Guide To Geographical Names In Korea ( Chosen ): Special Publication No. 51.

U. S. Board of Geographical Names, Department of the Interior, Washington: 1945. Softcover. Good condition. The purpose of this guide is to aid those concerned with Korean geographical terms in arruving at a uniform and consistent procedure. There is a glossary that includes not only terms commonly found on maps but also terms which are likely to be found in any Korean publication of a geographical nature.
¶ 197 pages.

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CHINESE COMMITTEE ON CULTURAL AFFAIRS.

Kyongju: A Thousand-year Capitol.

Keun Woo Lee, Seoul: 1991. Softcover. Good condition.
¶ 58 pages.

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BRADY, JAMES.

The Coldest War: A Memoir Of Korea.

Orion Books, New York: 1990. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Good condition. America's forgotten war lasted just thirty-secven months, yet 54,246 Americans died in that time - nearly as many as dieds in ten years in Vietnam. On the fortieth anniversary of this devastating conflict, James Brady tells the story of his life as a young marine lieutenant in Korea. Includes an Index.
¶ 248 pages.

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BRADY, JAMES.

The Scariest Place In The World: A Marine Returns To North Korea.

St. Martin's Press, New York: 2005. Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition. Half a century after he fought there as a young lieutenant of Marines, James Brady returns to the brooding Korean ridgelines and mountains to sound taps for a generation. With consummate skill he summons up the past and illuminates the present, be it the Korea of the forgotten war, the Yanks who fought there long ago, or today's soldiers standing as wary sentinels over the scariest place in the world. Includes an Index. James Brady has done it again. A riveting and illuminating insight into a dark corner of the world. - Tim Russert, NBC's Meet The Press
¶ 278 pages.

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Keywords: 0312332424

COOK, HAROLD F.

Korea's 1884 Incident: Its Background And Kim Ok-kyun's Elusive Dream.

Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch in conjunction with Taewon Publishing Company, Seoul: 1972. Softcover. Very good condition. Kim Ok-kyun was one of the pioneer advocates of reform and modernization in late nineteenth century Korea; the incident of December 4, 1884 was an unsuccessful attempt by Kim and some of his closest friends to seize the reins of power and to lead their country out of the darkness in which it slumbered; Meiji Japan ws their model. Kim Ok-kyun is a legendary figure in modern Korean history, and the incident of 1884 is a controversial event. To the present day, both continue to evoke discussion and disagreement. Includes an Index.
¶ 264 pages.

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DUNCAN, DAVID DOUGLAS.

This Is War! A Photo - Narrative In Three Parts.

Harper & Brothers, New York: 1951. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Reading copy. A book which happens to have been made possible by the war in Korea. It is simply an effort to show something of what a man endures when his country decides to go to war, with or without his personal agreement on the righteousness of the cause. Contains numerous black and white photographs.
¶ Unpaginated.

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ECKERT, CARTER J.

Offspring Of Empire: The Koch'ang Kims And The Colonial Origins Of Korean Capitalism, 1876-1945.

University of Washington Press, Seattle and Washington: 1991. Softcover. Very good condition. There is a very small amount of underlining. Here is a history of capitalism in South Korea that describes what preceded the country's subsequent economic prominence. It is one of the great stories of our time and has captured the interest and imagination of scholars throughout the world. Includes an Index.
¶ 388 pages.

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Keywords: 0295970650

HIGGINS, MARGUERITE.

War In Korea: The Report Of A Woman Combat Correspondent.

Doubleday & Company, Garden City: 1951. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition but the dustjacket has tears and small chps missing. Author was a war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune, and gives her personal accounts of the main phases of the Korean War.
¶ 223 pages.

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DOKDO RESEARCH AND PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION & DOKDO INSTITUTE.

Dokdo In Korea: A Story Of Dokdo Island, A Korean Territory.

Dokdo Research and Preservation Association & Dokdo Institute. Softcover. Good condition. A response in opposition to Japan's proposal to take the Dokdo issue to the International Court of Justice.
¶ 19 pages.

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MCCUNE, SHANNON.

Korea: Land Of Broken Calm.

D. Van Nostrand Co., Princeton: 1966. Hardcover with dustjacket. Good condition. A compelling introductory study of a potentially explosive country written by a Westerner who was brought up there. MacCune emphasizes the many complexities which have made Korea - the diversified geographic character of the peninsula, the historical and cultural heritage, the tradition-dominated people, and the simple agricultural village society.
¶ 221 pages.

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MURPHY, JAY.

Legal Education In A Developing Nation: The Korea Experience.

Oceana Publications Inc., Dobbs Ferry: 1967. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Good condition.
¶ 264 pages.

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NAHM, ANDRE C. (EDITOR & INTRODUCTION).

Korea Under Japanese Colonial Rule: Studies Of The Policy And Techniques Of Japanese Colonialism.

The Center for Korean Studies, Institute of International and Area Studies, Western Michigan University: 1973. Softcover. Good condition. There is a small amount of underlining. Consists of the Proceedings of the Conference on Korea: November 12-14, 1970 - Korean Studies Series II. Includes an Index.
¶ 289 pages.

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KOREAN OVERSEAS INFORMATION SERVICE.

A Handbook Of Korea.

Hardcover with dustjacket in protective mylar cover. Library discard. Reading copy. Discusses the Korean land and people, history, culture and arts, customs and traditions, government, unification policy, defense, economy and industry, saemaul undong, education, social developmnt, and tourism. Includes an Index.
¶ 824 pages.

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KOREAN OVERSEAS INFORMATION SERVICE.

A Handbook Of Korea.

Hardcover with dustjacket in protective mylar cover. Library discard. Reading copy. Discusses the Korean land and people, history, culture and arts, customs and traditions, government, unification policy, defense, economy and industry, saemaul undong, education, social developmnt, and tourism. Includes an Index.
¶ 862 pages.

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STOKESBURY, JAMES L.

A Short History Of The Korean War.

William Morrow, New York: 1990. Softcover. Good condition. Reducing an entire war to manageable length is a highly literary art form, and Professor Stokesbury has mastered it. - Library Journal Includes an Index.
¶ 276 pages.

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Keywords: 0688095135

SUH, DAE-SOOK.

Kim Il Sung: The North Korean Leader.

Columbia University Press, New York: 1988. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Good condition. Front endpaper has been removed. A biography of North Korea's first political leader who ruled the northern half of Korea for over four decades before turning over the daily operation of the Workers' Party of Korea and the government to his son. Includes an Index.
¶ 443 pages.

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YONG-I, YUN; KRAHL, REGINA (EDITOR).

Korean Art: From The Gompertz And Other Collections In The Fizwilliam Museum - A Complete Catalogue.

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 2006. Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book. Very slight crumpling at top of dustjacket. The collection of Korean art in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, is one of the finest outside the Far East, containing rich holdings of early unglazed ceramics, celadon stonewares of the Koryo dynasty, punch'ong wares and porcelains of the Choson dynasty, as well as items in glass, jade, bronze, brass, lacquer and wood. This catlogue of the Gompertz and other collections, compiled by Yun Yong-i and edited by Regina Krahl, supplies detailed information on the artefacts and posits a dating system which will be useful to students and collectors of Korean art worldwide. The introductions to each type of ware represent important contributions to the subject, Essays on Korean culture and the technology of Korean ceramics set the works of art in historical context. A map of the kiln sites, a glossary of Korean terms and a list of reigns give useful background. The finest examples of each type of ware are represented in 32 pages of color illustrations, and over 450 black and white photographs show varied views of the specimens.
¶ 392 pages.

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