The Koreas
1st Edition
Published on 30. June 2009
528 pages
978-1-59884-161-9 (ISBN)
Description
Asia in Focus: The Koreas is the most complete, accessible, and up-to-date resource available on both North Korea and South Korea.
Asia in Focus: The Koreas presents an authoritative and unprecedented look at the contrasts and similarities between the history, geography, politics, economy, culture, and society of North Korea and South Korea. It offers a wealth of new insights into North Korean life, as well as extensive explorations of Korean music, arts, language, cuisine, and popular culture, including the "Korean wave," which began with the export of Korean television dramas to other parts of Asia and has spread South Korean culture around the world. Also included are sections on women's history and roles, class and ethnicity, and a wide range of contemporary issues.
For a deeper understanding of one of the most closely watched regions of the globe, this volume is a must.
Asia in Focus: The Koreas presents an authoritative and unprecedented look at the contrasts and similarities between the history, geography, politics, economy, culture, and society of North Korea and South Korea. It offers a wealth of new insights into North Korean life, as well as extensive explorations of Korean music, arts, language, cuisine, and popular culture, including the "Korean wave," which began with the export of Korean television dramas to other parts of Asia and has spread South Korean culture around the world. Also included are sections on women's history and roles, class and ethnicity, and a wide range of contemporary issues.
For a deeper understanding of one of the most closely watched regions of the globe, this volume is a must.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Illustrations
108 bw illus
File size
28,89 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-59884-161-9 (9781598841619)
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Person
Mary E. Connor is president and co-founder of the Korea Academy for Educators, San Marino, CA. Her published works include ABC-CLIO's The Koreas: A Global Studies Handbook.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Maps
- 1 GEOGRAPHY
- The Korean Peninsula
- Physical Geography: North Korea
- Physical Geography: South Korea
- Human Geography
- 2 HISTORY
- Early Korea
- The Koryo Dynasty (918-1392)
- The Choson Dynasty (1392-1910)
- The Colonial Period (1910-1945)
- Liberation Division and the Beginnings of the Cold War (1945-1950)
- The Korean War (1950-1953)
- A Divided Korea: The South Korean Experience (1953-2008)
- A Divided Korea: The North Korean Experience (1953-2008)
- 3 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
- The Impact of Tradition on Political Development
- The Impact of the Japanese Colonial Period on Contemporary Life
- The Impact of U.S. and Soviet Occupation and the Korean War on Political Development
- A Divided People: The South Korean Experience (1948-2008)
- A Divided People: The North Korean Experience (1945-2008)
- 4 ECONOMY
- Economic Development
- Industry
- Labor
- Trade
- 5 SOCIETY
- Religion and Thought
- Introduction
- South Korea
- North Korea
- Social Classes and Ethnicity
- Early Korean History
- The Three Kingdoms Period (57 BCE to 668 CE)
- Unified Silla (668-935 CE)
- Social Classes during the Koryo Dynasty (918-1392)
- Koryo Society during the Yuan Dynasty
- Choson Dynasty (1392-1910)
- Later Choson Dynasty: 1637-1910
- Japanese Colonial Rule (1910-1945)
- Division and the Korean War (1945-1953)
- South Korea (1953-Present)
- North Korea (1953-Present)
- Conclusion
- Women and Marriage
- The Three Kingdoms (57 BCE-668 CE)
- Unified Silla (668-935 CE)
- Koryo (918-1392)
- Choson Dynasty (1392-1910)
- The Opening of Korea and Japanese Occupation (Late 19th Century-1945)
- South Korea (1945-Present)
- North Korea (1945-Present)
- Education
- Koryo
- Choson
- Japanese Colonial Period
- South Korea
- North Korea
- 6 CULTURE
- Language
- Introduction
- History of the Korean Language
- Some Major Differences between Korean and Western Languages
- Romanization of Korean
- Conclusion
- Etiquette
- Introduction: How Not to Succeed in Korea
- Confucian Concepts and Values
- How to Succeed in Korea
- Literature
- Introduction
- The Three Kingdoms
- Unified Silla
- Koryo
- Early Choson
- Later Choson
- Modern Literature
- Literature in North Korea
- Recent Developments
- Art and Architecture
- Introduction
- The Prehistoric Period
- The Three Kingdoms Period
- The Unified Silla Period (668-935)
- The Koryo Period (918-1392)
- The Choson Period (1392-1910)
- The Modern Period (1910- )
- Music
- Introduction
- National Music Organizations
- History of Traditional Korean Music: Ancient Times to 1945
- Characteristics of Traditional Music
- Contemporary Music (1945-2008)
- Food
- Introduction
- Historical Background
- Dietary Customs
- Common Korean Dishes
- Common Beverages
- Ceremonial Food: Life's Milestones
- Holiday Festivals and Food
- Leisure and Sports
- South Korea: Introduction
- Holidays and Population Migrations
- Traditional Leisure
- Board and Card Games
- Games for Girls and Women
- Children's Games
- Contemporary Leisure
- Traditional Sports
- Martial Arts and Martial Sports
- Contemporary Sports
- Participation in the Olympics
- Korean National Sports Festival
- Sports in North Korea
- 7 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
- South Korea: The Younger Generation
- North Korea: The Younger Generation
- The Koreas in the Information Era
- The Korean Wave
- The United States and South Korea: Are They Drifting Apart?
- Contemporary Issues with Ancient Roots
- Glossary
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- J
- K
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- M
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- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Facts and Figures
- Holidays
- Organizations
- Annotated Bibliography of Recommended Works on Korea
- Thematic Index
- Art
- Contemporary issues
- Economy
- Education
- Etiquette
- Food
- Geography
- Government and politics
- History
- Language
- Literature
- Music
- Religion and thought
- Social classes and ethnicity
- Women
- Index
- A
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- C
- D
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- F
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