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  • A Thousand Miles to Freedom

    My Escape from North Korea

    von Eunsun Kim, Sébastien Falletti …
    Übersetzt von David Tian …
    Eunsun Kim was born in North Korea, one of the most secretive and oppressive countries in the modern world. As a child Eunsun loved her country...despite her school field trips to public executions, daily self-criticism sessions, and the increasing gnaw of hunger as the country-wide famine escalated.By the time she was eleven years old, Eunsun's father and grandparents had died of starvation, and … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 8,57

  • The Rebel and the Kingdom

    The True Story of the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime

    von Bradley Hope …
    **'Propulsive . . . Deeply reported and novelistic. I flew through it' Ed Caesar'Jaw dropping even for North Korea . . . A terrific piece of up-close reportage that reads like a spy thriller but is all too real' Anna FifieldHOW DID A COLLEGE KID BECOME A GLOBAL FUGITIVE?**In the early 2000s, Adrian Hong was a soft-spoken Yale undergraduate looking for his place in the world. After reading a … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 3,99

  • Francisco Pizarro, der Eroberer von Peru (Romanbiografie)

    Nach den alten Quellen erzählt von Arthur Schurig

    von Arthur Schurig …
    Dieses eBook: "Francisco Pizarro, der Eroberer von Peru (Romanbiografie)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Arthur Schurig (1870-1929) war ein deutscher Philologe, Archäologe, Schriftsteller und Übersetzer. Francisco Pizarro war ein spanischer Conquistador, der das Reich der Inka eroberte. Pizarro unternahm mit seinen … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 0,49

  • The Aquariums of Pyongyang

    Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag

    von Chol-hwan Kang, Pierre Rigoulot …
    "Destined to become a classic" (Iris Chang, author of The Rape of Nanking), this harrowing memoir of life inside North Korea was the first account to emerge from the notoriously secretive country -- and it remains one of the most terrifying.Amid escalating nuclear tensions, Kim Jong-un and North Korea's other leaders have kept a tight grasp on their one-party state, quashing any nascent opposition … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 9,49

  • Violets

    From the bestselling author of Please Look After Mother

    von Kyung-Sook Shin …
    Übersetzt von Jung Bum Hur …
    'Dreamy, immersive and evocative' TLS'Darkly beautiful' Frances Cha'Strange and gripping' GuardianSan is twenty-two and alone when she happens upon a job at a flower shop in Seoul's bustling city centre.Haunted by childhood rejection, she stumbles through life - painfully vulnerable, stifled, and unsure. She barely registers to others, especially by the ruthless standards of 1990s South Kor... … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 3,99

  • Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History (Updated)

    A Modern History

    von Bruce Cumings …
    "Passionate, cantankerous, and fascinating. Rather like Korea itself."--Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times Book ReviewKorea has endured a "fractured, shattered twentieth century," and this updated edition brings Bruce Cumings's leading history of the modern era into the present. The small country, overshadowed in the imperial era, crammed against great powers during the Cold War, and divided and … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 17,37

  • 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

    € 6,49

  • 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

    € 11,76

  • 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

  • Geschichte des Koreakriegs

    Schlachtfeld der Supermächte und ungelöster Konflikt

    von Bernd Stöver …
    Serien Buch 6094 - Beck'sche Reihe
    Der Koreakrieg (1950–1953) war der erste heiße Krieg des Kalten Krieges. Nordkoreaner und Chinesen auf der einen Seite, Südkoreaner unterstützt von UNO-Truppen auf der anderen Seite eroberten abwechselnd fast das ganze Land und hinterließen mit einem ungeheuren Einsatz von Bomben und Napalm verbrannte Erde – und über vier Millionen Tote. Bernd Stöver schildert, wie es kurz nach dem Zweiten … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 9,49

  • Insect Histories of East Asia

    Bearbeitet von David A. Bello, Daniel Burton-Rose …
    Spotlights insects in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean history from the exalted to the despisedInteractions between people and animals are attracting overdue attention in diverse fields of scholarship, yet insects still creep within the shadows of more charismatic birds, fish, and mammals. Insect Histories of East Asia centers on bugs and creepy crawlies and the taxonomies in which they were embedded … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 29,80

  • Whose Comfort?: Body, Sexuality And Identity Of Korean 'Comfort Women' And Japanese Soldiers During Wwii

    von Yonson Ahn …
    In recent years, international attention has been recurrently drawn to violence against civilians including sexual violence during war as a means of furthering military or political goals. The ongoing issue of comfort women has been debated not only among Asian countries including Japan, Korea, China, Indonesia, and the Philippines but also in numerous international forums.This book examines the … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 17,04

  • Carving Status at Kŭmgangsan

    von Maya K. H. Stiller …
    Serien series Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
    North Korea’s Kŭmgangsan is one of Asia’s most celebrated sacred mountain ranges, comparable in fame to Mount Tai in China and Mount Fuji in Japan. Carving Status at Kŭmgangsan marks a paradigm shift in the research about East Asian mountains by introducing an entirely new field: autographic rock graffiti. The book details how late Chosŏn (ca. 1600–1900 CE) Korean elite travelers used Kŭmgangsan … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 55,32

  • Japan Diary

    von Mark Gayn …
    This book is an eyewitness report of what happened in Japan and Korea during the Occupation years from December 1945 to May 1948.It is also meant to be some other things. It is the story of that extraordinary figure General Douglas MacArthur, and the men around him. It is the story of the way American foreign polity operated in one segment of the globe and of the plot and counterplot that went on … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 7,80

  • Hanok: The Korean House

    Timeless Korean Architecture

    von Nani Park, Robert J. Fouser …
    Appreciate the understated glamour and traditional comfort in this collection of the most excellent examples of timeless Korean architecture.Hanok: The Korean House provides new insights on the stylish traditional Korean homes that are experiencing a resurgence of popularity in Seoul today. While the exteriors of these houses are indistinguishable from traditional hanok built decades ago, the … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 10,88

  • Remapping the World in East Asia

    Toward a Global History of the “Ricci Maps”

    von Mario Cams, Professor Elke Papelitzky, Dr. Marco Caboara, Fangyi Cheng, Matthew Edney, Lin Hong, Florin-Stefan Morar, Richard A. Pegg, Jeanhyoung Soh0, Nicolas Standaert1, Yongjie Wang2, Yang Yulei3 …
    When European missionaries arrived in East Asia in the sixteenth century, they entered ongoing conversations about cosmology and world geography. Soon after, intellectuals in Ming China, Edo Japan, and Joseon Korea selectively encompassed elements of the late Renaissance worldview, leading to the creation of new artifacts that mitigated old and new knowledge in creative ways. Simultaneously, … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 29,80

  • What Really Happened in Nanking?

    A Spiritual Testimony of the Honorable Japanese Commander Iwane Matsui

    von Ryuho Okawa …
    The second book on Nanking Massacre using a religious journalism-type approach.The so-called “Nanking Massacre” is the incident which the Chinese government claims the Japanese forces conducted during the Battle of Nanking in 1937. In June 2014, the Chinese government submitted an application to register the historical sources on this incident into UNESCO’s Memory of the World. Will the … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 14,22

  • Korean Ceramics

    von Kang Kyung-sook …
    Serien series Korean Culture Series
    Korean Culture Series 12Korean CeramicsKorean pottery may not be ornate, nor is it imposing in size, but it is distinguished by its infinite embrace of nature. Through a continued mutual exchange with China, Korea developed a ceramics style that captured the Korean spirit. The uniqueness of Korean ceramics stems from the austere humility of the earthenware, the jade-green color of Goryeo celadon, … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 4,71

  • The Truth of Nanking and Comfort Women Issues

    A Spiritual Reading into World War II by Edgar Cayce

    von Ryuho Okawa …
    Did the so-called “Nanking Massacre” and the military comfort women forcefully taken by the Japanese troops actually exist as historical facts? In this book, we attempt to investigate whether the two events actually took place by using a new method. This is not merely to restore the international honor of Japan. We are hoping to review the causes of World War II, look over the world justice made … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 14,22

  • DMZ Crossing

    Performing Emotional Citizenship Along the Korean Border

    von Suk-Young Kim …
    The Korean demilitarized zone might be among the most heavily guarded places on earth, but it also provides passage for thousands of defectors, spies, political emissaries, war prisoners, activists, tourists, and others testing the limits of Korean division. This book focuses on a diverse selection of inter-Korean border crossers and the citizenship they acquire based on emotional affiliation … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 55,32

  • Soldier. Politician. Patriot. The Biography of Kyung Soon Chang

    von Christopher Schmitz, Kyung Soon Chang …
    General Chang saved South Korea from Communism. Twice.May 16, 1961. General Chang made a decisive contribution to General Chung-hee Park's bloodless coup. The move saved his country from a collapse engineered by Communist sympathizers after President Syngman Rhee's resignation in 1960.From 1963 through 1972, General Chang was Vice Speaker of the Korean National Assembly, under General Chung-hee … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 6,49

  • 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 forward interpretative points concerning historical debates and … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 16,16

  • Japan! Regain Your Samurai Spirit

    A Message from the Guardian Spirit of Lee Teng-hui, Former President of the Republic of China

    von Ryuho Okawa …
    This book is the record of interviews conducted on Former President of Taiwan Lee Teng-hui’s subconscious [guardian spirit] in February 2014. His true thoughts, as well as the truth on modern East-Asian history, were revealed in these interviews. The book is filled with hints on how to give another thought to the causes of World War II. As it is stated in the afterword, this is a book which we … Lesen Sie mehr

    € 14,22