The most unique characteristic of the pavilion is that there is no distinction between the inner and outer space. The ultimate purpose is to become one with nature. What makes this possible is the typology of the pavilion – a building constructed with only the structural frame and no walls. The courage to eliminate walls and to create a building with only the most basic frame work would be im…
From tradition to consumption is a ground breaking work that provides a wonderfully innovative and insightful explanation of the eclipse of tradition society and the rise of a new consumer culture during South Korea's recent march to economic development. The book convincingly portrays this shift to cultural modernity as the product of larger state policies on industrialization as well as reaso…
This book can help to broaden and deepen the readers’ appreciation for traditional Korean architecture. The lattice and frame are at the heart of traditional Korean window architecture. The lattice serves an ornamental function through its patterns, and its decorative quality may be either purely formative or symbolic.
This book obeserved about Korea’s traditional architecture, wood and stone, both the two most representatives natural materials. Crooked logs are used as columns, and stone is artificially shaped as little as possible so that it remains close to its natural state. There are two major architectural meanings of natural materials in Korea’s traditional architecture: one is the aesthetic of tem…
book explain about the unique Korean Line, which is referred to as ”seon”, is found in all genres of Korean traditional art. It is embedded in the minds of the Korean people and existed even before the creation of artworks. Seon is an integral part of the vocabulary expressing the innate ”Korean-ness” of our people.
A guide tour in Korea in 1978
This book first provides a thorough historical overview of U.S. and U.N. sanctions against North Korea since 1950. Then, several essay propose ways to make such sanction more politicaly effective while limiting their harmful humanitarian consequences. Finally, the book discusses the impact of the newest, six-nation agreement signed in February 2007 which would shut down North Korea’s nuclear …
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This book is explain about past history in Korea. People feel great pride and a sense of achievement when their future is determined by their own ability. This is the kind of education that the hyanggyo and the seowon tried to provide – an education that made the student realize the purpose of his life and his rightful role in a historical context. The school guided the students so that they …
In this book analyze the diplomatic ralationship between korea and japan during the period of the formation of modern nation-states in the nineteenth century. in doing so, three main issues are explored: i) the nature of the Korean-Japanese diplomatic relations institutionalized and stabilized for several hundred years as a peculiar international system; Kyorin, ii) how this system was connecte…
Buku ini sangat cocok untuk semua orang yang sedang belajar Bahas Korea pada tingkat menengah atau atas. Tata bahasa ditampilkan lebih sistematis. Terdapat latihan percakapan, latihan pembentukan kalimat, dan audio listening yang dapat membantu pembelajar mengenai lebih jauh tata bahasa Korea. Buku ini disarankan bagi pemelajar yang ingin belajar bahasa Korea sendiri di rumah atau di berbagai l…
This comprehensive book explains that while world politics has entered the post-Cold War era since the late 1980s, the Korean peninsula has not. Diplomatic relations have yet to be established between North Korea, the US and Japan, while conventional military confrontation has persisted. Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme has further increased tensions and the possibility of war has frequent…
in Korea unmasked, Won-bok rhie tells the story of the Korean people as it has never been told before. Rhie’s personal insights provide a delightful and humorous portrait of the Korean people. It is comical yet serious, well-informed but objective. If you have time for just one book on Korea, try this one!
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.
Tulisan-tulisan yang terkumpul dalam buku ini, mempertegas keterlibatan politik tentara bukan dari ambisi politik militer sejalan dengan yang dikatakan oleh Alexis de Tocqueville di Prancis. Buku ini juga meninjau pengalaman intervensi dan dominasi militer dalam politik di Indonesia, serta kegagalan eksperimen demokrasi di Mesir dan Thailand, dan Korea Selatan yang berhasil meletakkan supremasi…