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Category : Korea
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Korea Focus on Current Topics
Author: The U.S. and the Two Koreas
Author: Tong Whan ParkPublisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
ISBN: 9781555878078
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Presents revised and updated papers from a March 1997 conference held at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Papers investigate the new relationships emerging among Washington, Seoul, and Pyongyang in which political, military, and economic variables interact in a new way. Subjects include South Korea's nuclear option, US-North Korea economic relations, US public opinion of the two Koreas, and Japan and China's responses to changing developments in Korea. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The European Union, East Asia and South Korea
Author: Christian FranckPublisher: Presses univ. de Louvain
ISBN: 9782930344850
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This book is the first to make the point on the different aspects of the relations between Europe and East Asia, with a special focus on Korea. The approach favours multidisciplinarity by analyzing topics from different angles : history, economy and politics.
The Koreas
Author: Mary E. ConnorPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1576077284
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
The Koreas delivers border-to-border coverage of North and South Korea, with chapters dedicated to history and geography, social and cultural customs, and economics and politics. It's not hard to understand why Koreans describe their lives as han, which means "living with a great and sustained sorrow." In the 20th century alone, they endured a 35 year Japanese military occupation, one of the most brutal civil wars in history, and decades of occupation by rival superpowers. Yet the story of this hauntingly beautiful, mountainous land is not ultimately one of war and devastation. The Koreas: A Global Studies Handbook tells the story of a warm and generous people who have retained their distinctive language and culture despite repeated foreign occupations, achieved a literacy rate of almost 100 percent, outscored nearly every other nation in science and math, and reshaped their devastated post-war economy into one of the four tigers of Asian economic growth.
Bulletin
Author: Over the Line
Author: Chuck DownsPublisher: American Enterprise Institute
ISBN: 9780844740294
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This book explores the role of espionage and infiltration and provides an alarming prediction of the future course of North Korea's relations with the United States and it allies.
The Rise of K-Dramas
Author: JaeYoon ParkPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476677476
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Korean dramas gained popularity across Asia in the late 1990s, and their global fandom continues to grow. Despite cultural differences, non-Asian audiences find "K-dramas" appealing. They range from historical melodrama and romantic comedy to action, horror, sci-fi and thriller. Devotees pursue an immersive fandom, consuming Korean food, fashion and music, learning Korean to better understand their favorite shows, and travelling to Korea for firsthand experiences. This collection of new essays focuses on the cultural impact of K-drama and its fandom, and on the transformation of identities in the context of regional and global dynamics. Contributors discuss such popular series as Boys over Flowers, My Love from the Star and Descendants of the Sun.
Korea Update
Author: Domestic Constraints on South Korean Foreign Policy
Author: Scott A. SnyderPublisher: Council on Foreign Relations
ISBN: 0876097336
Category : International relations
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
These essays support the argument that strong and effective presidential leadership is the most important prerequisite for South Korea to sustain and project its influence abroad. That leadership should be attentive to the need for public consensus and should operate within established legislative mechanisms that ensure public accountability. The underlying structures sustaining South Korea’s foreign policy formation are generally sound; the bigger challenge is to manage domestic politics in ways that promote public confidence about the direction and accountability of presidential leadership in foreign policy.
Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea
Author: Andrew C. NahmPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810849495
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
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.