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  • Nothing to Envy: Real Lives In North Korea

    Real Lives In North Korea

    by Barbara Demick ...
    North Korea is Orwell"s 1984 made reality: it is the only country in the world not connected to the internet; Gone with the Wind is a dangerous, banned book; during political rallies, spies study your expression to check your sincerity. After the death of the country"s great leader Kim Il Sung in 1994, famine descended, and Nothing to Envy - winner of the 2010 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non ... Read more

    R227,46

  • The Korean War

    by Max Hastings ...
    The Korean War is journalist and military historian Sir Max Hastings’ compelling account of the forgotten war.'The best narrative history of the Korean conflict' – GuardianOn 25 June 1950 the invasion of South Korea by the Communist North launched one of the bloodiest conflicts of the last century. The seemingly limitless power of the Chinese-backed North was thrown against the ferocious firepower ... Read more

    R348,78

  • Without You, There Is No Us

    My secret life teaching the sons of North Korea’s elite

    by Suki Kim ...
    It is 2011, and all universities in North Korea have been shut down for an entire year, except for the all-male Pyongyang University of Science and Technology. This is where Suki Kim has accepted a job teaching English. Over the next six months she will eat three meals a day with her young charges and struggle to teach them to write, all under the watchful eye of the regime.Life at the university ... Read more

    R322,22

  • 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

    R168,81

  • The Border - A Journey Around Russia

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020

    by Erika Fatland ...
    Translated by 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 ... Read more

    R308,53

  • The Korean War: History in an Hour

    by Andrew Mulholland ...
    Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Bringing together the military mights of the Soviet Union, China, North Korea, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United Nations States, the Korean War raged for three years from 1950 to 1953. Not only the result of a carving of Korean territories following the Pacific conflicts of the Second World War, it was also a battle of ideologies ... Read more

    R53,58 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Five Broken Blades

    Discover the Sunday Times bestselling adventure fantasy filled with assassins, betrayal and magic

    by Mai Corland ...
    Series Book 1 - The Broken Blades
    FROM THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF VERITY GUILDFive ruthless killers. Five deadly motives. One King - who must die. Six of Crows meets Kill Bill in a feast of treason and seduction set against a dazzling fantasy backdrop inspired by Korean myth and legend'This dazzling fantasy has it all: a richly developed world, a captivating ensemble cast, and a twisty, action-packed quest' KAREN ... Read more

    R104,98

  • Impeaching the Impeachment

    Justice for President Park Geun-Hye

    by Peter Pyungwoo Kim ...
    Park Geun-hye was truly a political phenomenon. She was elected democratically, twice chosen as the leader of her party, and served in the South Korean legislature for over fourteen years. Her countrymen dubbed her the “Queen of Elections” for her successful leadership in winning her own elections and steering her party to great electoral victories. Yet in 2016–2017, she was impeached and ... Read more

    R63,12

  • The Coldest Winter

    by David Halberstam ...
    Up until now, the Korean War has been the black hole of modern American history. The Coldest Winter changes that, giving readers a masterful narrative of the political decisions and miscalculations on both sides. He charts the disastrous path that led to the massive entry of Chinese forces near the Yalu, and that caught Douglas MacArthur and his soldiers by surprise. He provides astonishingly ... Read more

    R196,06

  • History of Korea

    A Captivating Guide to Korean History, Including Events Such as the Mongol Invasions, the Split into North and South, and the Korean War

    by Captivating History ...
    If you want to discover the captivating history of Korea, then keep reading...The Korean Peninsula today is divided into two, but there was a time when this peninsula was divided into many states. Over the course of time, and besieged by expansive transient dynasties outside of this modest piece of land, many clans and tribes overran their lands. Of all those malicious and greedy potential ... Read more

    R59,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Masks That Caught Death

    by Jack Han ...
    What if laughter could trap death itself? On Korea's storm-battered southern coast, fishermen once faced a plague that fed on fear—until a Dragon King appeared in dreams with an impossible prescription: carve five masks and laugh the darkness out. In this riveting exploration of the Ogwangdae myth, discover how a forgotten Korean ritual became the most subversive spiritual practice on earth ... Read more

    R168,92

  • 韩国研究论丛（2022年第1辑/总第43辑）

    by 复旦大学韩国研究中心 ...
    《韩国研究论丛》（简称论丛）为我社老集刊，自2012年起在我社出版，每年出版两辑。论丛为我社优秀集刊、CSSCI来源集刊，作者多为相关研究领域专家，多数文章质量质量比较高。本书稿为论丛总第43辑，2022年第一辑。本辑论丛共包括十余篇文章，主要分为三个栏目：政治与外交、历史与文化、社会与经济。 ... Read more

    R391,49 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The God Susanoo and Korea in Japan’s Cultural Memory

    Ancient Myths and Modern Empire

    by David Weiss ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Shinto Studies
    This book discusses how ancient Japanese mythology was utilized during the colonial period to justify the annexation of Korea to Japan, with special focus on the god Susanoo. Described as an ambivalent figure and wanderer between the worlds, Susanoo served as a foil to set off the sun goddess, who played an important role in the modern construction of a Japanese national identity.Susanoo inhabited ... Read more

    R563,49

  • Ancient China 221 BCE - 1644 AD

    Emperors To Philosophers & Walls To Masterpieces

    by A.J. Kingston ...
    Uncover the Majesty of Ancient China: Emperors to Philosophers & Walls to MasterpiecesAre you ready to embark on a captivating journey through the heart of Ancient China, a civilization that spans over two millennia? Introducing our exclusive book bundle, "Ancient China 221 BCE - 1644 AD: Emperors to Philosophers & Walls to Masterpieces." This carefully curated collection consists of four ... Read more

    R85,89

  • Political Leadership in Korea

    Edited by Chae-Jin Lee, Dae-Sook Suh ...
    Included in this volume are studies of the traditional leadership of the Yi dynasty as well as twentieth-century legislative, party, and bureaucratic leadership, and an evaluation of views of political leaders in South Korea, as well as two studies of the Communist system in North Korea. ... Read more

    R535,20

  • International Aid and South Korea

    Experience from Recipient to Donor

    Edited by Sojin Lim ...
    Series series Routledge Research on Korea
    This book explores South Korea’s experience as an aid recipient, as an aid donor, and as an inter‑Korea aid provider.Analysing case studies of international aid both received and dispensed by South Korea, from the end of the Korean War until the present day, this collection provides a novel lens through which to explore South Korea’s development pathway. While it examines the cases of Italian and ... Read more

    R1 231,24

  • The Master from Mountains and Fields

    Prose Writings of Hwadam, Sŏ Kyŏngdŏk

    Translated by Dr. Isabelle Sancho ...
    by Robert E. Buswell, Jr. ...
    Series series Korean Classics Library: Philosophy and Religion
    The Master from Mountains and Fields is a fully annotated translation of the prose texts from the “collected works” of Sŏ Kyŏngdŏk (1489–1546), an influential Confucian scholar from the early Chosŏn period (1392-1910). A native of Songdo (also known as Kaesŏng) in present-day North Korea, Sŏ has loomed large in the Korean cultural imagination and appeared as an exceptional sage and popular hero in ... Read more

    R382,25

  • Sustainable Development and Local Government in South Korea

    The Politics of Eco-city Transition

    by Youngah Guahk ...
    Series series Routledge Research on Korea
    This book addresses one of the key issues of our time, the process of sustainable transition in modern, industrial societies, by looking at the dynamics associated with this objective at the decentralised local level in South Korea.The creation of eco-cities is a crucial aspect in the ongoing urbanisation of East Asia, and this book investigates specific examples of Korean local governments ... Read more

    R1 231,24

  • The Koreas

    by Charles K. Armstrong ...
    Presenting a succinct, historically informed introduction to North and South Korea, the second edition of The Koreas considers the radically different ways these countries have dealt with the growing challenges of globalization. Since the first edition’s publication, the economic, political, and social differences have only intensified, making evident the relevancy and importance of Armstrong’s ... Read more

    R1 308,21

  • North Korea’s New Diplomacy

    Challenging Political Isolation in the 21st Century

    by Virginie Grzelczyk ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book examines how North Korea has managed to weather an uncertain political future and catastrophic economic system since the end of the Cold War. Emerging as a state that has successfully developed and tested missiles and nuclear weapons, North Korea has consolidated the Kim family dynasty through the appointment of Kim Jong Un as Pyongyang’s latest strongman. The author provides an ... Read more

    R2 137,49

  • Maritime Gray Zone Operations

    Challenges and Countermeasures in the Indo-Pacific

    Edited by Andrew S Erickson ...
    Series series Cass Series: Naval Policy and History
    This book addresses the issues raised by Chinese and North Korean maritime ‘gray zone’ activities in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.For years, China has been harassing its neighbors in South China Sea and East China Sea, employing both coast guard and maritime militia forces, in the name of safeguarding Chinese sovereignty. This behavior is frequently characterized as constituting ‘gray zone’ ... Read more

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  • The Sensational Proletarian

    Leftist Cultures in Colonial Korea

    by Kimberly Chung ...
    Starving ghosts, anguished farmers, and grieving mothers. Floating heads, gaunt bodies, and masses of bodily fluids. Such are the visceral sensations, exaggerated affects, and suffering subjects that characterized leftist Korean cultural production in the 1920s and 1930s. In popular fiction, print cartoons, reportage, and other emergent forms of mass culture, scenes detailing the spectacular ... Read more

    R993,93

  • China

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Harry Alverson Franck ...
    Harry A. Franck's vivid travel narrative opens China not as a distant mystery, but as a living civilization he has known through years of hard journeying, close contact with ordinary people, and firsthand observation. With photographs and an educator's purpose, he invites readers to see the Chinese as fellow human beings and to understand how study of other nations can foster respect and peace. ... Read more

    R49,00

  • Rogue Regime

    Kim Jong Il and the Looming Threat of North Korea

    by Jasper Becker ...
    What happens when a dictator wins absolute power and isolates a nation from the outside world? In a nightmare of political theory stretched to madness, North Korea's Kim Jong Il made himself into a living god, surrounded by lies and flattery and beyond criticism. As over two million of his subjects starved to death, Kim Jong Il roamed between palaces staffed by the most beautiful girls in the ... Read more

    R292,32