This book is designed to provide readers with the historical essential upon which to unravel the complex politics and contemporary crises that currently exist in the East Asian region. The author shows how traditional Korean political culture shaped the response of Koreans to multiple threats to their sovereignty after being opened to the world economy by Japan in the 1870s.
Pertama kali diterbitkan, tahun 1978, buku ini menimbulkan kontroversi di seluruh dunia. Betapa tidak, sang penulis, Michael H. Hart, berani mengambil keputusan menempatkan Nabi Muhammad Saw. di urutan pertama, padahal dia sendiri nonmuslim dan Islam bukanlah agama terbesar di dunia. Toh, buku ini terjual jutaan eksemplar dan dibaca berbagai kalangan, serta menjadi koleksi turun-temurun di set…
Buku ini merupakan edisi terbaru Michael H. Hart dengan peringkat dan daftar orang yang berbeda dari awalnya. semua karier dan kontribusi mereka ditulis Hart lewat biografi yang dalam, juga tajam.
Judul asli : Imagined places...
That is a very remarkable experience for readers who ussualy prefer to struggle with symbolic, structurally complex poems. While ordinary readers simply count it a blessing to find such deep inner stillness. Chonggi Mah is a poet profoundly imbued with a Christian spirit. His poems express compassion toward the world and love for humankind.