This book introduces one remarkable media trend related to the influence of Korean media products in Asian countries and Western countries. Since the early 1990s, the popularity of Korean media products, including television dramas, songs, and movies has skyrocketed in Asian countries and beyond. The enormous wave of popularity of Korean pop culture is referred to as Hallyu, the Korean Wave

Hawai`i on My Mind celebrates all that is special about the Aloha State - its lush landscape and balmy trade winds, its bustling cities and sun-kissed beaches, its unique and diverse wildlife and peoples. Here are all the wonders these enchanting islands have to offer, as seen through the eyes of some of the best photographers in the state and nation

These two domains are generally known to conflict each other. However, the author of this book claims that these two share common ground in terms of pursuit of truth. Since when we had achieved an ability to think, we has been asked those questions: "where we came from?", "how the universe began?" These are the questions aboutthe origin of man, the universe, and the life. Religion and science are commonly the legacy of our effort to find the answer to these fundamental inquiries. The author attempts to develop a contextual dialogue between science and religion in the context of Korea, Here, the theological context of Korea, which differs from the Western, reflects both the religio-cultural context of religious pluralism as well as the socio-political context experienced colonialism and dictatorship. The readers looking for an ultimate truth may enjoy a mosaic woven through the contextual dialogue between modern science and the East Asian religious tradition.

Realizing how important the issue is, the Association for Korean Linguistics(Hangugoehaghoe) held an international conference on linguistics in August 2008, with Hangeul as its main topic. Among more than 70 papers which had been presented at the conference, ten papers by linguistics at home and abroad were selected and translated for this book. Some papers discuss the creation of Hangeul or the historical meanings of Hangeul life and education, and others review Hangeul studies carried out overseas. Even one expands its insight into Hangeul as a culture beyond a language and an alphabet. All of these show Hangeul

Anglophone Koreaphiles have long been hurting for something substantial about Korean celadon (cheongja) and earthenware (togi). When the world think of Korean art, it is usually Goryeo and Joseon period celadon that comes to mind, and yet until now, non-academics have had little more than tourist pamphlets to guide them. The first in a five-volume series on Korean art, "Handbook of Korean Art: Earthenware and Celadon" answers this need. While certainly not exhaustive, it will not be surpassed for years to come. Complete with ample pictures as well as descriptions of techniques, kiln sites in the country, a glossary, pattern catalogue, and more.

Anglophone Koreaphiles have long been hurting for something substantial about Korean celadon (cheongja) and earthenware (togi). When the world think of Korean art, it is usually Goryeo and Joseon period celadon that comes to mind, and yet until now, non-academics have had little more than tourist pamphlets to guide them. The first in a five-volume series on Korean art, "Handbook of Korean Art: Earthenware and Celadon" answers this need. While certainly not exhaustive, it will not be surpassed for years to come. Complete with ample pictures as well as descriptions of techniques, kiln sites in the country, a glossary, pattern catalogue, and more.

Gives insights into the basic values and beliefs of people in South and Central Asia. Based on data from AsiaBarometer public surveys of 2005, it examines human values and beliefs of peoples in Asia. It presents country profiles and comparative analysis by well-informed scholars, reports of the entire questionnaires (both standard common English language questionnaire and local language questionnaires), the whole comparable tabulated figures by society, the sampling methods and sizes and fieldwork in the societies examined.

This book is to examine the religious and philosophical factors historically affecting korean elite/higher education in terms of educational administration, according to 2 historical epochs: the traditional period and the modern period

The book is for foreigners who want to speak Korean as naturally as native Korean do

Tale of Hong Gildong attributed to Heo Gyun( 1569-1618), to tell the story of a forty-five-year-old man wading through depression and a midlife crisis