Modern Korea All That Matters

Author : Andrew Salmon
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473601277

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Modern Korea: All That Matters by Andrew Salmon Pdf

In no nation on earth has history accelerated with such speed as in Korea. A medieval dynasty at the end of the 19th century, it underwent a traumatic colonization, then, in its hour of liberation was divided by the great powers at the end of World War II. Devastated by a fratricidal war, the peninsula has remained divided ever since. South Korea is the greatest national success story of the 20th century. From the ashes of war, it transformed itself, against the odds - and against much advice - into an industrial powerhouse and thriving democracy. Now a high-tech wonderland, it is undergoing social and cultural transformations that add further layers to its dynamic DNA. North Korea is an economic, social and political disaster, successful only at totalitarianism. Having transmogrified from a blood-and-iron communist dictatorship into a bizarre, neo-fascist monarchy, it is a black hole at the heart of Asia. Engulfed by paranoia, the regime presides over a malnourished populace, a 1.1 million man army and a nuclear arsenal. From nuclear missiles to Samsung smartphones; from assassins to salarymen; from Kim Il-sung to Psy; this is the extraordinary story of the flashpoint peninsula that dominates talk in boardrooms and newsrooms. Korea, the author argues, provides two stark benchmarks for national development: Epic success and catastrophic failure. And its final chapter has yet to be written.

Author : Andrew Salmon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1785390279

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Modern Korea by Andrew Salmon Pdf

This title covers the modern history of both North and South Korea and the vast differences in government, society, and economy of these countries.

Author : Michael J. Seth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 0742567133

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A Concise History of Modern Korea by Michael J. Seth Pdf

This comprehensive and balanced history of modern Korea explores the social, economic, and political issues it has faced since being catapulted into the wider world at the end of the nineteenth century. Placing this formerly insular society in a global context, Michael J. Seth describes how this ancient, culturally and ethnically homogeneous society first fell victim to Japanese imperialist expansionism, and then was arbitrarily divided in half after World War II. Seth traces the postwar paths of the two Koreas with different political and social systems and different geopolitical orientations as they evolved into sharply contrasting societies. South Korea, after an unpromising start, became one of the few postcolonial developing states to enter the ranks of the first world, with a globally competitive economy, a democratic political system, and a cosmopolitan and dynamic culture. By contrast, North Korea became one of the world's most totalitarian and isolated societies, a nuclear power with an impoverished and famine-stricken population. Considering the radically different and historically unprecedented trajectories of the two Koreas, Seth assesses the insights they offer for understanding not only modern Korea but the broader perspective of world history."

Author : Andreĭ Nikolaevich Lanʹkov
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : City and town life
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131950631

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The Dawn of Modern Korea by Andreĭ Nikolaevich Lanʹkov Pdf

"The 20th century was a time of great changes for any country, but in Korea these changes were especially dramatic. In 1960, it was one of the world's poorest countries. By 2000 it transformed itself into one of the world's largest economies. This astonishing transformation completely changed Koreans' daily life as well. This book describes how small but essential things have changes over the last century, and how new technology and ideas arrived in Korea for the first time. Within the last century photographs, newspapers, movies, restaurants, electric lights, cars (as well as accidents caused by them), subways, and so many other things appeared in Korea. In this book, the author details how these "modern things" changed the centuries-old ways of Korean life." -- BACK COVER.

Author : Carter J. Eckert
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780674659865

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Park Chung Hee and Modern Korea by Carter J. Eckert Pdf

For South Koreans, the early 1960s to late 1970s were the best and worst of times—a period of unprecedented economic growth and deepening political oppression. Carter J. Eckert finds the roots of this dramatic socioeconomic transformation in the country’s long history of militarization, personified in South Korea’s paramount leader, Park Chung Hee.

Author : Michael J. Seth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442260481

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A Concise History of Modern Korea by Michael J. Seth Pdf

Now in a fully revised and updated edition, this history of modern Korea explores the social, economic, and political issues it has faced since being catapulted into the wider world at the end of the nineteenth century. Placing this formerly insular society in a global context, Michael J. Seth describes how this ancient, culturally and ethnically homogeneous society first fell victim to Japanese imperialist expansionism, and then was arbitrarily divided in half after World War II. Seth traces the postwar paths of the two Koreas—with different political and social systems and different geopolitical orientations—as they evolved into sharply contrasting societies. South Korea, after an unpromising start, became one of the few postcolonial developing states to enter the ranks of the first world, with a globally competitive economy, a democratic political system, and a cosmopolitan and dynamic culture. By contrast, North Korea became one of the world's most totalitarian and isolated societies, a nuclear power with an impoverished and famine-stricken population. Considering the radically different and historically unprecedented trajectories of the two Koreas, Seth assesses the insights they offer for understanding not only modern Korea but the broader perspective of world history. All readers looking for a balanced, knowledgeable history will be richly rewarded with this clear and cogent book.

Author : Daniel Tröhler
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000863895

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Education, Curriculum and Nation-Building by Daniel Tröhler Pdf

Contributing to interdisciplinary discussions on nationalism, the book explores how educational systems and practices contribute to the phenomena of nationalism and nation-building. Using nine comparative case studies from four continents, the book elaborates a theoretical understanding of nationalism from the perspectives of comparative education research. It integrates the theme of nation, nation-building and nationalism and its involvement with issues of education. It explores the theoretical scope of concepts such as national identities, national literacies, or "doing" nation. The book revives the idea that nation should be the starting point of comparative research and contributes to the theoretically reflective integration of nationalism research into education research. This timely book will be highly relevant for researchers, academics, and postgraduate students in the fields of comparative education, international education, education policy, and curriculum studies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781134121144

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The Making of Modern Korea by Anonim Pdf

Author : Suk-Yong Hwang,Heung-Gil Yoon,In-Hoon Choi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2002-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1788690621

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The Voice of the Governor-General and Other Stories of Modern Korea by Suk-Yong Hwang,Heung-Gil Yoon,In-Hoon Choi Pdf

A collection of stories that take us into the hear of turbulent twentieth-century Korean history, including colonization by the Japanese, the devastation of the Korean War, and a program of rapid industrialization that exacted the heaviest sacrifice from those already at the economic and political margins of society.

Author : Peter H. Lee
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1990-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0824813219

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Modern Korean Literature by Peter H. Lee Pdf

The history of Korea in the twentieth century has been a grim succession of oppressions, humiliations, and betrayals. Yet through it all, modern Korean writers have been able not only to find their own distinctive voices but to forge a national literature that speaks eloquently of the survival of the human spirit in times of crisis. This anthology includes the finest translations available of representative works in all the major genres, including poetry, fiction, essays, and drama. Readers will gain a clear sense of the development of twentieth-century Korean literature and a vivid impression of the resilience, strength, and tenacity of modern Korean writers.

Author : Gregory Veeck,Clifton W. Pannell,Xiaoping Shen,Youqin Huang
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781538140819

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China's Geography by Gregory Veeck,Clifton W. Pannell,Xiaoping Shen,Youqin Huang Pdf

Despite China's clear and growing importance on the world stage, it remains often and easily misunderstood. Indeed, there are many Chinas, as this comprehensive survey, the most current and authoritative introduction available, vividly illustrates. Now in a thoroughly revised and updated edition, this text traces the changes occurring in this powerful and ancient nation across both time and space. Beginning with China's diverse landscapes and environments, and continuing through its formative history and tumultuous recent past, the authors show contemporary China as a product of both internal and external forces. They consider historical and current successes and difficulties, including economic, political, cultural, and environmental challenges, while placing China in its international context as a massive, developing, diverse nation that is meeting the needs of its 1.4 billion citizens while becoming an aggressive major regional and global player. Through clear prose and 160 insightful maps, tables, and photos, China's Geography illustrates and explains the great economic, political, and social differences found throughout China's many regions. Accompanying the book is a companion website that provides a wealth of additional materials, including sample lectures, color versions of all the graphics, time series and provincial data files for student projects in Excel, lists of favorite films and websites, and public domain maps for student use.

Author : Michael J. Seth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538129050

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A Concise History of Modern Korea by Michael J. Seth Pdf

Now in a fully revised and updated edition including new primary sources and illustrations, this comprehensive and balanced history of modern Korea explores the social, economic, and political issues it has faced since being catapulted into the wider world at the end of the nineteenth century. Placing this formerly insular society in a global context, Michael J. Seth describes how this ancient, culturally and ethnically homogeneous society first fell victim to Japanese imperialist expansionism, and then was arbitrarily divided in half after World War II. Seth traces the postwar paths of the two Koreas—with different political and social systems and different geopolitical orientations—as they evolved into sharply contrasting societies. South Korea, after an unpromising start, became one of the few postcolonial developing states to enter the ranks of the first world, with a globally competitive economy, a democratic political system, and a cosmopolitan and dynamic culture. By contrast, North Korea became one of the world's most totalitarian and isolated societies, a nuclear power with an impoverished and famine-stricken population. Considering the radically different and historically unprecedented trajectories of the two Koreas, Seth assesses the insights they offer for understanding not only modern Korea but the broader perspective of world history. All readers looking for a balanced, knowledgeable history will be richly rewarded with this clear and concise book.

Author : Wi Jo Kang
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1997-03-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438408323

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Christ and Caesar in Modern Korea by Wi Jo Kang Pdf

A well-documented work on the history of modern Korea focusing on the history of Christianity in relation to politics.

Author : David W. Kim
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781527558519

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Daesoon Jinrihoe in Modern Korea by David W. Kim Pdf

East Asian nations shared a similar environment of modernisation in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. None had been colonised under Western imperialism, but all of them commonly became subjected to new authorities, whether directly or indirectly. This change of the political landscape also challenged religious communities, as many new religious movements (NRMs) emerged to satisfy the spiritual needs of local people in overcoming the hardship of transition. This book presents the unique case of a native Korean NRM which successfully survived, transformed, and was transmitted even into contemporary society. Among Donghak (later called Cheondogyo), Daejonggyo, and Wonbulgyo, the history of Daesoon Jinrihoe derived from the Jeungsan movement is explored here in the context of functionalism, even though the perspectives of religious philosophy and personal experiences are also regarded for the receptive and syncretic relationship with other groups. The book offers significant insight that conservative nationalistic NRMs can still survive in a digital era, rather than disappear after the death of their founders.

Author : Christopher Lovins
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781438473635

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King Chǒngjo, an Enlightened Despot in Early Modern Korea by Christopher Lovins Pdf

The first detailed analysis in English of monarchy and governance in Korea during King Chŏngjo’s reign. Were the countries of Europe the only ones that were “early modern”? Was Asia’s early modernity cut short by colonialism? Scholars examining early modern Eurasia have not yet fully explored the relationships between absolute rule and political modernization in the highly contested early modern world. Using a comparative perspective that places Chŏngjo, king of Korea from 1776 to 1800, in context with other Korean kings and with contemporary Chinese and European rulers, Christopher Lovins examines the shifting balance of power in Korea in favor of the crown at the expense of the aristocracy during the early modern period. This book is the first to analyze in English the recently discovered collection of 297 private letters written by Chŏngjo himself. These letters were a vital channel of communication outside of official court historians’ scrutiny, since private meetings between the king and his ministers were forbidden by custom. Royal politics played out in an arena of subtle communication, with court officials trying to read the king’s unstated, elliptically hinted at intentions and the king trying to suggest what he wanted done while maintaining plausible deniability. Through close analysis of both official records and private letters, including Chŏngjo’s “secret letters,” Lovins shows that, in contrast to previous assumptions, the late eighteenth-century Korean monarchs were not weak and ineffective but instead were in the process of building an absolutist polity.