This book was written using source materials, archival and non--archival, obtained from singapore, indonesia, the netherlands, and england. These are obtained from singapore, indonesia, the netherlands, and england. These are identified in the bibliography. The book benefited from comments of referees appointed by KITLV Press. AN essential ingredient that made this book possible was family supp…
The books interpretation of the nations ancient history prior to the Three Kingdoms period is of a nature unacceptable by local academia. The book is translated despite such a fact to provide the readers with the full scope of information that is presented differently by various groups.
This book manly with materials related to the foundation of various old Korean kingdoms, to the factual history of the Silla Kingdom, and to the lives of famous Korean Buddhist monks. This book not only present various myths and legends that reveal the phases of Korean ancestors’ old social life, economy, culture, and thoughts, but also furnishes ample data on their traditional manners and cu…
This is the true story of one man's inspired struggle for his freedom during the Korean War. he was a college student supporting him self with a night job in Seoul, South Korea when it was invaded by North Korea. Trapped in the occupied city, he was starving and penniless. This book was completed just weeks before his untimely death in 1997. Now the editor, his daughter, published his writing t…
This book is more interested in defining and defending ”biblical truth” than in a cross-cultural and comparative analysis of Korea shamanism and Korean Christianity from the history of religion or phenomenology of a religious point of view. The author sets out the criteria for judging the value of traditional Korean religions and spirituality from the Christian point of view: ”In other wo…
This anthology was compiled for the Korean Film Council (KOFIC)’s English-language website to provide foreigners with a better understanding of and easier access to Korean films. Various topics appropriate to the brief essay format best suited to the web were selected for the chapters on the ten different periods of Korean film history.
The author provides a set of thought-provoking and compelling arguments against the assumptions of the Cold War, attributing the continued climate of tension and antagonism between the two Koreas to the tenacity of a Cold War mind-set. He traces the root of the tragedy of national division to the failure of Korean nationalism, and puts forward a compelling case for overcoming the legacy of pola…
This comprehensive project covers the evolution of strategic thinking in South Korea since the 1980s in regard to China, Japan, Russia, regionalism, and reunification. Following a consistent framework, the book provides detailed analysis of how and why successive presidents chose new approaches. An overview raises broad questions about the turning points from nordpolitik to the Sunshine Policy …
This novel content four short stories and a novella span the time between the Korean War and the dawn of the 21st century. Korea has been a country divided for more than fifty years, yet for people who lived throughit, the war preceding the division won’t be over until their country is united.