives, from basic statistics to details of Korean culture and the routines of daily life. Its narrative style makes it an easy book to absorb and remember, and its keynote feature is that it is not an exercise in PR - all the characteristics of the country are revealed, warts and all.
Download or read book Village Life in Korea written by J. Robert Moose and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Korea written by Jinwung Kim and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-05 with total page 709 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary North and South Korea are nations of radical contrasts: one a bellicose totalitarian state with a failing economy; the other a peaceful democracy with a strong economy. Yet their people share a common history that extends back more than 3,000 years. In this comprehensive new history of Korea from the prehistoric era to the present day, Jinwung Kim recounts the rich and fascinating story of the political, social, cultural, economic, and diplomatic developments in Korea's long march to the present. He provides a detailed account of the origins of the Korean people and language and the founding of the first walled-town states, along with the advanced civilization that existed in the ancient land of "Unified Silla." Clarifying the often complex history of the Three Kingdoms Period, Kim chronicles the five-century long history of the Choson dynasty, which left a deep impression on Korean culture. From the beginning, China has loomed large in the history of Korea, from the earliest times when the tribes that would eventually make up the Korean nation roamed the vast plains of Manchuria and against whom Korea would soon define itself. Japan, too, has played an important role in Korean history, particularly in the 20th century; Kim tells this story as well, including the conflicts that led to the current divided state. The first detailed overview of Korean history in nearly a quarter century, this volume will enlighten a new generation of students eager to understand this contested region of Asia.
Download or read book K oria Misy n P ild written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book KOREA AT A GLANCE FULL COLOR written by Fandom Media and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-28 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to learn and understand Korea in a quick and easy way? Then this book is for you! KOREA AT A GLANCE: Quick and Easy Visual Book To Help You Learn and Understand Korea is full of intuitive, easy-to-understand infographics and illustrations to help you absorb a great amount of knowledge and information in the most effective way. This book contains 52 pages of large 8.5" x 11" full-color sections, jam packed with all the essential information and facts you should know, covering various topics such as Korean History, Korean Culture, Korean Superstitions, and so much more! It's specially designed for people with no prior knowledge about Korea, and even little kids can learn easily thanks to our interesting illustrations and intuitive infographics. It also makes a great companion for your Korean study needs - the abridged highlight reel of Korean History will especially come in handy. The book has a multitude of topics and subjects, such as: Geography - WHERE IN THE WORLD IS KOREA? - HOW FAR IS KOREA? - HOW BIG IS KOREA? - WHAT TIME IS IT IN KOREA? Culture - THE KOREAN FLAG - WHAT DO ALL THE SYMBOLS MEAN? - HISTORY OF TAE GEUK GI (South Korean Flag) AND IN GONG GI (North Korean Flag) - OFFICIAL NATIONAL SYMBOLS OF KOREA - WHO LIVES IN SOUTH KOREA? - AEGUKGA - THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF KOREA, WITH LYRICS TRANSLATION - HOLIDAYS OF KOREA - TAE KWON DO - KOREAN MARTIAL ART AND NATIONAL SPORT - KOREAN BLOOD TYPE PERSONALITY THEORY History & Tradition - HANGUL THE KOREAN ALPHABET - THE STORY BEHIND KOREAN LAST NAMES - KOREAN SUPERSTITIONS THAT MANY PEOPLE STILL BELIEVE - DOL JABI - PREDICTING BABY'S FUTURE - GUARDIANS OF KOREAN VILLAGES Food - TOP 10 ALL-TIME POPULAR KOREAN FOODS - THE EVOLUTION OF KIMCHI Economy - HOW MUCH IS THE KOREAN WON (CURRENCY)? - ECONOMY: SOUTH KOREA VS NORTH KOREA Tourism - COUNTRIES THAT DON'T NEED A VISA TO VISIT KOREA - KOREAN PLACES AND THEIR MEANINGS And there is the abridged version of Korean History, which covers not only the timeline but also have separate sections on important events and figures with full explanation and description! Korean History Highlight Reel - GOJOSEON, KOREA'S FIRST NATION - THREE KINGDOMS PERIOD - UNIFIED SILLA - GORYEO, THE GLORY OF KOREA - JOSEON DYNASTY, THE LAND OF THE MORNING CALM - DREAMING OF A MODERN STATE, THE KOREAN EMPIRE - SAD HISTORY - JAPANESE COLONIAL PERIOD - KOREAN WAR TIMELINE - POST KOREAN WAR As you can see, we've a LOT of information in this book! We're certain that you will learn a great deal with it. Have fun studying about Korea! After reading this book, you would have gained so much knowledge;)
