Asia - Korea
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Korean Messiah: Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea’s Personality Cult
$36.00 Read moreA landmark history of North Korea, told through the rise of the Kim dynasty and its surprising ties to American Christianity–a spectacular, penetrating account of a world like no other
North Korea. T- Author: Cheng, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 768
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 1524733490
- Language: English
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A Fractured Liberation: Korea Under Us Occupation
$29.95 Add to cartA poignant return to Korea’s forgotten “Asian Spring”–a moment ripe with possibility denied by the postwar US military occupation.
When Japanese imperial rule ended in August 1945, the Korean peninsu- Author: Chang, Kornel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 0674258436
- Language: English
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Polarizing Dreams: Gangnam and Popular Culture in Globalizing Korea
$45.00 Read moreAnyone genuinely curious about what makes South Korean pop culture tick should look no further than Gangnam. Celebrated in a song by an unlikely K-pop superstar named Psy in 2012, Gangnam is the epice
- Series: Asia Pop!
- Author: Kim, Pil Ho
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 236
- Publish Date: December 31 2024
- ISBN10: 082489751X
- Language: English
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Korea: A New History of South and North
$18.00 Add to cartA major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day
“Cha and Pacheco Pardo have years of expertise in Korean international relations. . . . A crisp and ba- Author: Cha, Victor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 0300278705
- Language: English
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The Rebel and the Kingdom: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime
$29.00 Read moreHow did an Ivy League activist become a global fugitive? The New York Times bestselling co-author of Billion Dollar Whale and Blood and Oil chronicles the heart-pounding tale of a self-taught operativ… [more below]
- Author: Hope, Bradley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0593240650
- Language: English
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Korea’s Place in the Sun: A Modern History
$24.95 Read moreKorea has endured a “fractured, shattered twentieth century,” and this updated edition brings Bruce Cumings’s leading history of the modern era into the present. The small country, overshadowed in the… [more below]
- Author: Cumings, Bruce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: September 17 2005
- ISBN10: 0393327027
- Language: English
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One Left
$22.95 Read moreDuring the Pacific War, more than 200,000 Korean girls were forced into sexual servitude for Japanese soldiers. They lived in horrific conditions in “comfort stations” across Japanese-occupied territo
- Author: Soom, Kim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 15 2020
- ISBN10: 0295747668
- Language: English
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The Korean Mind: Understanding Contemporary Korean Culture
$15.99 Add to cartUnderstanding a people and their culture through code words and language.
Today, South Korea is an economic, technological and entertainment superpower. How, as a country, did they rebound from war, p- Author: De Mente, Boye Lafayette
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 24 2018
- ISBN10: 0804848157
- Language: English
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Budoji: A Tale of the Divine City of Ancient Korea with an Overview of Korean Shamanism
$25.00 Add to cartA powerful ancient story of indigenous Korea about the creation of the universe, the dawn of humanity, and more.
Now available in English for the first time, with an overview of Korean Shamanism
An esse
- Author: Cho, Sungje
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 180
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 9798986937304
- Language: English
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Korean War: A Captivating Guide to Korean War History
$29.99 Add to cartExplore how the Korean War Started, the Aftermath and the Events in Between
The narrative of the Korean War in the West, and particularly in the United States, tells the tale of a conflict between two
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: April 09 2020
- ISBN10: 1647485517
- Language: English
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Korea at a Glance (Full Color): Quick and Easy Visual Book To Help You Learn and Understand Korea !
$12.95 Add to cartWant to learn and understand Korea in a quick and easy way? Then this book is for you KOREA AT A GLANCE: Quick and Easy Visual Book To Help You Learn and Understand Korea is full of intuitive, easy-t
- Author: Media, Fandom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: February 26 2019
- ISBN10: 9791188195503
- Language: English
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Korean Ancient Origins: Stories of People & Civilization
$14.99 Read moreBeautiful edition with a new introduction to the intriguing and unique history of Korea, its mythology and its people.
Korea’s myths and folklore are rooted in the ancient history of a land inhabited- Series: Flame Tree Collector’s Editions
- Author: Xu, Stella
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 14 2024
- ISBN10: 1804177849
- Language: English
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History of Korea: A Captivating Guide to Korean History, Including Events Such as the Mongol Invasions, the Split into North and South,
$15.97 Add to cartIf 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. Ove
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 122
- Publish Date: February 06 2020
- ISBN10: 1647483751
- Language: English
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Without You, There Is No Us: Undercover Among the Sons of North Korea’s Elite
$20.00 Add to cartA haunting account of teaching English to the sons of North Korea’s ruling class during the last six months of Kim Jong-il’s reign
Every day, three times a day, the students march in two straight lin- Author: Kim, Suki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 13 2015
- ISBN10: 0307720667
- Language: English
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Korea: The Impossible Country: South Korea’s Amazing Rise from the Ashes: The Inside Story of an Economic, Political and Cultural Phenomenon
$16.99 Add to cart“Daniel Tudor covers all the important issues, yet does not simply tell the more familiar stories, but looks deeper and wider to give the full story of Korea today.” –Martin Uden, Former British Amba… [more below]
- Author: Tudor, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 13 2018
- ISBN10: 0804846391
- Language: English
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Korea: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartHaving spent centuries in the shadows of its neighbours China and Japan, Korea is now the object of considerable interest for radically different reasons– the South as an economic success story and f… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Seth, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 29 2020
- ISBN10: 0198830777
- Language: English
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History of Korea: A Captivating Guide to Korean History, Including Events Such as the Mongol Invasions, the Split into North and South,
$29.99 Add to cartIf 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. Ove
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 122
- Publish Date: February 09 2020
- ISBN10: 1647485096
- Language: English
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Korean Culture Dictionary: From Kimchi To K-Pop And K-Drama Clichés. Everything About Korea Explained!
$28.99 Add to cartBefore reading this book, you probably had some moments of curiosity in your life where you questioned certain things about Korean culture. Why is there a Pepsi logo on the Korean flag? Why do Korean
- Author: Kang, Woosung
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 262
- Publish Date: October 12 2020
- ISBN10: 9791188195602
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Korea: Isolation, War, Despotism and Revival: The Fascinating Story of a Resilient But Divided People
$15.99 Add to cartExploring Korean history from its ancient roots to the present day, A Brief History of Korea is the story of a people with a rich and united culture that has become two Koreas in modern times–one iso… [more below]
- Series: Brief History of Asia
- Author: Seth, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 03 2019
- ISBN10: 0804851026
- Language: English
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Korean History in Maps: From Prehistory to the Twenty-First Century
$32.00 Add to cartKorean History in Maps is a beautifully presented, full-color atlas covering all periods of Korean history from prehistoric times to the present day. It is the first atlas of its kind to be specifical… [more below]
- Author: Shin, Michael D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: December 15 2014
- ISBN10: 1107490235
- Language: English
