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Most Korean history books written by mainstream Korean historians - including A New History of Korea published by Harvard University Press - have led the readers to face or accept an erroneous or wrong interpretation of Korean history. For instance, mainstream Korean historians maintain that Silla unified the Three Kingdoms - Silla, Goguryeo, and Baekje - by enlisting military help from Tang China. However, historical evidence suggests that Silla’s unification of Korea was an eventual outcome of the Chinese foreign policy in the Korean peninsula. It also suggests that Silla unified the Three Hans - Mahan, Jinhan, and Byeonhan - not Three Kingdoms. According to Samguksagi or the History of Three Kingdoms, in 676 when the seven-year war with Tang ended, Silla was allowed to occupy the land south of the Imjin-Deokwon line - which is roughly equivalent to the 38th parallel. And the Imjin-Deokwon line formed the northern boundary of the Unified Silla until 735 when Emperor Xuanzong of Tang granted Silla the land south of the Pae River (Daedong River). In other words, after the unification, the Unified Silla was able to occupy the southern half of the Korean peninsula, which was almost the same land that the three Hans had occupied. Accordingly, the historical event of Silla’s unification is referred to as “the Unification of Three Hans” in the History of Three Kingdoms. Furthermore, every subsequent Korean kingdom or dynasty is also referred to as “the Nation of Three Hans” in several other historical records. In fact, the 26th King Gojong of Joseon called his own country “the Land of Three Hans.” In 1897, he even changed the name of his country from Joseon to Daehan - which means “the Great Hans” -, underlining the historical fact that the country continued to expand its territory and thrive ever since Goryeo reunited the Three Hans. South Koreans still use Daehan-minguk - which means “the Republic of the Great Hans” - as the official name of their country.
Just like the event of Silla’s Unification, many other historical events and incidents are still misrepresented or misinterpreted by mainstream Korean historians. Intentionally or not, they have obscured, distorted, ignored, or even hid unpalatable or unpleasant historical facts under the pretext of promoting national integration and reconciliation as one single ethnic Korean nation or on the patriotic slogan of salvaging national pride as the so-called “Great Koreans.” History has never been written perfectly in terms of objectivity or impartiality. Even so, historical events and incidents should not be interpreted arbitrarily. If any historian interpreted them subjectively in his book to serve his academic or political purpose by obscuring, distorting, or hiding unpalatable historical truths, his book would be a storybook, not a history book. To help readers fully understand the true history of Korea, we have put reasonably objective interpretations on major historical events and incidents totally based on historical facts and evidence. We have also interpreted them from the perspective of conflict and division among the Korean ruling elite, which mainstream Korean historians have never brought to their works or books. In this respect, this is the first book on the true Korean history, specifically on the true Korean political history, ever published.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07H1VF9V3
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 775 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 251 pages

Eunsun Kim was born in North Korea, one of the most secretive and oppressive countries in the modern world. As a child Eunsun loved her country...despite her school field trips to public executions, daily self-criticism sessions, and the increasing gnaw of hunger as the country-wide famine escalated.

By the time she was eleven years old, Eunsun's father and grandparents had died of starvation, and Eunsun was in danger of the same. Finally, her mother decided to escape North Korea with Eunsun and her sister, not knowing that they were embarking on a journey that would take them nine long years to complete. Before finally reaching South Korea and freedom, Eunsun and her family would live homeless, fall into the hands of Chinese human traffickers, survive a North Korean labor camp, and cross the deserts of Mongolia on foot.

Now, Eunsun is sharing her remarkable story to give voice to the tens of millions of North Koreans still suffering in silence. Told with grace and courage, her memoir is a riveting exposé of North Korea's totalitarian regime and, ultimately, a testament to the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00S58ED0C
Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Press (July 21, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 21, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 874 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 241 pages

"The most balanced and comprehensive account of the Korean War." —The Economist

Sixty years after North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea, the Korean War has not yet ended. Sheila Miyoshi Jager presents the first comprehensive history of this misunderstood war, one that risks involving the world’s superpowers—again. Her sweeping narrative ranges from the middle of the Second World War—when Korean independence was fiercely debated between Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill—to the present day, as North Korea, with China’s aid, stockpiles nuclear weapons while starving its people. At the center of this conflict is an ongoing struggle between North and South Korea for the mantle of Korean legitimacy, a "brother’s war," which continues to fuel tensions on the Korean peninsula and the region.

Drawing from newly available diplomatic archives in China, South Korea, and the former Soviet Union, Jager analyzes top-level military strategy. She brings to life the bitter struggles of the postwar period and shows how the conflict between the two Koreas has continued to evolve to the present, with important and tragic consequences for the region and the world. Her portraits of the many fascinating characters that populate this history—Truman, MacArthur, Kim Il Sung, Mao, Stalin, and Park Chung Hee—reveal the complexities of the Korean War and the repercussions this conflict has had on lives of many individuals, statesmen, soldiers, and ordinary people, including the millions of hungry North Koreans for whom daily existence continues to be a nightmarish struggle.

The most accessible, up-to date, and balanced account yet written, illustrated with dozens of astonishing photographs and maps, Brothers at War will become the definitive chronicle of the struggle’s origins and aftermath and its global impact for years to come.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00AQ3VV0O
Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company; Illustrated edition (July 1, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 8823 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 625 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1846680670

In 1948, two years before Cold War tensions resulted in the invasion of South Korea by North Korea that started the Korean War, the first major political confrontation between leftists and rightists occurred on the South Korean island of Cheju, where communist activists disrupted United Nations-sanctioned elections and military personnel were deployed. What began as a counterinsurgency operation targeting 350 local rebels resulted in the deaths of roughly 30,000 uninvolved civilians, 10 percent of the island's population.

Su-kyoung Hwang's Korea's Grievous War recounts the civilian experience of anticommunist violence, beginning with the Cheju Uprising in 1948 and continuing through the Korean War until 1953. Wartime declarations of emergency by both the U.S. and Korean governments were issued to contain communism, but a major consequence of their actions was to contribute to the loss of more than two million civilian lives. Hwang inventories the persecutions of left-leaning intellectuals under the South Korean regime of Syngman Rhee and the executions of political prisoners and innocent civilians to "prevent" their collaboration with North Korea. She highlights the role of the United States in observing, documenting, and yet failing to intervene in the massacres and of the U.S. Air Force's three-year firebombing campaign in North and South Korea.

Hwang draws on archival research and personally conducted interviews to recount vividly the acts of anticommunist violence at the human level and illuminate the sufferings of civilian victims. Korea's Grievous War presents the historical background, political motivations, legal bases, and social consequences of anticommunist violence, tracing the enduring legacy of this destruction in the testimonies of survivors and bereaved families that only now can give voice to the lived experience of this grievous war and its aftermath.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Pennsylvania Press (August 30, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0812248457
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0812248456
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches

Have you ever encountered a noblewoman who was so beautiful that every time she walked by a body of water, the divine being who lived there kidnapped her? Or a mole who wanted to marry his beloved daughter to the wind? You will get to meet both of them in this book.

Long ago, Korea was divided into the three kingdoms of Koguryo, Silla, and Paekche. Each kingdom had its own culture, myths, and legends. Many of these myths were first written down in a collection called Samguk yusa, or “Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms,” which was compiled by a Buddhist monk named Iryeon in the late thirteenth century.

Changes in religious belief across the centuries came to have an important impact on Korean mythology. The earliest religion was a form of shamanism, and the belief in gods and spirits who inhabit animals and mountains come to the fore in several of these tales. Buddhism was introduced in the fourth century, and several Korean myths have Buddhist monks or priests as their protagonists. Confucianism, which gained traction in Korea starting at the end of the fourteenth century, contributed to the concept of filial piety that informs the plots of several of the stories in this volume.

Some of these myths involve high-status people such as kings and government officials, or else tell of the activities of divine beings such as heavenly maidens or dragons, while others are amusing tales about the doings of cats and dogs and other animals. Myths such as “The Legend of Tangun” explain how kingdoms were founded, while “Kot’aji and the God of the Western Sea” tell the tale of how the archer Kot’aji saved a dragon and his family from the predations of a malicious demon, while other dragon stories are about people needing to be rescued from their long, scaly hosts who, despite having snatched people away from their families, are largely benignant beings who treat their guests well.

Here are just a few of the other amazing things you will encounter in this collection of Korean myths and legends:
The story of how King Tongmyong hatched out of an eggThe legend of how the dragon Ch’oyong became a protector against smallpoxA Korean frog prince and a Korean CinderellaA Buddhist monk who is befriended by a spiritThe good brother whom the King of the Swallows rewards for his kindness, and the bad brother who learns a hard lesson about selfishnessWhy cats and dogs are enemiesAnd more!Scroll up and click the “add to cart” button to learn more about Korean myths and legends.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B092P78SGZ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (April 17, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 104 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8739632333
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.24 x 9 inches

"Daniel Tudor covers all the important issues, yet does not simply tell the more familiar stories, but looks deeper and wider to give the full story of Korea today." --Martin Uden, Former British Ambassador to South Korea

In just fifty years, South Korea has transformed itself from a failed state, ruined and partitioned by war and decades of colonial rule, into an economic powerhouse and a democracy that serves as a model for other countries.

How was it able to achieve this with no natural resources and a tradition of authoritarian rule? Who are the Koreans and how did they accomplish this second Asian miracle? Through a comprehensive exploration of Korean history, culture and society, and interviews with dozens of experts, celebrated journalist Daniel Tudor seeks answers to these and many other fascinating questions. In Korea: The Impossible Country, Tudor touches on topics as diverse as shamanism, clan-ism, the dilemma posed by North Korea, and the growing international appeal of South Korean pop culture.

This new edition has been updated with additional materials on recent events, including the impeachment of Park Geun-hye and the sinking of the Sewol Ferry. Although South Korea has long been overshadowed by Japan and China, Korea: The Impossible Country illuminates how this small country is one of the great success stories of the postwar period.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009CH9FA8
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tuttle Publishing; Hardcover with Jacket edition (November 10, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 10, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 27592 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 338 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0804846391

Learn about the land of kimchi - Korea! It is an Asian powerhouse that stands next to Japan in terms of technological achievements. Through this educational book, your child can go on a virtual tour around the country. Aside from the learnings, your child will also love the pictures and presentation of information here. Grab a copy now!

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Baby Professor (January 4, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1683056167
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1683056164
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.1 x 8.5 inches

This study examines how the concept of "Korean woman" underwent a radical transformation in Korea's public discourse during the years of Japanese colonialism. Theodore Jun Yoo shows that as women moved out of traditional spheres to occupy new positions outside the home, they encountered the pervasive control of the colonial state, which sought to impose modernity on them. While some Korean women conformed to the dictates of colonial hegemony, others took deliberate pains to distinguish between what was "modern" (e.g., Western outfits) and thus legitimate, and what was "Japanese," and thus illegitimate. Yoo argues that what made the experience of these women unique was the dual confrontation with modernity itself and with Japan as a colonial power.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of California Press; First Edition (May 29, 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0520283813
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0520283817
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches