By Kyung Moon Hwang
ISBN-10: 1137573562
ISBN-13: 9781137573568
ISBN-10: 1137573570
ISBN-13: 9781137573575
A concise, energetic heritage of Korea, which explores the richness of Korean civilization from the traditional period via to the jarring transformation that led to specific trajectories in the course of the glossy international. This re-creation of a profitable textual content brings it up to date with the most recent scholarship and advancements in Korea's history.
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