Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History, (Paperback)

from dagseoul

I am loving this book and I am only finishing the first chapter, Virtues.So many books on Korea speak about the country and its culture as if the Koreans were Chinese or only known through their coping with the Korean war or struggles with Japan.I have been looking for a book about Korea and abou...

from HermitCountry

The best introduction to Korean history and society on the market.

from matthew254

Selectively detailed almost to a fault. Korea's Place in the Sun is an incredibly long read that I was hungry for but unfortunately, it's also overwhelmingly subjective at times. I strongly recommend familiarizing yourself with ancient and modern Korean history prior to reading this book because ...

from kukulaj

I read this book several years ago, when a Korean colleague gave it to me. I really knew very little about Korea before reading this. Cumings's book gave me a great foundation - though, I confess, I haven't done much with it since. I remember reading how the USA bombed North Korea in the Korean W...

from kukulaj

I read this book several years ago, when a Korean colleague gave it to me. I really knew very little about Korea before reading this. Cumings's book gave me a great foundation - though, I confess, I haven't done much with it since. I remember reading how the USA bombed North Korea in the Korean W...