Understanding Korea

Author : Sonia Ryang
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780739132074

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North Korea by Sonia Ryang Pdf

We are told, time and again, that North Koreans are loyal to their leader, that they would do anything, even die for him, and that they are fiercely proud and nationalistic. But to an equal extent, we are told that they are oppressed, suffering, and ready to rise against the evil dictator. What do we know beyond or between these opposing assumptions? We are not well equipped with the conceptual tools that could lead us beyond the current securitization of our discourses on North Korea, while undercurrents of regarding North Koreans as less human continue in these discourses. This volume attempts to multiply the angles from which we can look at North Korea by reassessing the international environment in which it is placed, the process of production of its culture, and the historical paths it has followed. Due to the new approach the volume takes, reading these pages will be an eye-opening experience not only for experts, but also for lay readers and anyone interested in peace keeping in Korea, Northeast Asia, and beyond.

Author : Jongwoo Han,Jung Tae-hern
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780739179215

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Understanding North Korea by Jongwoo Han,Jung Tae-hern Pdf

Why does North Korea want to possess nuclear capabilities? In order to find the answer to this question, we must have an accurate understanding of the history and structure of the North Korean regime. So far, we have only formed conjectures and predictions regarding North Korea based on our own perspectives; we now need to deal with and consider North Korea “as is” to reach viable solutions to the issues North Korea presents. This volume contains analyses of the most salient, critical issues pertinent to understanding the North Korean regime, penned by representative Korean scholars of North Korea. As such, the book examines the historical formation of North Korea, the identities of those power elite, and the relative stability (or instability, as the case may be) of the new regime under Kim Jong-un. Also an important aspect to consider is the possibility of socio-economic change in North Korea. Though North Korea has remained relatively static vis-à-vis its political and military systems, it is in the process of becoming rapidly marketized, having continued various attempts to modify its economic policy. In the social realm, said economic shift has elicited the polarization of the disparate classes and the expansion of individualism. Such social transformations, obscured by the easily visible political reality of North Korea, can provide solid grounds for determining the future of the North Korea regime. Moreover, it is imperative that we accurately understand the motivation behind North Korea’s intention to develop nuclear weapons—namely, the expansion of deterrence. We must recognize the reasons for the North Korean hostility toward the United States from the very beginning of the DPRK formation and the North Korean fixation on nuclear weapons development. Further, we need to understand the nature of relations between China and North Korea—relations on which the international community has focused since North Korea began its nuclear testing—as well as the history and structure of relations between North and South Korea. Only when we accurately understand North Korea can we reach solutions to the North Korean nuclear issue. The studies in this volume by Korean scholars will reveal the veiled background of the visible phenomena and thereby help the readers to correctly understand the North Korean behaviors hitherto misunderstood (or even those that were impossible to understand).

Author : Soong Hoom Kil,Chung-in Moon
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780791491010

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Understanding Korean Politics by Soong Hoom Kil,Chung-in Moon Pdf

Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary Korea and East Asia, this book provides a comprehensive and balanced introduction to contemporary Korean politics. It explicates the great changes in South Korea, which has gone from being one of the poorest nations to a proud member of the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation while making the transition to democracy. The work focuses on the geopolitical and cultural setting, historical evolution, institutional foundation, dynamics of political leadership, and political and administrative processes of Korean politics. It also features chapters on political determinants of the rise and decline of the Korean economy, foreign and unification policy of South Korea, and political development and decay in North Korea.

Author : Boye Lafayette De Mente
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781462920150

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The Korean Mind by Boye Lafayette De Mente Pdf

Understanding a people and their culture through code words and language. Today, South Korea is an economic, technological and entertainment superpower. How, as a country, did they rebound from war, poverty and political unrest? And how can that success be replicated in other cultures? The answers can, in fact, be found by understanding Korean customs, values and beliefs. Author Boye Lafayette De Mente identifies the unique qualities that comprise the Korean identity and articulates their modern expressions of Korean culture and history in this book. Organized alphabetically by topic, De Mente explains the critical cultural code words that make Korea the country it is today. Anyone interested in Korean etiquette, whether for travel or work, will discover that their meanings extend far beyond superficial English translations to deeper interpretations. Cultural code words include: Aboji, Ah-boh-jee -- The "Father Culture" Anae, Ah-negh -- Wives: The Inside People Han Yak, Hahn Yahk -- The Herbal Way to Health Innae, Een-nay -- A Culture of Enduring Katun Sosuy Pap, Kaht-unn Soh-suut Pahp -- Eating from the Same Rice Bowl And over 200 more… This in-depth discussion covers the concepts and principles that are integral to the Korean way of life and provides all the Korean history and insight necessary for those readers eager to learn the secrets of this resilient and burgeoning, yet little-understood nation.

Author : C. Kenneth Quinones,Carlos Kenneth Quiñones,Joseph Tragert
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 1592571697

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding North Korea by C. Kenneth Quinones,Carlos Kenneth Quiñones,Joseph Tragert Pdf

In this accessible guide, readers will find unmatched expert analysis of the volatile situation in North Korea, along with answers to frequently asked questions. Covered topics include: ¬ North Korea's geography, people, industry, political systems, and government ¬ The history of the country, from myths to kingdoms, including Japan's colonial rule and its effects ¬ The dictator, Kim Jong Il, and his father, Kim Il Sung ¬ The possibility of reunification with South Korea ¬ Options for international involvement

Author : L. Robert Kohls
Publisher : Nicholas Brealey
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2001-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781931930437

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Learning to Think Korean by L. Robert Kohls Pdf

The definitive guide to understanding Korea - from home to work and those cultural destinations in between. Kohls shares a feast of Korean culture: a ricebowl of history and tradition complemented by an array of spicy tidbits that capture the reader's attention like a mouthful of kimchi. Based on personal experience, he provides critical incidents that explore the more puzzling aspects of Korean culture. Kohls explores Korean values - traditional values, value changes over the past forty years and projected values for the early decades of the twenty-first century. He is equally insightful when it comes to discussing the cultural patterns and practices of the workplace. He takes on management style, personal issues, networking and "pull" negotiating style, persistence, key Korean business relations and more. To a greater extent than most other Asian countries, Korea adheres to the traditional collectivist and Confucian traits of harmony, hierarchy, ingroups/outgroups, status, and proper behavior. According to Kohls, these traits plus the more Westernized values of the younger generations and the veneer of modern urban savvy surface in surprising combinations in personal and workplace relationships - often where they are least expected.

Author : Hyang-sim Ŏm
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9946015528

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Understanding Korea by Hyang-sim Ŏm Pdf

Author : Celeste L. Arrington,Patricia Goedde
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-27
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108841337

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Rights Claiming in South Korea by Celeste L. Arrington,Patricia Goedde Pdf

An analysis of rights-based activism in South Korea, including case studies of women, workers, disabled persons, migrants, and sexual minorities.

Author : Jesook Song,Laam Hae
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781487517779

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On the Margins of Urban South Korea by Jesook Song,Laam Hae Pdf

This book provides a rich and illuminating account of the peripheries of urban, regional, and transnational development in South Korea. Engaging with the ideas of "core location," a term coined by Baik Young-seo, and "Asia as method," a concept with a century-old intellectual lineage in East Asia, each chapter in the volume discusses the ways in which a place can be studied in an increasingly globalized world. Examining cases set in the Jeju English Education City, anti-poverty and community activist sites, rural areas home to large numbers of migrant women, and Korea’s Chinatowns, greenbelts, and textile factories, the collection develops a relational understanding of a place as a constellation of local and global forces and processes that interact and contradict in particular ways. Each chapter also explores multiple modes of urban marginality and discusses how understanding them shapes the methods of academic praxis for social justice causes and decolonialized scholarship. This book is the outcome of several years of interdisciplinary collaborations and dialogues among scholars based in geography, architecture, anthropology, and urban politics.

Author : 김영훈
Publisher : 지문당
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Korea (South)
ISBN : 8962971712

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Understanding Everyday Life in Korea by 김영훈 Pdf

The answers to the 80 questions posed in this remarkable little book are so revealing of Korean character as well as of the culture of what is a globally important yet little understood nation.

Author : Theresa Youn-ja Shim,Min-Sun Kim,Judith N. Martin
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1433101939

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Changing Korea by Theresa Youn-ja Shim,Min-Sun Kim,Judith N. Martin Pdf

In the last fifty years, Korea has transformed itself from an agrarian, Confucian-based culture into a global and technological powerhouse, and one of the most important political and economic forces in the world. Based on previous research and face-to-face interviews, the book shows how contemporary Koreans negotiate traditional Confucian values and Western capitalistic values in their everyday encounters - particularly in business and professional contexts. This is a useful companion book for courses in international business, intercultural communication, and Asian studies.

Author : Chi-ho Kim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Korea
ISBN : OCLC:1006514281

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Understanding Korea: History by Chi-ho Kim Pdf

Author : Peggy Kenna,Sondra Lacy
Publisher : Contemporary Books
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business ethics
ISBN : UCSD:31822018860569

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Business Korea by Peggy Kenna,Sondra Lacy Pdf

'Business Korea' offers a smooth and problem-free transition between the American and South Korean business cultures. A concise, at-a-glance comparison of business styles, practices and social customs.

Author : Gregg A. Brazinsky
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498591133

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Korea and the World by Gregg A. Brazinsky Pdf

This edited volume brings together a set of essays exploring the global dimensions of Korea’s recent history and politics by a group of the most talented young scholars. Essays in the volume seek to answer two interrelated questions: How have international developments impacted Korea? And how has Korea in turn influenced world events and trends? The volume demonstrates that the most important issues in Korea’s post World War II history—division, war, economic development, and inter-Korean rivalry—cannot be understood without reference to the country’s global interactions. Essays in the volume cover a range of topics including: U.S.-South Korean relations, North Korean foreign policy, immigration, and democratization. The essays included in the volume push the boundaries of several different subfields. Historical essays break new ground by introducing new archival materials and revealing important details about the past diplomacy of the two Korea’s. Others consider aspects of American influence on Korea that have previously been ignored such as the U.S. impact on urban development and food consumption. Essays on contemporary Korean politics and society make sense of most recent developments in North and South Korea while presenting intriguing new interpretive frameworks. By bringing new voices in Korean Studies to the forefront, this volume changes how we understand and reconceptualize Korea’s role in the world.

Author : OECD,Korea Development Institute
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264308992

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Understanding the Drivers of Trust in Government Institutions in Korea by OECD,Korea Development Institute Pdf

The erosion of public trust challenges government’s capacity to implement policies and carry out reforms. While Korea has achieved and maintained rapid economic growth and development, and performs comparatively well in several existing measures of the quality of public administration, trust in ...