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This Is Paradise!: My North Korean Childhood
Kang, Hyok

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"This is Paradise!" is a shocking and moving portrayal of scenes of every day life in North Korea, a secretive and brutal nation. Hyok Kang writes of the public executions, the labor camps and mines, the punishment for "anti-social behavior," the secret... [More...]

Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty
Martin, Bradley K.

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Subsisting on a diet short on food grains and long on lies, North Koreans have been indoctrinated from infancy to follow fanatically the despots Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il."Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader" lifts North Korea's curtain of... [More...]

Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History
Cumings, Bruce

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In his "immensely illuminating and accessible history" ("Kirkus Reviews"), Bruce Cumings delivers a memorable narrative of Korea's fractured modern history, focusing specifically on the country's long 20th century—a period of colonial exploitation by... [More...]

Korea's Divided Families
Foley, James

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The divided families problem is a serious social issue in North and South Korea. This new study addresses the many issues surrounding the problem, and highlights its importance in the path towards Korean rapprochement.

The Koreas: A Global Studies Handbook
Connor, Mary E.

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Highlights: - Includes a directory of business, cultural, government, and tourist organizations- Vividly explores Korea's complex history, from 2333 B.C. to the present

North Korean Paradoxes: Circumstances, Costs, and Consequences of Korean Unification
Wolf, Charles, Jr.

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Analyzes economic, political, and security issues associated with Korean unification. Considers how the North Korean system might unravel, leading to possible unification, and what the capital costs of unification would be under differing circumstances and... [More...]

Republic of South Korea 1957-1959: The Challenge to the People After Occupation and War
Murdoch, William Armour

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Symbolism and Simplicity: Korean Art from the Collection of Won-Kyung Cho
Vos, Ken

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"Symbolism & Simplicity" contains a fine selection of Korean literati paintings and porcelain from the outstanding collection of Dr. Won-Kyung Cho. The collection represents one of the world's largest private holdings of traditional Korean art. The... [More...]

The Diplomacy of War: The Case of Korea
Mount, Graeme Stewart

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In 1945, following the U.S. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrendered and ended its brutal 50-year occupation of Korea. But it left the country in utter disarray, with no functioning government to begin the difficult job of rebuilding. In 1948,... [More...]

Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea: 2nd Edition
Nahm, Andrew C.

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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... [More...]

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