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  • Ghost Flames

    Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953

    A powerful, character-driven narrative of the Korean War from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who helped uncover some of its longest-held and darkest secrets.The war that broke out in Korea on a Sunday morning seventy years ago has come to be recognized as a critical turning point in modern history -- as the first great clash of arms of the Cold War, the last conflict between superpowers, the ... Read more

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  • Escape from Camp 14

    One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West

    by Blaine Harden ...
    **“If you have a soul, you will be changed forever by Blaine Harden’s *Escape from Camp 14." —*Mitchell Zuckoff, New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Shangri-LaThe heartwrenching New York Times bestseller about the only known person born inside a North Korean prison camp to have escaped**North Korea’s political prison camps have existed twice as long as Stalin’s Soviet gulags and twelve ... Read more

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  • Pacific

    Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers

    One of Library Journal’s 10 Best Books of 2015Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its role in the modern world, exploring our relationship with this imposing force of nature.As the Mediterranean shaped the classical world, and the Atlantic connected Europe to ... Read more

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  • In Order to Live

    A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

    **“I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea.” —Yeonmi Park“One of the most harrowing stories I have ever heard—and one of the most inspiring.” —The Bookseller**In In Order to Live, Yeonmi Park shines a light not just into the darkest corners of life in North Korea, describing the deprivation and deception she endured and which millions ... Read more

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  • The Hidden History of the Korean War, 1950–1951

    by I. F. Stone ...
    Series Book 10 - Forbidden Bookshelf
    "A great journalist" raises troubling questions about the forgotten war in this courageous, controversial book—with a new introduction by Bruce Cumings ( The Baltimore Sun)."Much about the Korean War is still hidden, and much will long remain hidden. I believe I have succeeded in throwing new light on its origins." —From the author's prefaceIn 1945 US troops arrived in Korea for what would become ... Read more

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  • A History of Korea

    From "Land of the Morning Calm" to States in Conflict

    by Jinwung Kim ...
    A history of the divided region, from prehistoric times to present day, examining at political, social, cultural, economic, and diplomatic developments.Contemporary North and South Korea are nations of radical contrasts: one a bellicose totalitarian state with a failing economy; the other a peaceful democracy with a strong economy. Yet their people share a common history that extends back more ... Read more

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  • 김일성 1912~1945: 중권 희망과 분투

    by 유순호 ...
    Series Book 2 - 김일성 1912~1945
    국내 최초로 시도된 김일성 논픽션 다큐멘터리(1912~1945년)항일연군 생존자 및 관련자 200여 명 인터뷰 자료 수록김일성을 중심으로 서술한 만주 항일무장투쟁의 정사(正史)와 비사(?史), 야사(野史)의 종합판『김일성 1912~1945』는 1912년 출생부터 1945년 평양으로 귀향하기까지 김일성의 33년 동안의 행적을 1930~40년대 만주 무장 항일투쟁을 중심으로 집중 조명한 책이다. 저자는 1982년부터 20여 년 가까이 동북 3성의 항일투쟁 관련 지역 전체를 도보로 답사하며 자료를 수집하고, 항일연군 생존자 및 관련자 200여 명을 직접 취재했으며, 중국 정부의 기록보관소인 중앙당안관에 소장된 자료와 중국, 미국, 일본, 러시아 및 중화민국 등의 원시자료를 참고하여 1930~1940년대의 만주 ... Read more

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  • Seoul Ambition

    The Story and Science of South Korea's Hyper-Focused Athletes

    by Joel Cressman ...
    Seoul Ambition is the remarkable story of how the nation of South Korea—despite its infamous obsession with academics—focuses feverishly on sports in ways much different than what we’re used to in the West.South Korean athletes dominate leaderboards in international golf events and have won the most Olympic medals of all-time in archery and short track speed skating. The country has produced ... Read more

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  • Brotherhood in Combat

    How African Americans Found Equality in Korea and Vietnam

    African American leaders such as Frederick Douglass long advocated military service as an avenue to equal citizenship for black Americans. Yet segregation in the U.S. armed forces did not officially end until President Harry Truman issued an executive order in 1948. What followed, at home and in the field, is the subject of Brotherhood in Combat, the first full-length, interdisciplinary study of ... Read more

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  • Pop Goes Korea

    Behind the Revolution in Movies, Music and Internet Culture (2nd Edition)

    Today, most everyone has heard of South Korean pop culture. The flashy, exciting world of K-pop, like BTS, Exo, Twice and 2NE1 (and, yes, Psy's "Gangnam Style"). Hit movies like Oldboy, Train to Busan, and The Host. Addicting TV dramas like Jewel in the Palace, My Love From the Star, and Descendants of the Sun.But how did this happen? How did South Korea come from nowhere in the 1990s to become ... Read more

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  • 資深獄吏:康生與「文革」(Ⅳ)

    Series Book 14 - 文革風雲叢書
    「一九六八年九月十七日,康生親筆寫信給江青,毫無根據地誣陷劉少奇同志『曾向蘇共出賣我黨的核心機密』,『企圖借蘇共之力,推翻毛主席的領導』,『為日本帝國主義侵略中國效勞』,『為美帝間諜機關服務』,是『大叛徒、大內奸、大特務、大工賊,也是大賣國賊、大漢奸』。一九六六年四月,在中央政治局擴大會議上,康生誹謗朱德同志『組織上入了黨,思想上還沒有入黨,還是黨外人士』,『是資本主義那一套』。同年八月十五日,康生在八屆十一中全會上,誹謗陳雲同志『只講經濟,不講政治,他講的經濟政策,據我看只是資本主義的商人經濟而已』。一九六七年一月二十九日,康生同外賓談話時,誣陷鄧小平同志『是赫魯曉夫那樣的人物』。」──中共中央批轉中央紀律檢查委員會關於康生、謝富治問題的兩個審查報告(1980.10.16,節錄)完整原始史料編撰與整理,本書共分為四冊,詳細收集資深獄卒──康生在1966至1970年間的現場講話內容 ... Read more

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  • Paintings of Bundelkhand

    Some Remembered, Some Forgotten, Some not yet Discovered

    About the BookThis volume, a visual journey, through its meticulous deliberations on the wall paintings and miniature paintings of Bundelkhand makes us reminisce the footfalls of valiant Bundella kings, ankle bells of elegant court-dancers, evocative poetry of mahakavi Kesvadas and the brilliant artistic skills of mural painters and many other historical events. These find their excellent ... Read more

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  • Da gambero a balena

    Corea del Sud, dalla guerra dimenticata al K-pop

    Translated by Eva Allione ...
    Series series Asia
    Ha una democrazia solida e vivace, dati economici strabilianti e uno sviluppo tecnologico senza rivali. Miete successi in campo musicale con BTS e Blackpink, e fa man bassa di premi Oscar con i suoi registi e attori migliori. Presenta i problemi tipici delle società tardo capitaliste – la popolazione che invecchia, il conflitto strisciante tra generazioni e classi sociali – ma conserva con ... Read more

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  • The Impossible State

    North Korea, Past and Future

    by Victor Cha ...
    “A meaty, fast-paced portrait of North Korean society, economy, politics and foreign policy.” -Foreign AffairsThe definitive account of North Korea, its veiled past and uncertain future, from the former Director for Asian Affairs at the National Security CouncilIn The Impossible State, seasoned international-policy expert and lauded scholar Victor Cha pulls back the curtain on this controversial ... Read more

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  • Korea

    A History

    While popular trends, cuisine, and long-standing political tension have made Korea familiar in some ways to a vast English-speaking world, its recorded history of some two millennia remains unfamiliar to most. Korea: A History addresses general readers, providing an up-to-date, accessible overview of Korean history from antiquity to the present. Eugene Y. Park draws on original-language sources ... Read more

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  • Korean Stories1

    Simply Easy Korean, #1

    by Jiwon Jo ...
    Series Book 1 - Simply Easy Korean
    Experience the Heart of Seoul Through 8 Relatable Stories.Are you tired of dry, repetitive grammar exercises? Step into the vibrant daily life of Seoul and learn Korean the natural way! Korean Stories Vol. 1 is the first installment of the "Simply Easy Korean" series, designed specifically for learners who want to bridge the gap between "textbook Korean" and "real-life Korean."Inside this book, ... Read more

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  • 韩国研究论丛(总第36辑/2018年第2辑)

    《韩国研究论丛》为复旦大学韩国研究中心主办的学术集刊,创刊于1995年,一直秉承“前沿、首创、权威”的宗旨,致力于朝鲜半岛问题研究,发表文章涉及朝鲜半岛问题研究的各个领域。全书设有政治、外交与安全;历史、哲学与文化;社会、经济与管理三个专题。 ... Read more

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  • Kore Savaşı

    Dünya Savaşı'ndan Soğuk Savaş'a

    Translated by Baris Şahin ...
    Kore Savaşı, Batı Bloğu ile Komünist Blok arasında büyük bir çatışmaya yol açan bir iç savaştı. Çatışma üç yıl sürdü ve Kore yarımadasını iki devlete bölerek gerçek bir kazanan olmadan sona erdi. Sadece 50 dakika içinde savaşın neden çıktığını anlayacak ve Kuzey ile Güney Kore arasındaki ilişkileri zehirlemeye devam eden sonuçlarını öğreneceksiniz. Bu basit ve bilgilendirici kitap, Kim Il-sung'un ... Read more

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  • The Promised Republic

    Developmental Society and the Making of Modern Seoul, 1961–1979

    by Russell Burge ...
    Series Book 484 - Harvard East Asian Monographs
    In The Promised Republic, Russell Burge offers a bold new history of South Korea’s rapid development. By focusing on the experience of rural-to-urban migrants who built and lived in Seoul’s shantytowns, Burge historicizes national development as a site of struggle with the urban poor at its center. What would a society of postcolonial abundance look like? Who was this society built for, and how ... Read more

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  • 殖民地官僚政治史──朝鮮、臺灣總督府與日本帝國

    A Political History of Japanese Colonial Bureaucracy: Government-General in Korea, Taiwan and Imperial Japan

    Translated by 郭婷玉, 江永博, 王敬翔 ...
    Series Book 21-23 - 臺灣研究叢書
    朝鮮×臺灣×日本 制度×人材×構造詳細理解殖民地「官僚王國」的各種面貌。近代日本以「殖民地帝國」之姿橫跨東亞約五十年,其政治特色為「官僚行政」。這群殖民地官僚,特別是朝鮮總督府、臺灣總督府,其規模之巨大,甚至凌駕日本本國主要官廳。本書以日本帝國殖民地為分析範圍,特別以日本與朝鮮、臺灣的關聯為中心,試圖構築本國與殖民地橋梁之關係史。藉由全三部十章之組成,從各種角度探討造就殖民地成為「官僚王國」的龐大官僚群。◆關於制度:檢討殖民地官僚相關制度,包含官制、制服、俸給等層面,闡明其在殖民地發揮的機能。◆關於人材:探究任職於殖民地之高級官僚等人材,是由具備何等學歷或資格者所構成,異動情形又是如何。◆關於構造:以個別具體政治議題為焦點,觀察殖民地官僚被放置於何種政治構造中,並予以定位。 ... Read more

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  • Ground Forces in the Korean War 1950–53 (1)

    The North Korean People’s Army and the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army

    Series Book 560 - Men-at-Arms
    Featuring full-color artwork, this book describes and illustrates the Chinese and North Korean troops who fought US and UN forces in Korea during 1950–53.In June 1950, North Korean forces armed and equipped by the Soviet Union invaded South Korea, forcing back the US and South Korean troops facing them and threatening them with complete defeat. After the US and UN forces mounted a series of ... Read more

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  • The War for Korea, 1945-1950

    A House Burning

    Series series Modern War Studies
    Choice Outstanding TitleWhen the major powers sent troops to the Korean peninsula in June of 1950, it supposedly marked the start of one of the last century’s bloodiest conflicts. Allan Millett, however, reveals that the Korean War actually began with partisan clashes two years earlier and had roots in the political history of Korea under Japanese rule, 1910–1945.The first in a new two-volume ... Read more

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  • 平和憲法をめぐる理想と現実

    理論と実践をめぐる問題は、今日まで、国際政治において、きわめて重要な問題のひとつであった。理論を探求するものからすれば、現実の実務家(Practioners)は、あまりにも俗物的であり、愚かに見えるのに対し、現実に対処する実務家の立場から、学者(Sholars)はあまりにも、観念的であり、無責任にみえる。したがって、往々にして、双方が相手を非難、批判する傾向がつよかった。戦後日本の政治において、このことが、端的にあらわれたのが、戦後日本の総理大臣をつとめた吉田茂と、東京大学総長の南原繁の対立であった。この対立は、単に二人の、個人的次元の対立にとどまらず、その後の日本の進路において、きわめて大きな影響をもたらした。 ... Read more

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  • Korean Diaspora

    20 Years as a Documentarian

    by Jiyoun Kim ...
    This new e-book captures images of Koreans in many parts of the world through the camera lens of Kim Jiyoun as her own journey on the subject matured from that of a photographer to a master documentarian over 20+ years. Painful struggles, memories, and maltreatment endured by her subjects will touch the viewers anytime, anywhere through this new digital medium. ... Read more

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