The Koreas: A Global Studies Handbook
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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.Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1576072770
ISBN13:9781576072776
Release Date:May 2002
Publisher:ABC-CLIO
Length:307 Pages
Weight:1.26 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.4"
Age Range:12 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 7 and higher
Customer Reviews
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Great introduction to a fascinating culture
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This is a wonderful book written for a wide audience which includes high schoolers, educators, and anyone interested in Korea. Ms. Connor, who is a high school teacher herself, covers history, culture, politics, economics and more. Every high school library should have 'The Koreas' in stock. The book is well researched, well written, and serves as a great platform from which to begin study of North and South Korea. Bravo!
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