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日本第45屆「三得利學藝獎」得獎作品新近研究集成　寫給新世代的韓半島簡明通史◆透過東亞國際關係一線學者的宏大視角深入黨派鬥爭與地緣政治的暗流湧動揭開近代韓國歷史背後的角力真相--------------綜觀韓國歷史，朝鮮半島不僅是外部勢力爭奪的棋盤，更是內部激烈政爭與追求獨立的血淚體現。歷經高麗、朝鮮王朝到韓國，各股力量在半島上相互拉扯裂解，最終促成南北分治的獨立。「分裂」，是理解朝鮮半島歷史的關鍵詞。這是一部全面性的朝鮮半島通史，以地緣政治視角切入，精簡且有系統地概述半島是如何、以及為何走向分裂，幫助讀者掌握關鍵。本書拉長討論時間軸，從 14 世紀高麗王朝衰落與朝鮮王朝建立，17世紀與周邊斡旋，19世紀列強進逼，直至 20 世紀中葉韓戰停戰，仔細爬梳這六百年間造成半島分裂的各種歷史驅動力，包括歷朝各朋黨的傾軋，以及來自日、清、俄的競逐角力。書中鋪陳這些內部政治鬥爭與外部權力平衡的驅動力是如何出現 ... Read more

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日本第45屆「三得利學藝獎」得獎作品新近研究集成　寫給新世代的韓半島簡明通史◆透過東亞國際關係一線學者的宏大視角深入黨派鬥爭與地緣政治的暗流湧動揭開近代韓國歷史背後的角力真相--------------綜觀韓國歷史，朝鮮半島不僅是外部勢力爭奪的棋盤，更是內部激烈政爭與追求獨立的血淚體現。歷經高麗、朝鮮王朝到韓國，各股力量在半島上相互拉扯裂解，最終促成南北分治的獨立。「分裂」，是理解朝鮮半島歷史的關鍵詞。這是一部全面性的朝鮮半島通史，以地緣政治視角切入，精簡且有系統地概述半島是如何、以及為何走向分裂，幫助讀者掌握關鍵。本書拉長討論時間軸，從 14 世紀高麗王朝衰落與朝鮮王朝建立，17世紀與周邊斡旋，19世紀列強進逼，直至 20 世紀中葉韓戰停戰，仔細爬梳這六百年間造成半島分裂的各種歷史驅動力，包括歷朝各朋黨的傾軋，以及來自日、清、俄的競逐角力。書中鋪陳這些內部政治鬥爭與外部權力平衡的驅動力是如何出現
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Act of War

Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the Capture of the Spy Ship Pueblo

by Jack Cheevers ...

**WINNER OF THE SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON AWARD FOR NAVAL LITERATURE“I devoured Act of War the way I did Flyboys, Flags of Our Fathers and Lost in Shangri-la.”—Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author**In 1968, the small, dilapidated American spy ship USS Pueblo set out to pinpoint military radar stations along the coast of North Korea. Though packed with advanced electronic-surveillance ... Read more

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**WINNER OF THE SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON AWARD FOR NAVAL LITERATURE“I devoured Act of War the way I did Flyboys, Flags of Our Fathers and Lost in Shangri-la.”—Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author**In 1968, the small, dilapidated American spy ship USS Pueblo set out to pinpoint military radar stations along the coast of North Korea. Though packed with advanced electronic-surveillance
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Becoming Kim Jong Un

A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator

by Jung H. Pak ...

A groundbreaking account of the rise of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un—from his nuclear ambitions to his summits with President Donald J. Trump—by a leading American expert“Shrewdly sheds light on the world’s most recognizable mysterious leader, his life and what’s really going on behind the curtain.”—NewsweekWhen Kim Jong Un became the leader of North Korea following his father's death in 2011, ... Read more

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A groundbreaking account of the rise of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un—from his nuclear ambitions to his summits with President Donald J. Trump—by a leading American expert“Shrewdly sheds light on the world’s most recognizable mysterious leader, his life and what’s really going on behind the curtain.”—NewsweekWhen Kim Jong Un became the leader of North Korea following his father's death in 2011,
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A Dragon's Head and a Serpent's Tail

Ming China and the First Great East Asian War, 1592–1598

by Dr. Kenneth M. Swope, Ph.D ...

Series series Campaigns and Commanders Series
The invasion of Korea by Japanese troops in May of 1592 was no ordinary military expedition: it was one of the decisive events in Asian history and the most tragic for the Korean peninsula until the mid-twentieth century. Japanese overlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi envisioned conquering Korea, Ming China, and eventually all of Asia; but Korea’s appeal to China’s Emperor Wanli for assistance triggered a ... Read more

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The invasion of Korea by Japanese troops in May of 1592 was no ordinary military expedition: it was one of the decisive events in Asian history and the most tragic for the Korean peninsula until the mid-twentieth century. Japanese overlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi envisioned conquering Korea, Ming China, and eventually all of Asia; but Korea’s appeal to China’s Emperor Wanli for assistance triggered a
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5.18光州！光州！——決定韓國命運，光州民主化運動全記錄

Gwangju uprising: the rebellion for democracy in South Korea

by 黃晳暎, 李在儀, 田龍浩, 光州民主化運動紀念事業會 ...

Translated by 林瑞 ...

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★★光州民主化運動45周年紀念★★★★台灣第一本光州運動專書★★●何謂「國家」？走過戒嚴大哉問！——八○年代亞洲國家民主化運動浪潮先鋒！光州事件是認識現代韓國的關鍵，後續處理更為轉型正義的研究樹立重要典範●以倖存者視角描述事件始末！——韓國政府進行真相調查時第一手引用來源！從禁書到地下暢銷書，首部代表人民心聲、全面記錄光州民主化運動過程專書★榮獲——2017年韓國「萬海文學獎」特別獎★韓文版作者——黃皙暎，韓國最具代表性國民作家，戒嚴年代親身犯險★台灣版專業審訂——朱立熙教授，韓國史、光州事件研究權威＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝時至今日，本書不再只是一本血與淚的記錄，而是一個朝向正義與和平社會的里程碑。──黃晳暎（韓國最具代表性國民作家）1979年10月26日，長期實行獨裁的韓國總統朴正熙無預警地遭心腹槍殺，國家陷入權力真... ... Read more

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★★光州民主化運動45周年紀念★★★★台灣第一本光州運動專書★★●何謂「國家」？走過戒嚴大哉問！——八○年代亞洲國家民主化運動浪潮先鋒！光州事件是認識現代韓國的關鍵，後續處理更為轉型正義的研究樹立重要典範●以倖存者視角描述事件始末！——韓國政府進行真相調查時第一手引用來源！從禁書到地下暢銷書，首部代表人民心聲、全面記錄光州民主化運動過程專書★榮獲——2017年韓國「萬海文學獎」特別獎★韓文版作者——黃皙暎，韓國最具代表性國民作家，戒嚴年代親身犯險★台灣版專業審訂——朱立熙教授，韓國史、光州事件研究權威＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝時至今日，本書不再只是一本血與淚的記錄，而是一個朝向正義與和平社會的里程碑。──黃晳暎（韓國最具代表性國民作家）1979年10月26日，長期實行獨裁的韓國總統朴正熙無預警地遭心腹槍殺，國家陷入權力真...
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