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Routledge Handbook of Modern Korean History by Michael Seth
RRP: $92.38$81.56Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century when Korea became entangled in the world of modern imperialism and the old social, economic and political order began to change; this handbook brings together cutting edge scholarship on major themes in Korean... -
Korea's Grievous War by Su-Kyoung Hwang
RRP: $140.70$120.04In 1948, two years before Cold War tensions resulted in the invasion of South Korea by North Korea that started the Korean War, the first major political confrontation between leftists and rightists occurred on the South Korean island of Cheju, where... -
A History of the Early Korean Kingdom of Paekche, Together with an Annotated Translation of the Paekche Annals of the Samguk Sagi by Jonathan W. Best 9780674019577
RRP: $107.00$84.46This volume presents two histories of the early Korean kingdom of Paekche (trad. 18 BCE-660 CE). The first, written by Jonathan Best, is based largely on primary sources, both written and archaeological. This initial history of Paekche serves, in part,... -
The Great East Asian War and the Birth of the Korean Nation by JaHyun Kim Haboush 9780231172295
RRP: $52.50$40.28The Imjin War (1592-1598) was a grueling conflict that wreaked havoc on the towns and villages of the Korean Peninsula. The involvement of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean forces, not to mention the regional scope of the war, was the largest the world had... -
Comrades and Strangers: Behind the Closed Doors of North Korea by Michael Harrold 9780470869765
RRP: $39.88$26.78In 1987 Michael Harrold went to North Korea to work as English language adviser on translations of the speeches of the late President Kim Il Sung (the Great Leader) and his son and heir Kim Jong Il (then Dear Leader and now head of state). For seven... -
Colonial Modernity in Korea by Gi-Wook Shin 9780674005945
RRP: $44.00$35.53The twelve chapters in this volume seek to overcome the nationalist paradigm of Japanese repression and exploitation versus Korean resistance that has dominated the study of Korea's colonial period (1910-1945) by adopting a more inclusive, pluralistic... -
Intimate Empire: Collaboration and Colonial Modernity in Korea and Japan by Nayoung Aimee Kwon 9780822359258
RRP: $50.38$42.86In Intimate Empire Nayoung Aimee Kwon examines intimate cultural encounters between Korea and Japan during the colonial era and their postcolonial disavowal. After the Japanese empire's collapse in 1945, new nation-centered histories in Korea and Japan... -
Korea's Great Buddhist-Confucian Debate: The Treatises of Chong Tojon (Sambong) and Hamho Tukt'ong (Kihwa) by A. Charles Muller 9780824892647
RRP: $58.70$47.42This volume makes available in English the seminal treatises in Korea's greatest interreligious debate of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. On Mind, Material Force, and Principle and An Array of Critiques of Buddhism by Confucian statesman Chong... -
The North Korean Revolution, 1945-1950 by Charles K. Armstrong 9780801489143
RRP: $58.78$49.69North Korea, despite a shattered economy and a populace suffering from widespread hunger, has outlived repeated forecasts of its imminent demise. Charles K. Armstrong contends that a major source of North Korea's strength and resiliency, as well as of... -
Seeds of Control: Japan's Empire of Forestry in Colonial Korea by David Fedman
RRP: $75.60$65.08Conservation as a tool of colonialism in early twentieth-century KoreaJapanese colonial rule in Korea (1905-1945) ushered in natural resource management programs that profoundly altered access to and ownership of the peninsula's extensive mountains and... -
Boundless Winds of Empire: Rhetoric and Ritual in Early Chosŏn Diplomacy with Ming China by Sixiang Wang
RRP: $63.00$47.92For more than two hundred years after its establishment in 1392, the Choson dynasty of Korea enjoyed generally peaceful and stable relations with neighboring Ming China, which dwarfed it in size, population, and power. This remarkably long period of... -
Cornerstone of the Nation: The Defense Industry and the Building of Modern Korea under Park Chung Hee by Peter Banseok Kwon 9780674293823
$117.31Cornerstone of the Nation is the first historical account of the complex alliance of military and civilian forces that catapulted South Korea’s conjoined militarization and industrialization under Park Chung Hee (1961–1979). Kwon reveals how Park’s... -
Geopolitics, Security and Bilateral Relations: Perspectives from India and South Korea by B. K. Sharma 9789385563836
RRP: $115.50$91.90India-South Korea bilateral relations achieved a critical landmark with the upgrade of a fast growing relationship to a 'Strategic Partnership'. As a timely initiative intended to contribute to the process of this upgrade, two premier strategic think... -
Early Korea 3: The Rediscovery of Kaya in History and Archaeology by Mark E. Byington 9780979580079
RRP: $71.30$56.28Early Korea is dedicated to developing the fields of early Korean history and archaeology in the English language. Volume Three features six articles written by Korean scholars who specialise in the subjects presented herein. The featured section... -
Living the Juche Lie - North Korea's Kim Dynasty by James G Zumwalt 9781937592189
RRP: $18.80$16.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937592189Author James G ZumwaltFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint FortisPublisher FortisWeight(grams) 100g -
South Korea, Emerged from Dust by Dorothy M Hong 9781514798904
RRP: $21.00$17.83Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781514798904Author Dorothy M HongFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint CreatespacePublisher CreatespaceWeight(grams) 152g -
The Story of the Great Han: A Hwandan Gogi Lecture in the U.S.; The People with Inner Radiance, Who Pinoneered the Hwandan Civilization by Gyeong-Jeon Ahn 9781737875642
RRP: $46.18$40.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737875642Author Gyeong-Jeon AhnFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Dragon & Phoenix PublishingPublisher Dragon & Phoenix PublishingWeight(grams) 431g -
The Origin of the 1960s Korean Developmental Regime: Manchurian Modern by Suk-Jung Han 9781666951868
RRP: $218.40$196.67In The Origin of the 1960s Korean Developmental Regime: Manchurian Modern,Suk-Jung Han traces the current Korean dynamism through Manchukuo, the Japanese puppet state in northeast China from 1932 to 1945, which has been frozen as the sacrosanct stage of... -
Confucian Reform in Chosŏn Korea: Yu Hyŏngwŏn's Pan’gye surok (Volume I) by Woosung Bae 9781032181547
$86.14Pan’gye surok (or "Pan’gye’s Random Jottings") was written by the Korean scholar and social critic Yu Hyŏngwŏn(1622-1673), who proposed to reform the Joseon dynasty and realise an ideal Confucian society. It was recognised as a leading work of political... -
A Concise History of Modern Korea: From the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present by Michael J. Seth 9781538129036
RRP: $178.50$166.34Now 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... -
History of Korea: A Captivating Guide to Korean History, Including Events Such as the Mongol Invasions, the Split into North and South, and the Korean War by Captivating History 9781647483753
RRP: $41.94$26.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647483753Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 191gDimensions(mm)... -
Korea Between Empires, 1895-1919 by Andre Schmid 9780231125383
$252.00Korea Between Empires chronicles the development of a Korean national consciousness. It focuses on two critical periods in Korean history and asks how key concepts and symbols were created and integrated into political programs to create an original... -
The History of Modern Korean Fiction (1890-1945): The Topography of Literary Systems and Form by Young Min Kim 9781793631916
RRP: $73.50$66.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781793631916Author Young Min KimFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Lexington BooksPublisher Lexington Books -
Budoji: A Tale of the Divine City of Ancient Korea with an Overview of Korean Shamanism by Sungje Cho 9798986937304
RRP: $44.10$31.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798986937304Author Sungje ChoFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Alpha Sisters PublishingPublisher Alpha Sisters PublishingWeight(grams) 286g -
North Korea: A Country Study by Robert L Worden 9781985084650
RRP: $25.62$24.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781985084650Author Robert L WordenFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
Belly Button Disc: Selected Poems of Dongho Kim by Tong-Ho Kim 9781622460274
RRP: $39.80$35.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781622460274Author Tong-Ho KimFormat PaperbackImprint Homa & Sekey BooksPublisher Homa & Sekey BooksWeight(grams) 141g -
Postwar South Korea and Japanese Popular Culture by Sungmin Kim 9781876843748
RRP: $109.20$97.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781876843748Author Sungmin KimFormat HardbackPage Count 212Imprint Trans Pacific PressPublisher Trans Pacific PressWeight(grams) 272g -
The Stories Untold by Tei Kim 9798885046367
RRP: $35.68$24.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798885046367Author Tei KimFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint New Degree PressPublisher New Degree PressWeight(grams) 268g -
New Village by Young Lee 9781539890126
RRP: $20.98$19.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781539890126Author Young LeeFormat PaperbackImprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
History of Korea: A Captivating Guide to Korean History, Including Events Such as the Mongol Invasions, the Split into North and South, and the Korean War by Captivating History 9781647485092
RRP: $62.98$39.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647485092Author Captivating HistoryFormat HardbackPage Count 122Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm)... -
North Korea: The Definitive Guide to Understanding the Hermit Kingdom by Ryan Burke 9781532785078
RRP: $12.58$11.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781532785078Author Ryan BurkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
Arthur Goes To Korea: The Early Life of Arthur Garner Welbon and His First Years as Missionary to Korea, 1900-1902 by Hyun Sue Kim 9798690451943
RRP: $112.52$87.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798690451943Author Hyun Sue KimFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 216g -
Confucian Reform in Chosŏn Korea: Yu Hyŏngwŏn's Pan’gye surok (Volume II) by Woosung Bae 9781032181578
$86.14Pan’gyesurok (or "Pan’gye’s Random Jottings") was written by the Korean scholar and social critic Yu Hyŏngwŏn(1622-1673), who proposed to reform the Joseon dynasty and realise an ideal Confucian society. It was recognised as a leading work of political... -
Our Time: Training, Deploying, and Combat with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry by Ltc (Ret) John E Gross 9781491730966
RRP: $20.90$20.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781491730966Author Ltc (Ret) John E GrossFormat PaperbackPage Count 158Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 240g -
41 Heroines: Flowers of the Morning Calm by Jung-Eun Ahn 9781484987537
RRP: $39.90$33.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484987537Author Jung-Eun AhnFormat PaperbackPage Count 94Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
To Live for the People, To Die for the Lord: One Christian couple's struggle for Korean independence, justice, and love under Japanese rule and North Korean communism by Dong Soo Kim Ph D 9781984297747
RRP: $39.80$34.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984297747Author Dong Soo Kim Ph DFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
Laughing North Koreans: The Culture of Comedy Films by Immanuel Kim 9781793608314
RRP: $73.50$66.95This study analyzes North Korean comedy films from the late 1960s to present day. It examines the most iconic comedy films and comedians to show how North Koreans have enjoyed themselves and have established a culture of humor that challenges, subverts,... -
North Korea Combat Submarines: 2019 - 2020 by Luis Ayala 9781695031319
RRP: $54.33$43.22Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781695031319Author Luis AyalaFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm)... -
Sadie Goes To Korea: The Early Life of Sarah Harvey Nourse and Her First Year as Missionary to Korea, 1899-1900 by Hyun Sue Kim 9798690414702
RRP: $111.78$86.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798690414702Author Hyun Sue KimFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 216g -
Korean Culture Dictionary: From Kimchi To K-Pop And K-Drama Cliches. Everything About Korea Explained! by Woosung Kang 9791188195602
RRP: $52.48$37.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9791188195602Author Woosung KangFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint New Ampersand PublishingPublisher New Ampersand PublishingWeight(grams) 216g