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  • Korea: The Impossible Country

    South Korea's Amazing Rise from the Ashes: The Inside Story of an Economic, Political and Cultural Phenomenon

    von Daniel Tudor …
    "Daniel Tudor covers all the important issues, yet does not simply tell the more familiar stories, but looks deeper and wider to give the full story of Korea today." —Martin Uden, Former British Ambassador to South KoreaIn just fifty years, South Korea has transformed itself from a failed state, ruined and partitioned by war and decades of colonial rule, into an economic powerhouse and a democracy … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 11,65

  • The Border - A Journey Around Russia

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020

    von Erika Fatland …
    Übersetzt von Kari Dickson …
    A journey along the seemingly endless Russian border - from North Korea in the Far East through Russia's bordering states in Asia and the Caucasus, crossing the Caspian Ocean and the Black Sea along the way."Erika Fatland [is] shaping up to be one of the Nordics' most exciting new travel writers" National Geographic**SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORDS DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020**"A hauntingly … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 6,99

  • Without You, There Is No Us

    My secret life teaching the sons of North Korea’s elite

    von Suki Kim …
    It is 2011, and all universities in North Korea have been shut down for an entire year, except for the all-male Pyongyang University of Science and Technology. This is where Suki Kim has accepted a job teaching English. Over the next six months she will eat three meals a day with her young charges and struggle to teach them to write, all under the watchful eye of the regime.Life at the university … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 12,99

  • Five Broken Blades

    Discover the Sunday Times bestselling adventure fantasy filled with assassins, betrayal and magic

    von Mai Corland …
    Serien Buch 1 - The Broken Blades
    FROM THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF VERITY GUILDFive ruthless killers. Five deadly motives. One King - who must die. Six of Crows meets Kill Bill in a feast of treason and seduction set against a dazzling fantasy backdrop inspired by Korean myth and legend'This dazzling fantasy has it all: a richly developed world, a captivating ensemble cast, and a twisty, action-packed quest' KAREN … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 5,49

  • Nothing to Envy: Real Lives In North Korea

    Real Lives In North Korea

    von Barbara Demick …
    North Korea is Orwell"s 1984 made reality: it is the only country in the world not connected to the internet; Gone with the Wind is a dangerous, banned book; during political rallies, spies study your expression to check your sincerity. After the death of the country"s great leader Kim Il Sung in 1994, famine descended, and Nothing to Envy - winner of the 2010 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 11,87

  • The Films of Bong Joon Ho

    von Nam Lee …
    Serien series Global Film Directors
    Bong Joon Ho won the Oscar® for Best Director for Parasite (2019), which also won Best Picture, the first foreign film to do so, and two other Academy Awards. Parasite was the first Korean film to win the Palme d’Or at Cannes. These achievements mark a new career peak for the director, who first achieved wide international acclaim with 2006’s monster movie The Host and whose forays into English … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 20,01

  • Brief Encounters

    Early Reports of Korea by Westerners

    von Brother Anthony of Taizé, Robert D. Neff …
    This anthology is a compilation of Westerners’ accounts of their visits to Korea, originally published in books or newspapers before the country opened its doors in the late nineteenth century. The opening of Korea made it possible to explore the country in detail and write detailed accounts. Prior impressions were garnered mostly from brief visits to remote islands along the coast. The accounts … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 16,45

  • Letters From Joseon

    19th Century Korea through the Eyes of an American Ambassador's Wife

    von Robert Neff …
    John Mahelm Berry Sill's role as the American Minister to Korea (1894-1897) is one of controversy. He has been described as weak, ineffective, and reluctant by some and as independent, proactive, and alert by others, depending on the researcher. He served during an extremely turbulent period of Korean history, a span of time that encompassed the Sino-Japanese War, the Gabo Reforms, the murder of … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 16,45

  • Transnational Korean Cinema

    Cultural Politics, Film Genres, and Digital Technologies

    von Dal Yong Jin …
    In Transnational Korean Cinema author Dal Yong Jin explores the interactions of local and global politics, economics, and culture to contextualize the development of Korean cinema and its current place in an era of neoliberal globalization and convergent digital technologies.The book emphasizes the economic and industrial aspects of the story, looking at questions on the interaction of politics … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 18,69

  • The Scythian Connection and the Shamanistic Crowns of Ancient Korea

    von Shirley Fish …
    The Three Kingdoms Period in Korean history consisted of the kingdoms of Silla, Koguryo and Paekche. It was only the Silla kingdom which seemed to have had a connection to the ancient nomadic Scythians. These people seemed so different from the indigenous inhabitants who were already living in Korea during the 3th to 6th centuries CE. It is the author’s opinion is that they were the descendants of … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 3,98

  • Confucian Ritual Music of Korea

    von Song Hye-jin …
    Serien series Korean Culture Series
    Korean Culture Series 11Confucian Ritual Music of KoreaThis book describes in detail the history of “The Rite to Royal Ancestors” the general background of Confucian sacrificial music and dance, and the musical characteristics of two types of sacrificial music transmitted in Korea. To help readers understand the procedures and the content of the ceremony and music, illustrations are included. … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 4,95

  • Korea's Fight for Freedom Part 3 (Illustrated)

    von F.A. Mckenzie …
    Serien Buch 3 - Korea's Fight for Freedom (Illustrated)
    The tragedy of the Jews during the Second World War is well-known to the world, but you don’t know much about the torture that Koreans suffered during the same period. You will never imagine it without reading this book.   Korea was under Japanese colonial rule for 35 years. (1910 ~ 1945) Japan annexed Korea by threatening with her military power. They treated Koreans as slavery. They had ninjas … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 2,96

  • Korean Historical Dramas

    Heroes and Villains in Korean History

    von Mi Park …
    Thanks to the widespread popularity of K-pop and K-drama, more and more people take an interest in Korean history and culture. Watching Korean historical TV dramas and films is a highly entertaining way to gain knowledge of Korean history. This book is written as a guide to navigate through a host of historical Korean dramas. Separating facts from fiction, it provides a historical context of some … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 6,68

  • Exit Emperor Kim Jong-Il

    Notes from His Former Mentor

    von John H. Cha …
    In Exit Emperor Kim Jong-il, authors John H. Cha and K. J. Sohn present a compelling portrait of two men caught up in a struggle for the survival of North Korean society. Th e product of an eight-year study of individuals who observed and worked under Kim Jong-il, the dictator of North Korea for over thirty years, this biography provides insight into the Kims family corruption of power.The story … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 4,39

  • The Last Days of Kim Jong-il

    The North Korean Threat in a Changing Era

    von Bruce Bechtol, Jr. …
    North Korea has remained a thorn in the side of the United States ever since its creation in the aftermath of the Korean conflict of 1950û1953. Crafting a foreign policy that effectively deals with North Korea, while still ensuring stability and security on the Korean Peninsulaùand in Northeast Asia as a wholeùhas proved very challenging for successive American administrations. In the wake of … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 27,38

  • Past Forward

    Essays in Korean History

    von Kyung Moon Hwang …
    A wide-ranging collection of concise essays, Past Forward introduces core features of Korean history that illuminate current issues and pressing concerns, including recent political upheavals, social developments and cultural shifts. Adapted from Kyung Moon Hwang’s regular columns in the Korea Times of Seoul, the essays present interpretative points concerning historical debates and controversies … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 17,26

  • Dynamics Of The Korean State: From The Paleolithic Age To Candlelight Democracy

    von Robert E Bedeski …
    One Korea or two?The persistence of North and South Korea since 1948 has been a source of one war and fears of new wars. Although they share centuries of common culture, society and politics, the two nations differ on fundamentals today: capitalist democracy in the south and totalitarian communism in the north. Dynamics of the Korean State provides a unique overview of how humans treasure their … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 65,11

  • Human Rights and Transnational Democracy in South Korea

    von Ingu Hwang …
    Serien series Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
    Drawing on previously unused or underutilized archival sources, this book offers the first account of the historical intersection between South Korea's democratic transition and the global human rights boom in the 1970s. It shows how local pro-democracy activists pragmatically engaged with global advocacy groups, especially Amnesty International and the World Council of Churches, to maximize their … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 50,48

  • Fallout

    The Inside Story of America's Failure to Disarm North Korea

    von Joel S. Wit …
    A behind-the-scenes look into why U.S. efforts to contain North Korea’s nuclear capabilities have not workedFor almost four decades, the United States has tried to stop North Korea’s attempts to build nuclear weapons and the missiles to deliver them. Joel S. Wit, a former State Department official, takes readers to the front lines of nuclear negotiations and to fierce policy debates and secret … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 25,95

  • Heroes and Toilers

    Work as Life in Postwar North Korea, 1953–1961

    von Cheehyung Harrison Kim …
    Serien series Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
    In search of national unity and state control in the decade following the Korean War, North Korea turned to labor. Mandating rapid industrial growth, the government stressed order and consistency in everyday life at both work and home. In Heroes and Toilers, Cheehyung Harrison Kim offers an unprecedented account of life and labor in postwar North Korea that brings together the roles of governance … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 29,47

  • Reading Colonial Korea through Fiction

    The Ventriloquists

    von Kim Chul …
    Serien series Critical Studies in Korean Literature and Culture in Translation
    Reading Colonial Korea through Fiction is a compilation of thirteen original essays which was first serialized in a quarterly issued by the National Institute of Korean Language, Saekukosaenghwal (Living our National Language Anew) in a column entitled, “Our Fiction, Our Language” between 2004 to 2007. Although the original intent of the Institute was to elucidate on important features particular … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 35,30

  • K-Drama School

    A Pop Culture Inquiry into Why We Love Korean Television

    von Grace Jung …
    From the Emmy Award-winning Squid Game to streaming sensations like The Glory and Crash Landing on You, Korean television has emerged onto the global pop culture scene as compelling television**—**but what exactly makes these shows so irresistibly bingeable? And what can we learn about our societies and ourselves from watching them?From stand-up comedian and media studies PhD Grace Jung comes a … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 11,99

  • Han Kang: A Literary Journey Into Memory, Trauma, And Resistance

    World Literature

    von GEW Humanities Group …
    Serien series World Literature
    "This book delves into Kang's life, influences, and oeuvre, offering readers an intimate portrait of an artist whose writing transcends cultural and linguistic boundaries. Kang's early life was marked by the shadow of the Gwangju Uprising (1980), a state-sanctioned massacre that shaped her family's history and later her literary imagination. Her father, novelist Han Seung-won, instilled in her a … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 27,99

  • Passcode to the Third Floor

    An Insider's Account of Life Among North Korea's Political Elite

    von Thae Yong-ho …
    Übersetzt von Robert Lauler …
    Thae Yong-ho was a leading North Korean diplomat to the United Kingdom and Northern Europe—until his dramatic defection to South Korea in 2016. In this gripping tell-all, he reveals the inner workings of the North Korean regime and shares the story of his decision to leave.Thae spent nearly three decades working under three generations of the ruling Kim dynasty after entering the foreign service … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 21,55