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  • In Order to Live

    A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

    by Yeonmi Park, Maryanne Vollers ...
    **“I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea.” —Yeonmi Park“One of the most harrowing stories I have ever heard—and one of the most inspiring.” —The Bookseller**In In Order to Live, Yeonmi Park shines a light not just into the darkest corners of life in North Korea, describing the deprivation and deception she endured and which millions ... Read more

    PHP589.99

  • Escape from Camp 14

    One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West

    by Blaine Harden ...
    **“If you have a soul, you will be changed forever by Blaine Harden’s *Escape from Camp 14." —*Mitchell Zuckoff, New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Shangri-LaThe heartwrenching New York Times bestseller about the only known person born inside a North Korean prison camp to have escaped**North Korea’s political prison camps have existed twice as long as Stalin’s Soviet gulags and twelve ... Read more

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  • Pacific

    Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers

    by Simon Winchester ...
    One of Library Journal’s 10 Best Books of 2015Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its role in the modern world, exploring our relationship with this imposing force of nature.As the Mediterranean shaped the classical world, and the Atlantic connected Europe to ... Read more

    PHP668.09

  • The Birth of Korean Cool

    How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture

    by Euny Hong ...
    A FRESH, FUNNY, UP-CLOSE LOOK AT HOW SOUTH KOREA REMADE ITSELF AS THE WORLD'S POP CULTURE POWERHOUSE OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURYBy now, everyone in the world knows the song "Gangnam Style" and Psy, an instantly recognizable star. But the song's international popularity is no passing fad. "Gangnam Style" is only one tool in South Korea's extraordinarily elaborate and effective strategy to become a ... Read more

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  • Ghost Flames

    Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953

    by Charles J. Hanley ...
    A powerful, character-driven narrative of the Korean War from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who helped uncover some of its longest-held and darkest secrets.The war that broke out in Korea on a Sunday morning seventy years ago has come to be recognized as a critical turning point in modern history -- as the first great clash of arms of the Cold War, the last conflict between superpowers, the ... Read more

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  • Togani

    by Ji-young Gong, Bruce Fulton ...
    Translated by Bruce Fulton, Ju-Chan Fulton ...
    Series series Modern Korean Fiction
    Atmospheric and fast-paced, this novel of manners set in a provincial South Korean city leads readers through the silent corridors of a school for hearing-impaired children and the city’s foggy back streets and murky centers of power to a stirring courtroom climax. Gong Ji-young’s Togani (The Crucible), published in Korean in 2009, is based on a historic case of child sexual abuse at a state-run ... Read more

    PHP1,286.89

  • A Thousand Miles to Freedom

    My Escape from North Korea

    by Eunsun Kim, Sébastien Falletti ...
    Translated by 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 ... Read more

    PHP557.69

  • A History of Korea

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

    by 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 ... Read more

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  • Samsung Rising

    The Inside Story of the South Korean Giant That Set Out to Beat Apple and Conquer Tech

    by Geoffrey Cain ...
    **An explosive exposé of Samsung that “reads like a dynastic thriller, rolling through three generations of family intrigue, embezzlement, bribery, corruption, prostitution, and other bad behavior” (The Wall Street Journal).LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD**Based on years of reporting on Samsung for The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, and Time, ... Read more

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  • Palaces of Korea

    by Kim Dong uk ...
    Series series Korean Culture Series
    Korean Culture Series 3Palaces of KoreaThis book introduces the historical background and unique architectural styles of Korea’s palaces, which can be differentiated from the influences of East Asian palace architecture. The book offers descriptions of East Asian capitals and palaces, a brief history of palaces in Korea, the everyday life and ceremonies of palaces, Korean palace architecture, and ... Read more

    PHP307.38

  • The Hidden History of the Korean War, 1950–1951

    by I. F. Stone ...
    Series Book 10 - Forbidden Bookshelf
    "A great journalist" raises troubling questions about the forgotten war in this courageous, controversial book—with a new introduction by Bruce Cumings ( The Baltimore Sun)."Much about the Korean War is still hidden, and much will long remain hidden. I believe I have succeeded in throwing new light on its origins." —From the author's prefaceIn 1945 US troops arrived in Korea for what would become ... Read more

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  • William Franklin Sands in Late Choson Korea

    At the Deathbed of Empire, 1896–1904

    by Wayne Patterson ...
    After graduation from Georgetown University in 1896, William Franklin Sands joined the US diplomatic corps as second secretary in Tokyo. His year there sparked his interest in East Asia, so when a position in Korea opened, he took it, with the help of his influential father, an admiral in the US navy. For two years he served under US Minister Horace Allen until a more powerful position opened as ... Read more

    PHP4,327.09

  • Four Seasons

    by Han-Jae Lee ...
    Four SeasonsBy: Han-Jae LeeThis essay collection recounts the modern and contemporary history of Korea through the life of the author. Korea was a poorly developed country that was devastated during the Japanese colonial period in the early 20th century, followed by liberation, and the Korean War. In the process, there was a time when many Korean people gathered their strength to create something ... Read more

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  • The Korean War Remembered

    Contested Memories of an Unended Conflict

    by Michael J. Devine ...
    Series series Studies in War, Society, and the Military
    Michael J. Devine provides a fresh, wide-ranging, and international perspective on the contested memory of the 1950–1953 conflict that left the Korean Peninsula divided along a heavily fortified demilitarized zone. His work examines “theaters of memory,” including literature, popular culture, public education efforts, monuments, and museums in the United States, China, and the two Koreas, to ... Read more

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  • Everlasting Flower

    A History of Korea

    by Keith Pratt ...
    South Korea – a democratic high-tech Asian Tiger and flamboyant host of the 2002 World Cup; North Korea – a secretive dictatorship on Bush’s notorious ‘axis of evil’, with a controversial nuclear program and a poverty-stricken population. These two Koreas seem worlds apart, separated along the 38th parallel by the last active ‘cold war’ frontier. But North and South Korea share a common history ... Read more

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  • History Of Korea For Kids: A History Series - Children Explore Histories Of The World Edition

    by Baby Professor ...
    Learn about the land of kimchi – Korea! It is an Asian powerhouse that stands next to Japan in terms of technological achievements. Through this educational book, your child can go on a virtual tour around the country. Aside from the learnings, your child will also love the pictures and presentation of information here. Grab a copy now! ... Read more

    PHP276.69

  • Poems and Stories for Overcoming Idleness

    P’ahan chip by Yi Illo

    Translated by Dennis Wuerthner ...
    by Robert E. Buswell, Jr. ...
    Series Book 13 - Korean Classics Library: Historical Materials
    Poems and Stories for Overcoming Idleness is the first complete translation in any Western language of P’ahan chip, the earliest Korean work of sihwa (C. shihua; “remarks on poetry”) and one of the oldest extant Korean sources. The collection was written and compiled by Yi Illo (1152–1220) during the mid-Koryǒ dynasty (918–1392). *P’*ahan chip features poetry composed in Literary Chinese (the ... Read more

    PHP1,663.19

  • Colonizing Language

    Cultural Production and Language Politics in Modern Japan and Korea

    by Christina Yi ...
    With the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 1894, Japan embarked on a policy of territorial expansion that would claim Taiwan and Korea, among others. Assimilation policies led to a significant body of literature written in Japanese by colonial writers by the 1930s. After its unconditional surrender in 1945, Japan abruptly receded to a nation-state, establishing its present-day borders. ... Read more

    PHP4,157.39

  • Yi Hwang's Letter

    I am deeply disappointed

    by Hyundai Research Institute, Choi, Seunghui ...
    Series series Letters From the Fathers 01
    Who could possible know a person better than his or her parents? We will read the letters of the great men from Chosun, who were "fathers" before they were scholars, officers and writers. What kind of letter did Lee Hwang (Toegye, 1501-1570), scholar and civil servant from the mid-Chosun era, send to his son who had lost confidence and have given up the state exam? Let's listen to the voice of the ... Read more

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  • Over the Mountains Are Mountains

    Korean Peasant Households and Their Adaptations to Rapid Industrialization

    by Clark W. Sorensen ...
    Series series Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
    Clark Sorensen presents a description of the economic and ecological organization of rural Korean domestic groups and an analysis of their adaption to the changes brought about by Korea's rapid industrialization.Still one of the only book-length studies of rural, peasant Korean households, Over the Mountains Are Mountains shows how the industrialization of Korea led neither to the ... Read more

    PHP1,940.39

  • Reassessing the Park Chung Hee Era, 1961-1979

    Development, Political Thought, Democracy, and Cultural Influence

    Edited by Clark W. Sorensen, Hyung-A Kim ...
    Series series Center For Korea Studies Publications
    The Republic of Korea achieved a double revolution in the second half of the twentieth century. In just over three decades, South Korea transformed itself from an underdeveloped, agrarian country into an affluent, industrialized one. At the same time, democracy replaced a long series of military authoritarian regimes. These historic changes began under President Park Chung Hee, who seized power ... Read more

    PHP2,494.79

  • Colonial Rule and Social Change in Korea, 1910-1945

    Edited by Clark W. Sorensen, Hong Yung Lee, Yong-Chool Ha ...
    Series series Center For Korea Studies Publications
    Colonial Rule and Social Change in Korea 1910-1945 highlights the complex interaction between indigenous activity and colonial governance, emphasizing how Japanese rule adapted to Korean and missionary initiatives, as well as how Koreans found space within the colonial system to show agency. Topics covered range from economic development and national identity to education and family; from peasant ... Read more

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  • Global Perspectives on Korean Literature

    by Wook-Dong Kim ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book explores Korean literature from a broadly global perspective from the mid-9th century to the present, with special emphasis on how it has been influenced by, as well as it has influenced, literatures of other nations. Beginning with the Korean version of the King Midas and his ass’s ears tale in the Silla dynasty, it moves on to discuss Ewa, what might be called the first missionary ... Read more

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  • A Short History of the Korean War

    by James L. Stokesbury ...
    This concise military history volume is "an excellent, coherent book that covers the major events of the Korean War admirably" ( Army ).Historian James L. Stokesbury, author of A Short History of World War I and A Short History of World War II, summarizes the important events of the Korean War, citing all the major battles and key players in the conflict."Reducing an entire war to manageab... ... Read more

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