This volume critically evaluates the literatures of both North and South Korea after the Korean War. The final section approaches Korean literature from an international perspective in examining the literature of Korean immigrants living abroad. In recent days, both researches and general readers outside Korea have taken an increasing interest in Korean literature.
This volume present 29 original articles carefully selected from the Korea Journal that cover all periods of Korean History. The articles, spanning various fields and chosen under the guidance of Professor Yi Tae-Jin, are arranged into five major periods: 1) Ancient, 2) Goryeo, 3) Joseon, 4) Modern, and 5) Colonial and Post-Liberation. Though the compilation aims to cover a wide range of fields…
This volume include those introducing major trends in Korean philosophy in a concise manner: articles concerning reform in traditional philosophy in response to modernity, and those concerning the significance of traditional Korean philosophy today. This volume will provide the reader with a great deal of information on the past, present, and future of the field. I hope that it will serve as a …
This volume, Korean Politics: Striving for Democracy and Unification, offers critical view of the contemporary political arena by presenting a range of enduring historical factors that continue to influence Korean politics, and considering their implications for the future. Under the guidance of Prof. Kang Jung In, the 28 articles contained in this volume were selected from a total of over 300 …