Durham. Duke University Press, 2009. Map, family tree, xii + 201pp, notes, bibliography, index. Very good paperback copy. The majority of the nearly 28,000 undergraduates at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - including a large population of Korean American students - come from nearby metropolitan Chicago. Among the campus'..... More
Cambridge. Harvard U.P., 1997. Reprint. 273pp, references, index, paperback. Blue Dreams shows how Korean Americans, variously depicted as immigrant seekers after the American dream or as racist merchants exploiting African Americans, emerged at the crossroads of conflicting social reflections in the aftermath of the 1992 riots. When referring to this..... More
United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. 196pp, appendixes, notes, references, index, very good hardback. This book explores how democratization has changed the material and political fortunes of workers in the new democracies of Europe, Latin America, and East Asia. When referring to this item please quote stockid 139723. More
Seoul. Koreaone Press. 1985. Maps, plan, xv + 263pp, index, bibliography, appendices, hardback, dustjacket little rubbed, with small tear, corners little bumped, handsome bookplate laid down front free endpaper, a good to very good copy. "The major objective of this study is to reevaluate the history of Korean division. This..... More
Seoul. International Cultural Foundation. (circa 1975). Korean Culture Series 5. Black and white photographic plates, 368pp. Ex-library with stamps on prelims, section from dustjacket listing the books in this series laid down front free endpaper. Endpapers browned, label on spine. A sound reading copy. Bilingual edition English and Korean. Covers..... More
Seoul. International Cultural Foundation. 1974. Black and white photographic illustrations showing Shaman customs and mask play, a few in colour, 304pp, very light wear dustjacket. Text in English and Korean. The chapters included in this book are: Some Aspects of Korean Mythology; The Heroic Archetype in Korean Folk Story; Oral..... More
Seoul. Seoul National University. 1984. Maps, black and white illustrations, diagrams, tables, xviii + 232pp, appendices, glossary, bibliography, index, trifle light foxing front free endpapers and half title, dustjacket slightly worn at extremities, spine faded, otherwise good. An analysis of a Korean community in the village of Hasami located on..... More
Washington. D.C. Foreign Area Studies. 1969. Revised edition. Maps, xiv + 492pp, bibliography, glossary, index, covers trifle worn, gilt title upper cover and spine dulled, small sticker laid down front free endpaper. Designed for the use of US military and other personnel this volume gives a convenient complication of basic..... More
New York. Walker. 1992. Black and white illustrations, xi + 212pp, appendix, bibliography, index, good copy in protected dustjacket. This book traces the growth of the nation's fledgling democracy and sets Korea's political and economic progress against the background of its extraordinary history. When referring to this item please quote..... More
Seoul. Korea Research Foundation. 1986. [Reprint]. Maps, x + 330pp, appendices, Korea Research Foundation bookplate front free endpaper, minor wear extremities. A sound copy. Includes chapters on, history, agriculture, government, the economy, health, education and religion. When referring to this item please quote stockid 137981. More
Seoul. Hollym. 1967. vii + 249pp, index, bibliography, dustjacket worn and chipped with few small closed tears, edges little browned, a good copy. Royal Asiatic Society monograph. An insightful and vigorous study of a profound problem: how to apply cherished Western ideals of law to the Korean situation, where political..... More
Seoul. Si-sa-yong-o-sa. 1982. Korean Culture Series 5. Black and white photographic plates, 218pp, wear to dustjacket extremities, with a few tears near dustjacket spine, handsome bookplate laid down front free endpaper, a good, clean copy in hardback. Covers: Characteristics of traditional Korean law; Succession systems; Marriage system; Legal Status of..... More
Honolulu. University of Hawai'i Press. 2013. Maps, colour photographic illustrations, xiii + 191pp, appendix, notes, bibliography, index, small quarto, a very good copy in dustjacket. This book traces the transformation of Koreas architecture and urban space over the course of the last hundred years, a period when the built environment..... More
Honolulu. University of Hawai'i Press. 1987. Reprint. xiii + 234pp, appendices, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. Minor wear edges, spine faded, still a good paperback copy. "This exceptionally well-written book is good reading, not only for specialists but also for beginning students interested in women, Korean culture, and shamanism." -Journal of..... More
Seoul. The Presidential Secretariat. 1992. Colour photographic plates, ix + 382pp, appendices, index, corners bumped, a good copy in protected dustjacket. When referring to this item please quote stockid 52316. More
Honolulu. University of Hawai'i Press. 1978. Translated and edited by Richard J. Pearsons & Kazue Pearson. Black and white plates, text illustrations, xxxv + 237pp, glossary, bibliography, index, elegant bookplate tipped in front free endpaper, pale foxing upper edge, large octavo, good copy in dustjacket. Professor Kim describes Korea's past..... More
Philadelphia. Winston. 1959. Line illustrations in text by Kimi Masuda, 148pp. Large inscription front free endpaper, dustjacket slightly worn, protected by a prior owner, otherwise a very good copy. The author and her husband were visiting the USA from their home in North Korea when the Korean War broke out..... More
Seoul. Korea Branch Royal Asiatic Society. 1968. Reprint. Maps, folding map, black and white photographic plates, fold-out musical text to the sijo, 97pp + 78pp + 103pp + 93pp + 152pp, indices, appendices, member lists, red hardback with gilt lettering spine, coves scratched and soiled, leaves little browned along edges..... More
Seoul. Asia PR Center. 1975. Map, profuse colour photographic illustrations, 373pp, covers shelf-rubbed at upper and lower edges, closed tears in dustjacket, folio. When referring to this item please quote stockid 68805. More
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Tokyo. 1985. Very good copy in slightly worn card slipcase. Text in Japanese only. When referring to this item please quote stockid 70741. More
Seoul. Korean Overseas Information Service. 1984. 88pp, paperback, light wear wrappers, good copy. 18.7 x 12.8cm. When referring to this item please quote stockid 68794. More
Seoul. Korean Overseas Information Service. 1985. Profuse colour photographic illustrations, 99pp, stamp front free endpaper, good hardback copy in dustjacket with sunned spine, quarto. Photographic tourism publication celebrating the fourth anniversary of the Fifth Republic. When referring to this item please quote stockid 68783. More
Seoul. Korea National Tourism Corp. 1976. Maps, colour illustrations, 80pp, extremities little worn, a good copy in original wrappers. When referring to this item please quote stockid 160477. More
Seoul. Oruem. 1994. Tables, viii + 294pp, good paperback copy. In this book, the unique political-economic development of South Korea is systematically analyzed by a number of scholars from South Korea and the United States. When referring to this item please quote stockid 87804. More
Seoul. Seoul National University. 1970. 349pp, ex library, cancelled library stamp introduction page and upper edge, library catalogue number spine, otherwise good copy in little worn covers. Essays cover Korean studies in the fields of religion, philosophy, linguistics, classical and modern literature, ancient and dramatic arts, traditional music, custom and..... More