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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

324,99 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
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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

208,09 Kč

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
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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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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

187,79 Kč

"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
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Insect Histories of East Asia

Upravil: 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 ... Přečtěte si více

657,29 Kč

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

podle 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 ... Přečtěte si více

395,49 Kč

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
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Carving Status at Kŭmgangsan

podle Maya K. H. Stiller ...

Série série 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 ... Přečtěte si více

1 220,69 Kč

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
... Přečtěte si více
Japan Diary

podle 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 ... Přečtěte si více

181,39 Kč

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
... Přečtěte si více
Hanok: The Korean House

Timeless Korean Architecture

podle 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 ... Přečtěte si více

256,89 Kč

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
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Remapping the World in East Asia

Toward a Global History of the “Ricci Maps”

podle 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, ... Přečtěte si více

657,29 Kč

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,
... Přečtěte si více
Korean Ceramics

podle Kang Kyung-sook ...

Série série 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, ... Přečtěte si více

104,12 Kč

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,
... Přečtěte si více
DMZ Crossing

Performing Emotional Citizenship Along the Korean Border

podle 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 ... Přečtěte si více

1 220,49 Kč

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
... Přečtěte si více
Soldier. Politician. Patriot. The Biography of Kyung Soon Chang

podle 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 ... Přečtěte si více

145,85 Kč

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
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Past Forward

Essays in Korean History

podle 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 present interpretative points concerning historical debates and controversies ... Přečtěte si více

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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 present interpretative points concerning historical debates and controversies
... Přečtěte si více
Transnational Encounters between Germany and Korea

Affinity in Culture and Politics Since the 1880s

Upravil: Lee M. Roberts, Joanne Miyang Cho ...

Série série History (R0)
This book examines the history of the German-Korean relationship from the late nineteenth to the twenty-first century, focusing on the nations’ varied encounters with each other during the last years of the Yi dynasty, the Japanese occupation of Korea, the Cold War, and the post-Cold War era. With essays from a range of internationally respected scholars, this collection moves between history, ... Přečtěte si více

2 625,19 Kč

This book examines the history of the German-Korean relationship from the late nineteenth to the twenty-first century, focusing on the nations’ varied encounters with each other during the last years of the Yi dynasty, the Japanese occupation of Korea, the Cold War, and the post-Cold War era. With essays from a range of internationally respected scholars, this collection moves between history,
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The Pirates Of The New England Coast 1630 1730

podle George Francis Dow ...

George Francis Dow brings the swashbuckling world of early colonial America to vivid life in The Pirates of the New England Coast 16301730, a meticulously researched chronicle of adventure, lawlessness, and maritime daring. This audiobook plunges listeners into a time when the Atlantic coast was a theater of danger, intrigue, and opportunity, and the line between hero and villain was often defined ... Přečtěte si více

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George Francis Dow brings the swashbuckling world of early colonial America to vivid life in The Pirates of the New England Coast 16301730, a meticulously researched chronicle of adventure, lawlessness, and maritime daring. This audiobook plunges listeners into a time when the Atlantic coast was a theater of danger, intrigue, and opportunity, and the line between hero and villain was often defined
... Přečtěte si více
Disappearing Pure Korean Place Names

Pure place names replaced only to be found in history and memory

podle Lee Ki-bong ...

Having been involved in sorting out and studying Korean place names for 18 years, I feel regretful in my heart. The Hanja transcriptions of pure Korean place names, which were written in old maps and geography books, were organized according to how they sounded. At some point I realized that the Hanja transcriptions were distorted versions of the names that were really used. However, as I had to ... Přečtěte si více

549,00 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

Having been involved in sorting out and studying Korean place names for 18 years, I feel regretful in my heart. The Hanja transcriptions of pure Korean place names, which were written in old maps and geography books, were organized according to how they sounded. At some point I realized that the Hanja transcriptions were distorted versions of the names that were really used. However, as I had to
... Přečtěte si více
Confucian Reform in Chosŏn Korea

Yu Hyŏngwŏn's Pan’gye surok (Volume III)

Upravil: Woosung Bae ...

Série série Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
Pan’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 science by Yu’s contemporaries and continues to be a key text in understanding the intellectual culture of the late Joseon period.Yu describes the ... Přečtěte si více

1 344,14 Kč

Pan’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 science by Yu’s contemporaries and continues to be a key text in understanding the intellectual culture of the late Joseon period.Yu describes the
... Přečtěte si více
The Korean War in World History

Upravil: William Stueck ...

The Korean War in World History features the accomplishments of noted scholars over the last decade and lays the groundwork for the next generation of scholarship. These essays present the latest thinking on the Korean War, focusing on the relationship of one country to the war. William Stueck's introduction and conclusion link each essay to the rich historiography of the event and suggest the war ... Přečtěte si více

598,89 Kč

The Korean War in World History features the accomplishments of noted scholars over the last decade and lays the groundwork for the next generation of scholarship. These essays present the latest thinking on the Korean War, focusing on the relationship of one country to the war. William Stueck's introduction and conclusion link each essay to the rich historiography of the event and suggest the war
... Přečtěte si více
Foreign Friends

Syngman Rhee, American Exceptionalism, and the Division of Korea

podle David P. Fields ...

Série série Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
The division of Korea in August 1945 was one of the most consequential foreign policy decisions of the twentieth century. Despite the enormous impact this split has had on international relations from the Cold War to the present, comparatively little has been done to explain the decision. In Foreign Friends: Syngman Rhee, American Exceptionalism, and the Division of Korea, author David P. Fields ... Přečtěte si více

684,39 Kč

The division of Korea in August 1945 was one of the most consequential foreign policy decisions of the twentieth century. Despite the enormous impact this split has had on international relations from the Cold War to the present, comparatively little has been done to explain the decision. In Foreign Friends: Syngman Rhee, American Exceptionalism, and the Division of Korea, author David P. Fields
... Přečtěte si více
The Koreans

Who They Are, What They Want, Where Their Future Lies

podle Michael Breen ...

An in-depth portrait of the history, culture, and economies of North and South Korea."This is a thoughtful, passionate, and enlightening look at the world's eleventh largest economy and one of its oldest cultures; required reading for the neophyte and Korea hand alike." —Stephen Glain, correspondent for the Boston Globe and author of Mullahs, Merchants, and MilitantsA few decades ago, Koreans were ... Přečtěte si více

273,19 Kč

An in-depth portrait of the history, culture, and economies of North and South Korea."This is a thoughtful, passionate, and enlightening look at the world's eleventh largest economy and one of its oldest cultures; required reading for the neophyte and Korea hand alike." —Stephen Glain, correspondent for the Boston Globe and author of Mullahs, Merchants, and MilitantsA few decades ago, Koreans were
... Přečtěte si více
Historia de Corea

Una guía fascinante de la historia coreana, con episodios como las invasiones mongolas, la división en norte y sur, y la guerra de Corea

podle Captivating History ...

Si quiere descubrir la fascinante historia de Corea, siga leyendo...Hoy en día la península de Corea se divide en dos, pero hubo una época en la que esta península estaba dividida en muchos estados. Con el paso del tiempo, y el asedio de grandes dinastías extranjeras, estas tierras fueron invadidas por diversos clanes y tribus. Ninguno de todos esos poderosos y codiciosos caciques logró prevalecer ... Přečtěte si více

69,00 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

Si quiere descubrir la fascinante historia de Corea, siga leyendo...Hoy en día la península de Corea se divide en dos, pero hubo una época en la que esta península estaba dividida en muchos estados. Con el paso del tiempo, y el asedio de grandes dinastías extranjeras, estas tierras fueron invadidas por diversos clanes y tribus. Ninguno de todos esos poderosos y codiciosos caciques logró prevalecer
... Přečtěte si více
Contemporary Korean Music in Context

Bridging Tradition, Modernity, and the Global Stage

Upravil: Anna Yates-Lu, HeeSook Oh ...

Série série Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This book encloses an interdisciplinary examination of Korean music’s evolution, contextual interactions, and global positioning from historical, sociocultural, and aesthetic perspectives. It brings together various scholarly contributions to analyse Korean music’s transformations, innovations, and cultural suggestions, with a focus on its historical roots and contemporary manifestations. This ... Přečtěte si více

3 500,39 Kč

This book encloses an interdisciplinary examination of Korean music’s evolution, contextual interactions, and global positioning from historical, sociocultural, and aesthetic perspectives. It brings together various scholarly contributions to analyse Korean music’s transformations, innovations, and cultural suggestions, with a focus on its historical roots and contemporary manifestations. This
... Přečtěte si více
Deconstructing A Dictator: The Kim Dynasty

podle Reid Callahan ...

Three generations. One bloodline. A nation of twenty-five million held hostage by a family business where the only product is absolute power. This is the tale of North Korea's ruling Kim family.The official story says the family's patriarch, Kin Il-Sung, was born on a sacred mountain beneath a double rainbow, a guerrilla god who single-handedly drove the Japanese from Korean soil. The truth is ... Přečtěte si více

208,44 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

Three generations. One bloodline. A nation of twenty-five million held hostage by a family business where the only product is absolute power. This is the tale of North Korea's ruling Kim family.The official story says the family's patriarch, Kin Il-Sung, was born on a sacred mountain beneath a double rainbow, a guerrilla god who single-handedly drove the Japanese from Korean soil. The truth is
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The Border - A Journey Around Russia

Capitalist in North Korea

The New History of Korean Civilization

The Aquariums of Pyongyang

Insect Histories of East Asia

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

Carving Status at Kŭmgangsan

Japan Diary

Hanok: The Korean House

Remapping the World in East Asia

Korean Ceramics

DMZ Crossing

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

Past Forward

Transnational Encounters between Germany and Korea

The Pirates Of The New England Coast 1630 1730

Disappearing Pure Korean Place Names

Confucian Reform in Chosŏn Korea

The Korean War in World History

Foreign Friends

The Koreans

Historia de Corea

Contemporary Korean Music in Context

Deconstructing A Dictator: The Kim Dynasty