Published in. 1668, the book introduced Korea for the first time to wide Western readership. Korean envoys who regularly visited Beijing came under the ...

This book, divided by periods, helps readers to understand the main events and overall characteristics of Korean history. It covers each era's political systems ...

This book is a historical text that covers Korean history from its foundation to the modern era. It especially deals with pre-modern societies of Korea in ...

This is a brief introduction to Korea from its inception to modern day. Korea is located on the eastern edge of Eurasia, between China and Japan.

The Korean Wave (Hallyu, 한류, 韓流) refers to the increased popularity of South Korean culture around the world since 1990s. The term was coined in China in ...

The aim of this book is to introduce the overall history and culture of Korea through 19 different pieces of culture that are currently on the. Korean peninsula ...

Popular images associated with South Korea's economic resurgence following the Korean War tend to be associated with the period of.

Korea, which is believed to trace back its origin to the early part of the third millennium B.C., belongs to the group of three East Asian countries.1 It ...

This text is a valuable resource for students of Korean history, international politics and Asian studies. Adrian Buzo is a former senior lecturer in Korean ...

It traces the origin, formation, and various historical stages through which the language has passed, from Old Korean through to the present day. Each chapter ...