Korea: Insight Guide
Insight Guide
US$23.08
This book includes a section detailing Korea's history, eight features covering aspects of the country's life and culture, ranging from earthy shamanism to modern-day business conglomerates, a region by region visitor's guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus hundreds of top-notch photographs and 17 maps.
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Kim Jong-I1: North Korea's Dear Leader
Michael Breen
US$22.46
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Korean Society: Civil Society, Democracy, and the State
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US$26.92
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Ntc's Compact Korean and English Dictionary
B. J. Jones | Gene S. Rhie
US$24.95
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The Koreans: Who They Are, What They Want, Where Their Future Lies
Michael Breen
US$14.95
The rise of South Korea is one of the most unexpected and inspirational developments of the latter part of our century. A few decades ago, the Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generation they came out of the fields and into Silicon Valley.
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The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History
Don Oberdorfer
US$21.00
The Cold War is over in the rest of the world, but confrontation continues to grow on the bitterly divided peninsula of Korea, where two of the world's largest and most powerful armies - along with 37,000 US troops - face each other across the demilitarized zone, ready to resume fighting at a moment's notice.
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Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood
Richard E. Kim
US$19.63
In this classic tale, Richard Kim paints seven vivid scenes from a boyhood and early adolescence in Korea at the height of the Japanese occupation, 1932 to 1945. Taking its title from the grim fact that the occupiers forced the Koreans to renounce their own names and adopt Japanese names instead, the book follows one Korean family through the Japanese occupation to the surrender of the Japanese empire.
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Teach Yourself Korean: A Complete Course
Mark Vincent | Jaehoon Yeon
US$15.95
From Danish to Spanish, Swahili to Brazilian Portuguese, the languages of the world are brought within the reach of any beginning student. Learners can use the Teach Yourself Language Courses at their own pace or as a supplement to formal courses. These complete courses are based on the very latest learning methods and designed to be enjoyable and user-friendly.
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The Making of Modern Korea
Adrian Buzo
US$40.55
This text provides an accurate, balanced and readable history of Korea from 1909 to the present day. Key features of the book include: *Comprehensive coverage of Korean History *Analysis of important contemporary developments *A comparative focus on both North and South Korea *Korea is examined within a regional context *A chronology and suggestions for further reading This book is an invaluable one-volume resource for all students of modern Korean history.
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Lonely Planet Korean Phrasebook
Lonely Planet
US$8.00
With this phrasebook, you can chat with your hosts in the minbak, let your hair down and sing along in a noraebang, or enjoy the stories of friendly farmers and mysterious monks as they guide you around. With a few words in the local language, you will be savouring Korea's disarming hospitality at its best.
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