The book contains general relationship between democratic consolidation and labour politics in Korea

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the historical background, genres, and performers of the traditional performing arts of Korea, such as puppet plays, mask dramas, and Pansori, a uniquely Korean form of narrative song, which originated from the singing and dancing traditions of the ancient Korean people. It offers a detailed introduction to a variety of Korea’s traditional performing arts. The book also provides references on related research sources in Korean, Japanese, and Chinese, about Korea’s traditional performing arts, for those with an interest in conducting in-depth research, along with featuring some 70 photographs to highlight the noteworthy characteristics of Korean performing arts.

A study of Korea's economic history is also essential to chart its future path in the face of new challenges

Four kilometers wide and stretching 250 km from the East Sea to the West Sea, the Korean Demilitarized Zone divides the Korean Peninsula roughly in half, with the Republic of Korea to the south and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the north. Born of the fratricidal Korean War, it is perhaps the oldest continuous symbol of the Cold War and a tense border separating the two halves of the world's last divided nation, where democracy and communism still glare at one another in mutual animosity. Nowhere is this more evident than at the Joint Security Area (JSA) near the so-called "truce village" of Panmunjeom, where South Korean and North Korean soldiers stand practically face to face, the hostility almost palpable

Japanese writers of the 18th century were spurred by a radical expansion of print culture to seek out new genres in the Chinese canon that offered themes and vocabulary appropriate to the unprecedented growth of urban spaces in Osaka and Edo. They discovered in China s vernacular narratives, texts that possessed the authority of the great tradition, vulgar language and descriptions of the most mundane experiences. These imported vernacular narratives also came with literary comments that inspired Japanese critics, for the first time, to consider their own vernacular narrative and dramas as literature

Book about traditional Korean painting

Talk Talk Korean focuses on helping foreigners learn basic Hangeul reading, writing and conversation skills. Also, this book teaches how to apply Hangeul words and expressions in daily life

The book will show you Seoul's charm, grandeur and lovely views of this world-class historical capital. The vivid color pictures in this book will give you better understanding of Seoul

This book explores Korean court music, which has an understated beauty and calmness, and folk music