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The Aquariums of Pyongyang

Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag

podle 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 ... Přečtěte si více

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"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
... Přečtěte si více
The Border - A Journey Around Russia

SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020

podle Erika Fatland ...

Překlad: 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 ... Přečtěte si více

317,99 Kč

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
... Přečtěte si více
The New History of Korean Civilization

podle Chai-Shin Yu ...

Throughout its 4,000-year history, Korea has created a vibrant and unique culture. Unfortunately, many believe it developed solely due to Chinas influence, thus leaving no room for an independent history and culture. This is simply wrong.The New History of Korean Civilization explores the existence of a distinctive Korean culture established by the Korean people and separate from its Chinese and ... Přečtěte si více

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Throughout its 4,000-year history, Korea has created a vibrant and unique culture. Unfortunately, many believe it developed solely due to Chinas influence, thus leaving no room for an independent history and culture. This is simply wrong.The New History of Korean Civilization explores the existence of a distinctive Korean culture established by the Korean people and separate from its Chinese and
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Capitalist in North Korea

My Seven Years in the Hermit Kingdom

podle Felix Abt ...

Business in North Korea: a paradoxical and fascinating situation is interpreted by a true insider.In 2002, the Swiss power company ABB appointed Felix Abt its country director for North Korea. The Swiss Entrepreneur lived and worked in North Korea for seven years, one of the few foreign businessmen there. After the experience, Abt felt compelled to write A Capitalist in North Korea to describe the ... Přečtěte si více

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Business in North Korea: a paradoxical and fascinating situation is interpreted by a true insider.In 2002, the Swiss power company ABB appointed Felix Abt its country director for North Korea. The Swiss Entrepreneur lived and worked in North Korea for seven years, one of the few foreign businessmen there. After the experience, Abt felt compelled to write A Capitalist in North Korea to describe the
... Přečtěte si více
South Korea's Candlelight Revolution. The Power of Plaza Democracy

podle Mi Park ...

Between October 2016 and April 2017, more than 17 million South Koreans took to the streets to demand the resignation of their President over a corruption scandal involving the government. Without a single arrest or casualty, the 2016-2017 candlelight protests paved the way for a peaceful regime change in South Korea. In stark contrast to Korea’s past when pro-democracy protests had been crushed ... Přečtěte si více

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Between October 2016 and April 2017, more than 17 million South Koreans took to the streets to demand the resignation of their President over a corruption scandal involving the government. Without a single arrest or casualty, the 2016-2017 candlelight protests paved the way for a peaceful regime change in South Korea. In stark contrast to Korea’s past when pro-democracy protests had been crushed
... Přečtěte si více
The Politics of Japanese Language in Postcolonial Korea

podle Jinsuk Yang ...

Série série Routledge Contemporary Asia Series
This book examines the politics of Japanese language learning in postcolonial Korea from 1945 through the 1970s, revealing the ways in which language functioned as a site of negotiations over identity, social mobility, and historical memory.By tracing how Japanese continued to circulate in specific social fields, shaping and being shaped by gendered and classed subject positions, this book ... Přečtěte si více

668,58 Kč

This book examines the politics of Japanese language learning in postcolonial Korea from 1945 through the 1970s, revealing the ways in which language functioned as a site of negotiations over identity, social mobility, and historical memory.By tracing how Japanese continued to circulate in specific social fields, shaping and being shaped by gendered and classed subject positions, this book
... Přečtěte si více
From Eternity to Eternity

Memoirs of a Korean Buddhist Nun

podle Bulpil Sunim ...

Překlad: Eunsu Cho ...

A vivid, firsthand account of life as a Buddhist nun, by the most respected female Zen master in Korea.From Eternity to Eternity is the story of Bulpil Sunim, arguably the most respected female Seon (Zen) master in Korea. Written with candor and an unpretentious sense of humor, her memoir provides both a fascinating record of her life and a deeply accessible window into Buddhist thought and ... Přečtěte si více

580,99 Kč

A vivid, firsthand account of life as a Buddhist nun, by the most respected female Zen master in Korea.From Eternity to Eternity is the story of Bulpil Sunim, arguably the most respected female Seon (Zen) master in Korea. Written with candor and an unpretentious sense of humor, her memoir provides both a fascinating record of her life and a deeply accessible window into Buddhist thought and
... Přečtěte si více
Brief Encounters

Early Reports of Korea by Westerners

podle Brother Anthony of Taizé, Robert D. Neff ...

This anthology is a compilation of Westerners’ accounts of their visits to Korea, originally published in books or newspapers before the country opened its doors in the late nineteenth century. The opening of Korea made it possible to explore the country in detail and write detailed accounts. Prior impressions were garnered mostly from brief visits to remote islands along the coast. The accounts ... Přečtěte si více

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This anthology is a compilation of Westerners’ accounts of their visits to Korea, originally published in books or newspapers before the country opened its doors in the late nineteenth century. The opening of Korea made it possible to explore the country in detail and write detailed accounts. Prior impressions were garnered mostly from brief visits to remote islands along the coast. The accounts
... Přečtěte si více
South Korea's Origins and Early Relations with the United States

The Lynchpin of Hegemonic Power

podle Hyeonji Cha, Hyun Jin Kim ...

Série série Routledge Studies in Modern History
Bringing a fresh perspective to an understudied area, this book offers a critical, source-based examination and assessment of the roles of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (KPG) and the US during World War II in the rebirth of Korea as a nation state.Presenting original research from contemporary Korean and American sources, the first half of this book explores how the US policy ... Přečtěte si více

1 170,22 Kč

Bringing a fresh perspective to an understudied area, this book offers a critical, source-based examination and assessment of the roles of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (KPG) and the US during World War II in the rebirth of Korea as a nation state.Presenting original research from contemporary Korean and American sources, the first half of this book explores how the US policy
... Přečtěte si více
Modern Korean Ink Painting

podle Chung Hyung-Min ...

Série série Korean Culture Series
Korean Culture Series 5Modern Korean Ink PaintingThis book seeks to define how the term “modern” should be applied to Korean art, while exploring its evolution over roughly a hundred years, from the opening of Korea’s ports to outside trade in 1876 through the 1980s. The purpose of this book, with its detailed explanations and related images, is to further understanding of how Korean art and the ... Přečtěte si více

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Korean Culture Series 5Modern Korean Ink PaintingThis book seeks to define how the term “modern” should be applied to Korean art, while exploring its evolution over roughly a hundred years, from the opening of Korea’s ports to outside trade in 1876 through the 1980s. The purpose of this book, with its detailed explanations and related images, is to further understanding of how Korean art and the
... Přečtěte si více
The Dawn of War in South Korea (1947–1950)

The South Korean Workers’ Party and the April Third Massacre

podle Kyu-hyun Jo ...

Série série History (R0)
This book offers an analytical account of the April Third Massacre in Korea, a bloody confrontation between supporters of the Syngman Rhee Administration and those suspected (largely incorrectly) of being Communists, or members of the South Korean Workers' Party—the second largest Communist Party after Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. As a result, some 80,000 villagers, fishermen, ... Přečtěte si více

2 401,59 Kč

This book offers an analytical account of the April Third Massacre in Korea, a bloody confrontation between supporters of the Syngman Rhee Administration and those suspected (largely incorrectly) of being Communists, or members of the South Korean Workers' Party—the second largest Communist Party after Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. As a result, some 80,000 villagers, fishermen,
... Přečtěte si více
The Korean Diaspora in Post War Japan

Geopolitics, Identity and Nation-Building

podle Myung Ja Kim ...

The indistinct status of the Zainichi has meant that, since the late 1940s, two ethnic Korean associations, the Chongryun (pro-North) and the Mindan (pro-South) have been vying for political loyalty from the Zainichi, with both groups initially opposing their assimilation in Japan. Unlike the Korean diasporas living in Russia, China or the US, the Zainichi have become sharply divided along ... Přečtěte si více

792,99 Kč

The indistinct status of the Zainichi has meant that, since the late 1940s, two ethnic Korean associations, the Chongryun (pro-North) and the Mindan (pro-South) have been vying for political loyalty from the Zainichi, with both groups initially opposing their assimilation in Japan. Unlike the Korean diasporas living in Russia, China or the US, the Zainichi have become sharply divided along
... Přečtěte si více
Numinous Awareness Is Never Dark

The Korean Buddhist Master Chinul’s Excerpts on Zen Practice

Překlad: Robert E. Buswell, Jr. ...

podle Robert E. Buswell, Jr. ...

Série série Korean Classics Library: Philosophy and Religion
Numinous Awareness Is Never Dark examines the issue of whether enlightenment in Zen Buddhism is sudden or gradual—that is, something intrinsic to the mind that is achieved in a sudden flash of insight or something extrinsic to it that must be developed through a sequential series of practices. This “sudden/gradual issue” was one of the crucial debates that helped forge the Zen school in East Asia, ... Přečtěte si více

484,79 Kč

Numinous Awareness Is Never Dark examines the issue of whether enlightenment in Zen Buddhism is sudden or gradual—that is, something intrinsic to the mind that is achieved in a sudden flash of insight or something extrinsic to it that must be developed through a sequential series of practices. This “sudden/gradual issue” was one of the crucial debates that helped forge the Zen school in East Asia,
... Přečtěte si více
The State's Sexuality

Prostitution and Postcolonial Nation Building in South Korea

podle Park Jeong-Mi ...

Série Kniha 20 - Asia Pacific Modern
The State's Sexuality uncovers how the lives and work of women engaged in prostitution, long considered the most abased members of society, have been strategically intertwined with the lofty purpose of building South Korea's postcolonial nation-state. Through a complicated, contradictory patchwork of laws and regulations, which Park Jeong-Mi conceptualizes as a "toleration-regulation regime," the ... Přečtěte si více

642,29 Kč

The State's Sexuality uncovers how the lives and work of women engaged in prostitution, long considered the most abased members of society, have been strategically intertwined with the lofty purpose of building South Korea's postcolonial nation-state. Through a complicated, contradictory patchwork of laws and regulations, which Park Jeong-Mi conceptualizes as a "toleration-regulation regime," the
... Přečtěte si více
Beyond the Sewol

Activist Theatre and Performance in South Korea and the Diaspora

podle Areum Jeong ...

Série série Hawai‘i Studies on Korea
On the evening of April 15, 2014, the Sewol ferry set sail on its overnight journey from Incheon, in northwestern South Korea, to Jeju Island, 240 miles to the south. There were 476 people on board. After receiving a distress call from a passenger onboard, Harbor Affairs at Jeju and at Jindo Island both urged the crew to prepare the passengers for evacuation. Instead, the crew instructed the ... Přečtěte si více

543,19 Kč

On the evening of April 15, 2014, the Sewol ferry set sail on its overnight journey from Incheon, in northwestern South Korea, to Jeju Island, 240 miles to the south. There were 476 people on board. After receiving a distress call from a passenger onboard, Harbor Affairs at Jeju and at Jindo Island both urged the crew to prepare the passengers for evacuation. Instead, the crew instructed the
... Přečtěte si více
Korean Mind

Understanding Contemporary Korean Culture

podle Boye Lafayette De Mente ...

The Koreans: understanding a people and their culture through key words and language.Koreans have a unique character and personality that sets them apart from all other Asians. And although Korean attitudes and behavior may be influenced by the modern world, the Korean mindset is still very much shaped by ancient culture and traditions. As is the case with all ancient cultures created within ... Přečtěte si více

251,39 Kč

The Koreans: understanding a people and their culture through key words and language.Koreans have a unique character and personality that sets them apart from all other Asians. And although Korean attitudes and behavior may be influenced by the modern world, the Korean mindset is still very much shaped by ancient culture and traditions. As is the case with all ancient cultures created within
... Přečtěte si více
Pioneer of Korean Female Education

Missionary Lulu E. Frey's Letters from Ewha Haktang, 1893–1918

Upravil: Julie Choi, Duk-Ae Chung ...

Série série East-West Encounters in Literature and Cultural Studies
The American who opened women's higher education in KoreaLulu E. Frey served in Korea for the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church beginning in 1893. She became a teacher and later principal at Ewha, Korea's first girls' school. There, Christian principles were taught along with academic subjects, hygiene, and the sanctity of the woman-centered domestic sphere. The ... Přečtěte si více

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The American who opened women's higher education in KoreaLulu E. Frey served in Korea for the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church beginning in 1893. She became a teacher and later principal at Ewha, Korea's first girls' school. There, Christian principles were taught along with academic subjects, hygiene, and the sanctity of the woman-centered domestic sphere. The
... Přečtěte si více
Korea's Fight for Freedom Part 2 (Illustrated)

podle F.A. Mckenzie ...

Série Kniha 2 - Korea's Fight for Freedom (Illustrated)
The tragedy of the Jews during the Second World War is well-known to the world, but you don’t know much about the torture that Koreans suffered during the same period. You will never imagine it without reading this book. Korea was under Japanese colonial rule for 35 years. (1910 ~ 1945) Japan annexed Korea by threatening with her military power. They treated Koreans as slavery. They had ninjas ... Přečtěte si více

61,05 Kč

The tragedy of the Jews during the Second World War is well-known to the world, but you don’t know much about the torture that Koreans suffered during the same period. You will never imagine it without reading this book. Korea was under Japanese colonial rule for 35 years. (1910 ~ 1945) Japan annexed Korea by threatening with her military power. They treated Koreans as slavery. They had ninjas
... Přečtěte si více
Canada and the Korean War

Histories and Legacies of a Cold War Conflict

Upravil: Andrew Burtch, Tim Cook ...

Série série Studies in Canadian Military History
Korea was the first hot war of the Cold War. It was also Canada’s most significant military engagement of the twentieth century following the two world wars. Canada and the Korean War gathers leading scholars to explore the key themes and battles of a seminal yet understudied conflict.Canada had little stake and less interest in Korea before 1950, but the risk the conflict posed to the fragile ... Přečtěte si více

593,09 Kč

Korea was the first hot war of the Cold War. It was also Canada’s most significant military engagement of the twentieth century following the two world wars. Canada and the Korean War gathers leading scholars to explore the key themes and battles of a seminal yet understudied conflict.Canada had little stake and less interest in Korea before 1950, but the risk the conflict posed to the fragile
... Přečtěte si více
マッカーサーと平和憲法

平和憲法により日本は戦争に勝つ

podle トーマスパウロ ...

Série Kniha 3 - トーマス・パウロ
平和憲法により日本は戦争に勝つ！マッカーサーというと、みなさんは何を思い浮かべますか。戦後、連合国最高司令官として、日本を統治した人物であるとか、１９５０年6月２５日の朝鮮戦争のとき、仁川逆上陸作戦を成功させた人物というものではないでしょうか。また、彼は、この以前にも、日本軍に占領されていたフィリピンを解放しました。このように、マッカーサーというと卓越した軍人というイメージがあります。しかし、彼には、軍人としての顔とともに、もうひとつの顔がありました。それは、ミッショナリーとしての顔でした。マッカーサーは日本に何をもたらしたのか。日本国憲法に込められた精神とは。その人物像に迫ります。 ... Přečtěte si více

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平和憲法により日本は戦争に勝つ！マッカーサーというと、みなさんは何を思い浮かべますか。戦後、連合国最高司令官として、日本を統治した人物であるとか、１９５０年6月２５日の朝鮮戦争のとき、仁川逆上陸作戦を成功させた人物というものではないでしょうか。また、彼は、この以前にも、日本軍に占領されていたフィリピンを解放しました。このように、マッカーサーというと卓越した軍人というイメージがあります。しかし、彼には、軍人としての顔とともに、もうひとつの顔がありました。それは、ミッショナリーとしての顔でした。マッカーサーは日本に何をもたらしたのか。日本国憲法に込められた精神とは。その人物像に迫ります。
... Přečtěte si více
Reading Colonial Korea through Fiction

The Ventriloquists

podle Kim Chul ...

Série série Critical Studies in Korean Literature and Culture in Translation
Reading Colonial Korea through Fiction is a compilation of thirteen original essays which was first serialized in a quarterly issued by the National Institute of Korean Language, Saekukosaenghwal (Living our National Language Anew) in a column entitled, “Our Fiction, Our Language” between 2004 to 2007. Although the original intent of the Institute was to elucidate on important features particular ... Přečtěte si více

835,39 Kč

Reading Colonial Korea through Fiction is a compilation of thirteen original essays which was first serialized in a quarterly issued by the National Institute of Korean Language, Saekukosaenghwal (Living our National Language Anew) in a column entitled, “Our Fiction, Our Language” between 2004 to 2007. Although the original intent of the Institute was to elucidate on important features particular
... Přečtěte si více
Han Kang: Un voyage littéraire dans la mémoire, le traumatisme et la résistance

Littératures du monde

podle GEW Sciences humaines ...

Série série Littératures du monde
Cet ouvrage examine la vie, les influences et l'œuvre de Kang, dévoilant aux lecteurs un aperçu intime d'un artiste dont l'écriture transcende les frontières culturelles et linguistiques. Les prémices de l'œuvre de Kang sont indubitablement influencées par le soulèvement de Gwangju (1980), un massacre étatique ayant marqué l'histoire de sa famille et, par la suite, son imagination littéraire. Son ... Přečtěte si více

591,91 Kč

Cet ouvrage examine la vie, les influences et l'œuvre de Kang, dévoilant aux lecteurs un aperçu intime d'un artiste dont l'écriture transcende les frontières culturelles et linguistiques. Les prémices de l'œuvre de Kang sont indubitablement influencées par le soulèvement de Gwangju (1980), un massacre étatique ayant marqué l'histoire de sa famille et, par la suite, son imagination littéraire. Son
... Přečtěte si více
Religious Experience Among Second Generation Korean Americans

podle Mark Chung Hearn ...

Série série History (R0)
This book explores the ways through which Korean American men demonstrate and navigate their manhood within a US context that has historically sorted them into several limiting, often emasculating, stereotypes. In the US, Korean men tend to be viewed as passive, non-athletic, and asexual (or hypersexual). They are often burdened with very specific expectations that run counter to traditional ... Přečtěte si více

1 091,49 Kč

This book explores the ways through which Korean American men demonstrate and navigate their manhood within a US context that has historically sorted them into several limiting, often emasculating, stereotypes. In the US, Korean men tend to be viewed as passive, non-athletic, and asexual (or hypersexual). They are often burdened with very specific expectations that run counter to traditional
... Přečtěte si více
A History of Korea

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

podle 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 ... Přečtěte si více

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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
... Přečtěte si více

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Korea elektronické knihy

The Aquariums of Pyongyang

The Border - A Journey Around Russia

The New History of Korean Civilization

Capitalist in North Korea

South Korea's Candlelight Revolution. The Power of Plaza Democracy

The Politics of Japanese Language in Postcolonial Korea

From Eternity to Eternity

Brief Encounters

South Korea's Origins and Early Relations with the United States

Modern Korean Ink Painting

The Dawn of War in South Korea (1947–1950)

The Korean Diaspora in Post War Japan

Numinous Awareness Is Never Dark

The State's Sexuality

Beyond the Sewol

Korean Mind

Pioneer of Korean Female Education

Korea's Fight for Freedom Part 2 (Illustrated)

Canada and the Korean War

マッカーサーと平和憲法

Reading Colonial Korea through Fiction

Han Kang: Un voyage littéraire dans la mémoire, le traumatisme et la résistance

Religious Experience Among Second Generation Korean Americans

A History of Korea