The Koreas
From the Publisher: Asia in Focus: The Korea's presents an authoritative and unprecedented look at the contrasts and similarities between the history, geography, politics, economy, culture, and society of North Korea and South Korea. It offers a wealth of new insights into North Korean life, a...
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| Ostali autori: | Connor, Mary E. (Editor) |
| Vrsta građe: | Knjiga |
| Jezik: | eng |
| Impresum: |
Santa Barbara, Calif. :
ABC-CLIO,
cop. 2009.
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| Nakladnička cjelina: |
Asia in focus
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| Predmet: |
Sadržaj:
- Sadržaj: Preface
- Maps
- 1: Geography / Mary E Connor
- Korean Peninsula
- Physical geography: North Korea
- Physical geography: South Korea
- Human geography
- 2: History / Mary E Connor
- Early Korea
- Koryo dynasty (918-1392)
- Choson dynasty (1392-1910)
- Colonial period (1910-1945)
- Liberation, division, and the beginnings of the Cold War (1945-1950)
- Korean War (1950-1953)
- Divided Korea: the South Korean experience (1953-2008)
- Divided Korea: the North Korean experience (1953-2008)
- 3: Government And Politics / Mary E Connor
- Impact of tradition on political development
- Impact of the Japanese colonial period on contemporary life
- Impact on US and Soviet occupation and the Korean War on political development
- Divided people: South Korean experience (1948-2008)
- Divided people: North Korean experience (1948-2008)
- 4: Economy / Mary E Connor
- Economic development
- Industry
- Labor
- Trade
- 5: Society: Religion And Thought / Mary E Connor
- Introduction
- South Korea
- North Korea
- Social Classes And Ethnicity / Mary E Connor
- Early Korean history
- Three kingdoms period (57 BCE to 668 CE)
- Unified Silla (668-935 CE)
- Social classes during the Koryo dynasty (918-1392)
- Koryo society during the Yuan dynasty
- Choson dynasty (1392-1910)
- Later Choson dynasty: 1637-1910
- Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945)
- Division and the Korean War (1945-1953)
- South Korea (1953-present)
- North Korea (1953-present)
- Conclusion
- Women And Marriage / Mary E Connor
- Three Kingdoms (57 BCE-668 CE)
- Unified Silla (668-935 CD)
- Koryo (918-1392)
- Choson dynasty (1392-1910)
- Opening of Korea and Japanese occupation (late 19th century-1945)
- South Korea (1945-present)
- North Korea (1945-present)
- Education / Mary E Connor
- Koryo
- Choson
- Japanese colonial period
- South Korea
- North Korea
- 6: Culture: Language / John Song
- Introduction
- History of Korean language
- Some major differences between Korean and Western languages
- Romanization of Korean
- Conclusion
- Etiquette / Mary E Connor
- Introduction: How not to succeed in Korea
- Confucian concepts and values
- How to succeed in Korea
- Literature / Bruce Fulton
- Introduction
- Three kingdoms
- Unified Silla
- Koryo
- Early Choson
- Later Choson
- Modern literature
- Literature in North Korea
- Recent developments
- Art And Architecture / Meher McArthur
- Introduction
- Prehistoric period
- Three Kingdoms period
- Unified Silla period (668-935)
- Koryo period (918-1392)
- Choson period (1392-1910)
- Modern period (1910- )
- Music / Dong Suk Kim
- Introduction
- National music organizations
- History of traditional Korean music: ancient times to 1945
- Characteristics if traditional music
- Contemporary music (1945-2008)
- Food / Mary E Connor
- Introduction
- Historical background
- Dietary customs
- Common Korean dishes
- Common beverages
- Ceremonial food: life's milestones
- Holiday festivals and food
- Leisure And Sports / Doug Kim
- South Korea: introduction
- Holidays and population migrations
- Traditional leisure
- Board and card games
- Games for girls and women
- Children's games
- Contemporary leisure
- Traditional sports
- Martial arts and martial sports
- Contemporary sports
- Participation in the Olympics
- Korean national sports festival
- Sports in North Korea
- 7: Contemporary Issues / Mary E Connor
- South Korea: the younger generation
- North Korea: the younger generation
- Korea's in the information era
- Korean wave
- United States and South Korea: are they drifting apart?
- Contemporary issues with ancient roots
- Glossary
- Facts and figures
- Holidays
- Organizations
- Annotated bibliography of recommended works on Korea
- Thematic Index
- Index.