1,760円 "A great journalist" raises troubling questions about the forgotten war in this courageous, controversial bookーwith a new introduction by Bruce Cumings ( The Baltimore Sun). "Much about the Korean War is still hidden, and much will long remain hidden. I believe I have succeeded in throwing new l...

9,616円 In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Japan, China, and both Tsarist Russia and later the USSR, vied for imperial dominance in Northeast Asia. In the process, they contested and at the same time adopted many of the physical and rhetorical features of Old-World imperialism, mitigat...

1,760円 "A crisp, dramatic examination of how technology and human ingenuity are undermining North Korea's secretive dictatorship."ー Kirkus Reviews One of the least understood countries in the world, North Korea has long been known for its repressive regime. Yet it is far from being an impenetrable blac...

1,760円 A journalist and military historian's in-depth look at the reclusive rogue nation, its ruling dynasty, and the ongoing threat it presents. Created in 1945 when Korea was partitioned, North Korea, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, remains the world's most secretive nation. Even the few...

1,760円 An in-depth look at the disastrous consequences of misjudgment and impulsiveness by the United States during the Korean War. As of October 1950, a quarter of a million Communist Chinese troops, in twenty-seven divisions, had poured across the Yalu River into North Korea, with the singular objecti...

1,760円 An award-winning military historian delivers "an excellent read" on tank combat in the Forgotten War based on interviews with veterans who were there (MAFVA.org). The outbreak of the Korean conflict caught America (and the Marine Corps) unprepared. The Corps' salvation was the existence of its Or...

8,623円 Michael J. Devine provides a fresh, wide-ranging, and international perspective on the contested memory of the 1950–1953 conflict that left the Korean Peninsula divided along a heavily fortified demilitarized zone. His work examines “theaters of memory,” including literature, popular culture, pub...

5,194円 This book discusses how ancient Japanese mythology was utilized during the colonial period to justify the annexation of Korea to Japan, with special focus on the god Susanoo. Described as an ambivalent figure and wanderer between the worlds, Susanoo served as a foil to set off the sun goddess, wh...

1,200円 Приключения, мудрость, парадоксы, образы сильных и умных женщин, покорность судьбе и борьба за то, что еще можно изменить к лучшему ー все это читатель найдет в «Музыкантах и мстителях», сборнике корейской традиционной литературы XIIーXIX веков. В нем собраны произведения, бòльшая часть которых в...

3,249円 Fifty-five years after its founding at the dawn of the cold war, North Korea remains a land of illusions. Isolated and anachronistic, the country and its culture seem to be dominated exclusively by the official ideology of Juche, which emphasizes national self-reliance, independence, and worship ...

150円 In 'The History of Korea' by Homer B. Hulbert, readers are taken on a scholarly journey through the historical accounts of Korea, from its ancient origins to modern times. Hulbert's writing style is highly informative and well-researched, incorporating a blend of primary sources and academic anal...

1,990円 From the Emmy Award-winning Squid Game to streaming sensations like The Glory and Crash Landing on You, Korean television has emerged onto the global pop culture scene as compelling television**ー**but what exactly makes these shows so irresistibly bingeable? And what can we learn about our socie...