Korea's Cultural Roots
| Author | : Jon Etta Hastings Carter Covell |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 140 |
| Release | : 1982 |
| Genre | : Art, Korean |
| ISBN | : 9780930878320 |
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Introduction to Korean History and Culture
| Author | : Andrew C. Nahm |
| Publisher | : Hollym International |
| Total Pages | : 391 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780930878085 |
A History of Korea
| Author | : Michael J. Seth |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 595 |
| Release | : 2010-10-16 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0742567176 |
In this comprehensive yet compact book, Michael J. Seth surveys Korean history from Neolithic times to the present. He explores the origins and development of Korean society, politics, and still little-known cultural heritage, showing how this ancient, culturally and ethnically homogeneous society was wrenched into the modern world, ultimately to be arbitrarily divided into two opposed halves after World War II. Tracing the six decades since, Seth explains how the two Koreas, with their deeply different political and social systems and geopolitical orientations, evolved into sharply contrasting societies. Throughout, he adds a rich dimension by placing Korean history into broader global perspective and by including primary readings from each era. All readers looking for a balanced, knowledgeable history will be richly rewarded with this clear and concise book.
The Korean Popular Culture Reader
| Author | : Kyung Hyun Kim |
| Publisher | : Duke University Press |
| Total Pages | : 471 |
| Release | : 2014-03-07 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 082237756X |
Over the past decade, Korean popular culture has become a global phenomenon. The "Korean Wave" of music, film, television, sports, and cuisine generates significant revenues and cultural pride in South Korea. The Korean Popular Culture Reader provides a timely and essential foundation for the study of "K-pop," relating the contemporary cultural landscape to its historical roots. The essays in this collection reveal the intimate connections of Korean popular culture, or hallyu, to the peninsula's colonial and postcolonial histories, to the nationalist projects of the military dictatorship, and to the neoliberalism of twenty-first-century South Korea. Combining translations of seminal essays by Korean scholars on topics ranging from sports to colonial-era serial fiction with new work by scholars based in fields including literary studies, film and media studies, ethnomusicology, and art history, this collection expertly navigates the social and political dynamics that have shaped Korean cultural production over the past century. Contributors. Jung-hwan Cheon, Michelle Cho, Youngmin Choe, Steven Chung, Katarzyna J. Cwiertka, Stephen Epstein, Olga Fedorenko, Kelly Y. Jeong, Rachael Miyung Joo, Inkyu Kang, Kyu Hyun Kim, Kyung Hyun Kim, Pil Ho Kim, Boduerae Kwon, Regina Yung Lee, Sohl Lee, Jessica Likens, Roald Maliangkay, Youngju Ryu, Hyunjoon Shin, Min-Jung Son, James Turnbull, Travis Workman
An Introduction to Korean Culture
| Author | : John H. Koo |
| Publisher | : Weatherhill |
| Total Pages | : 488 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
This book is intended to meet the needs of the general reader and is widely used in universities and college courses. Major aspects of traditional, as well as modern Korean culture are discussed by reputable scholars specializing in particular fields, and each chapter is prepared specifically to introduce a particular aspect of culture. A brief survey of Korean history and other cultural information are provided to enable the reader to fully appreciate the roots of Korean culture and the ways in which it has grown and transformed throughout the ages. For those who wish to continue their quest for greater knowledge, a selected bibliography is provided at the end of each chapter.--Publisher's description.
Park Chung Hee and Modern Korea
| Author | : Carter J. Eckert |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 511 |
| Release | : 2016-11-07 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0674659864 |
Conclusion -- Notes -- Korean MMA Cadets by Class -- Glossary of Names and Terms -- Bibliography -- Sources and Acknowledgments -- Index
The New Koreans
| Author | : Michael Breen |
| Publisher | : Thomas Dunne Books |
| Total Pages | : 481 |
| Release | : 2017-04-04 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1250065054 |
"Just a few decades ago, the Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generation they moved from the fields to Silicon Valley. The nature and values of the Korean people provide the background for a more detailed examination of the complex history of the country, in particular its division and its emergence as an economic superpower. Who are these people? And where does their future lie?"--
Ethnic Nationalism in Korea
| Author | : Gi-Wook Shin |
| Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 334 |
| Release | : 2006-03-22 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0804768013 |
This book explains the roots, politics, and legacy of Korean ethnic nationalism, which is based on the sense of a shared bloodline and ancestry. Belief in a racially distinct and ethnically homogeneous nation is widely shared on both sides of the Korean peninsula, although some scholars believe it is a myth with little historical basis. Finding both positions problematic and treating identity formation as a social and historical construct that has crucial behavioral consequences, this book examines how such a blood-based notion has become a dominant source of Korean identity, overriding other forms of identity in the modern era. It also looks at how the politics of national identity have played out in various contexts in Korea: semicolonialism, civil war, authoritarian politics, democratization, territorial division, and globalization.
Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History (Updated Edition)
| Author | : Bruce Cumings |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 547 |
| Release | : 2005-08-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0393327027 |
"When Korea's Place in the Sun first appeared, Bruce Cumings argued that Korea had endured a "fractured, shattered twentieth century." The new century has seen South Korea flourish after a restructuring of its political economy, and North Korea suffer through a famine that has cost the lives of millions of people. The United States continues to play an important role on the Korean peninsula, from the Clinton administration overseeing the first real hints of reunification to the Bush administration confronting a renewal of nuclear threats. On both sides Korea seems poised to continue its fractured existence on into the new century, with potential ramifications for the rest of the world." "For those who need a grounding in the tempestuous history surrounding Korea, or a context in which to understand its role in current global politics, this updated edition of Korea's Place in the Sun is a must read."--BOOK JACKET.
Divided Korea
| Author | : Roland Bleiker |
| Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
| Total Pages | : 235 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 1452907323 |
Challenges the prevailing logic of confrontation and deterrence on the Korean peninsula.
