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**　　每個事件都與中國、世界歷史對照****　　一目瞭然，給記憶一個重要的位置****　　◎ 乾乾脆脆的，把韓國歷史一次給理清楚**　　本書以歷史故事的形式為基礎，以時間為序，精選重大事件、風雲人物、輝煌成就、燦爛文化等內容，使讀者可以從歷史中汲取睿見卓識，深化並且拓展人生閱歷。　　「朝鮮」這個國名，意思是「朝日之鮮」，因為半島位於大陸東部，可以提早看到太陽，故有此美名。這個名字出現在箕子時代，後來又被明太祖朱元璋欽定為李氏王朝的國名。「韓國」的「韓」源自於半島南部的三韓部落，根據考究，是東亞通古語系「廣大」、「寬闊」的意思。朝鮮半島的「漢江」，以及蒙古、鮮卑等部族首領「可汗」，也是同源詞彙。**　　◎ 韓西年表對照，不錯過每個重要的事件**　　本書採用編年體制，按照歷史順序編寫，以時間為序，精選重大事件、風雲人物、輝煌成就等內容，讓讀者可以輕鬆讀歷史。　 ... Read more

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**　　每個事件都與中國、世界歷史對照****　　一目瞭然，給記憶一個重要的位置****　　◎ 乾乾脆脆的，把韓國歷史一次給理清楚**　　本書以歷史故事的形式為基礎，以時間為序，精選重大事件、風雲人物、輝煌成就、燦爛文化等內容，使讀者可以從歷史中汲取睿見卓識，深化並且拓展人生閱歷。　　「朝鮮」這個國名，意思是「朝日之鮮」，因為半島位於大陸東部，可以提早看到太陽，故有此美名。這個名字出現在箕子時代，後來又被明太祖朱元璋欽定為李氏王朝的國名。「韓國」的「韓」源自於半島南部的三韓部落，根據考究，是東亞通古語系「廣大」、「寬闊」的意思。朝鮮半島的「漢江」，以及蒙古、鮮卑等部族首領「可汗」，也是同源詞彙。**　　◎ 韓西年表對照，不錯過每個重要的事件**　　本書採用編年體制，按照歷史順序編寫，以時間為序，精選重大事件、風雲人物、輝煌成就等內容，讓讀者可以輕鬆讀歷史。　
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Korean Sketches

by James Scarth Gale ...

A Presbyterian missionary gives a rare eye-witness account of 19th century KoreaThis eBook edition of Korean Sketches by James Scarth Gale, originally published in 1898, is annotated with historical background and contains detailed Table Of Contents and NavigationWhat's In The BookFirst ImpressionsThe CoolieThe Yalu And BeyondFrom Poverty To RichesThe Korean PonyAcross KoreaThe Korean<... ... Read more

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A Presbyterian missionary gives a rare eye-witness account of 19th century KoreaThis eBook edition of Korean Sketches by James Scarth Gale, originally published in 1898, is annotated with historical background and contains detailed Table Of Contents and NavigationWhat's In The BookFirst ImpressionsThe CoolieThe Yalu And BeyondFrom Poverty To RichesThe Korean PonyAcross KoreaThe Korean<...
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Surviving Imperial Intrigues

Korea’s Struggle for Neutrality amid Empires, 1882–1907

by Sangpil Jin ...

Series series Hawai‘i Studies on Korea
In Surviving Imperial Intrigues, Sangpil Jin explores how successful Korean neutralization could have radically transformed the balance of power equation in East Asia. He conducted multilocational archival work, analyzing documents from the Austro-Hungarian Empire Ministry of Foreign Affairs, British Foreign Office, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, German Foreign Office, Japanese Ministry of ... Read more

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In Surviving Imperial Intrigues, Sangpil Jin explores how successful Korean neutralization could have radically transformed the balance of power equation in East Asia. He conducted multilocational archival work, analyzing documents from the Austro-Hungarian Empire Ministry of Foreign Affairs, British Foreign Office, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, German Foreign Office, Japanese Ministry of
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The Other Great Game

The Opening of Korea and the Birth of Modern East Asia

by Sheila Miyoshi Jager ...

Winner of the Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History.A dramatic new telling of the dawn of modern East Asia, placing Korea at the center of a transformed world order wrought by imperial greed and devastating wars.In the nineteenth century, Russia participated in two “great games”: one, well known, pitted the tsar’s empire against Britain in Central Asia. The other, hitherto unrecognized but ... Read more

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Winner of the Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History.A dramatic new telling of the dawn of modern East Asia, placing Korea at the center of a transformed world order wrought by imperial greed and devastating wars.In the nineteenth century, Russia participated in two “great games”: one, well known, pitted the tsar’s empire against Britain in Central Asia. The other, hitherto unrecognized but
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Korea's Syngman Rhee

An Unauthorized Portrait

by Richard C. Allen ...

This book of Korean history is an unofficial and exceptionally honest biography of South Korea's deposed chief executive, Syngman Rhee.Rhee's career spanned the decades between the late-nineteenth-century period of China's suzerainty in Korea and the revolt of April 1960 and reached a peak of popularity following his country's liberation at the end of World War II. Yet, twelve years later he was ... Read more

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This book of Korean history is an unofficial and exceptionally honest biography of South Korea's deposed chief executive, Syngman Rhee.Rhee's career spanned the decades between the late-nineteenth-century period of China's suzerainty in Korea and the revolt of April 1960 and reached a peak of popularity following his country's liberation at the end of World War II. Yet, twelve years later he was
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Yalu River 1950–51

The Chinese spring the trap on MacArthur

by Clayton K. S. Chun ...

Series Book 346 - Campaign
This gripping study details the crisis point of the Korean War: the UN advance across into North Korea and the following Chinese offensive that drove the forces back south of the 38th Parallel.Following the Inchon landings and the breakout from the Pusan Perimeter, UN forces crossed the North Korean border on 9 October and moved on the capital Pyongyang. Many in America believed the war would be ... Read more

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This gripping study details the crisis point of the Korean War: the UN advance across into North Korea and the following Chinese offensive that drove the forces back south of the 38th Parallel.Following the Inchon landings and the breakout from the Pusan Perimeter, UN forces crossed the North Korean border on 9 October and moved on the capital Pyongyang. Many in America believed the war would be
... Read more

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