This book is designed to introduce Korea's history and traditional culture to foreigners through the 14items registered by UNESCO as cultural heritage for all humanity to share

The book presents the history of Korean rural community which was the core of Korean traditional society, Korea's response to Western challenges in the 19h century, and the Korean national independence movement during the period of Japanese occupation

The book presents early humans in Korea from the paleolithic age to the kingdom age

The book examines ecological security and the future of inter-state relations in Northeast Asia

The book consists of six essays on late 19th century Korean history. All of them were originally prepared and presented as conference papers or keynote speeches at major conferences held in Korea and the US

The book describes Korea’s economic trends and the role of business law. Starting with a historical review of Korea’s economy and the law, the book explains the legal system in Korea before 1960, and discusses how economic development led to changes in the legal system. It also examines the relationship between the economy and law since 1960: economic situation, policy demands, and changes in the law by periods, 1961 to 1971, 1972 to 1979, 1980 to 1986, 1987 to 1996, and 1997 to the present. It also discusses the legal system related to economic cooperation with North Korea after 1987, in a separate chapter.

This book attempts to address historical matters and other aspects of Korean music. This volume is an essay collection of studies written in English from the articles appearing in the academic journals and papers at the International Symposium such as Asia Pacific Society for Ethnomusicology and other Korean musicology symposiums. The purpose of this publication is primarily to introduce the major components of Korean traditional music and Korea musicology to English, Chinese and Japanese speaking scholars. The 18 articles included in this volume are divided into five parts.

o Explore Korea through Statistics is published to provide statistical data on population, employment, industry, economy, and society of Korea for English users.

Contains expressions necessary for foreigners living in Korea and permanently working in Korean companies, as well as concerns situations necessary for short-term business trips