
The Koreas
A Global Studies Handbook
Mary E. Connor(Author)
ABC-CLIO (Publisher)
Published on 3. April 2002
Book
Hardback
307 pages
978-1-57607-277-6 (ISBN)
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.
Analyzes Korea's geography, history, and economic and political development, along with its current social and political problems
Offers practical information on culture and etiquette for the first-time visitor
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.
Analyzes Korea's geography, history, and economic and political development, along with its current social and political problems
Offers practical information on culture and etiquette for the first-time visitor
Reviews / Votes
"Recommended for the general public and high school and lower-division undergraduate students." - Choice "[D]evoted to the details of Korea's political history . . . The book closes with a useful list of relevant organizations and an excellent annotated bibliography of recommended works about Korea." - VOYA "[W]ell-researched and well-written . . . can also serve as a quick refernce tool for public and school libraries and for general area studies collections in academic and special libraries." - American Reference Books AnnualMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
US School Grade: From Second Grade to Twelfth Grade, Interest Age: From 12 years
Illustrations
37 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
681 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57607-277-6 (9781576072776)
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04/2002
ABC-CLIO
€73.99
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Person
Mary E. Connor is the senior member of the history department at Westridge School in Pasadena, CA and is on the curriculum committee for The National Council for Social Studies.