The Koreas

The Koreas delivers border-to-border coverage of North and South Korea, with chapters dedicated to history and geography, social and cultural customs, and economics and politics.

Series Editor's Foreword

xi

Preface

xiii

Map

xvii

Part One: Narrative Section

1

(208)

Geography and History

3

(62)

The Physical and Human Geography

4

(5)

Early Korea

9

(1)

The Three Kingdoms

10

(3)

Unified Silla

13

(3)

The Koryo Dynasty

16

(4)

Early Koryo

16

(1)

Later Koryo

17

(3)

The Choson Dynasty

20

(9)

The Early Period: 1392 to the Seventeenth Century

20

(6)

A Nation in Transition: The Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Centuries

26

(3)

The Opening of Korea, Attempts at Reform, and National Peril

29

(3)

The Tonghak Struggle, War, and the Kabo Reforms

32

(1)

The Independence Movement, Modernization, War, and Annexation

33

(2)

The Colonial Period

35

(8)

The First Phase of Japanese Rule

35

(3)

The Second Phase of Colonial Rule

38

(2)

The Third Phase of Japanese Occupation and World War II

40

(3)

Liberation, Division, and the Beginnings of the Cold War

43

(5)

The Korean War

48

(3)

Divided Korea: The South Korean Experience

51

(6)

The First and Second Republics

51

(1)

The Third and Fourth Republics

52

(1)

The Fifth Republic

53

(1)

The Sixth Republic

54

(1)

Civilian Government, Kim Young Sam

55

(1)

Kim Dae-jung

56

(1)

Divided Korea: The North Korean Experience

57

(3)

Korea's Place in the World

60

(5)

Economic Development since 1945

65

(44)

South Korea

65

(34)

Precolonial Influences through Japanese Occupation

66

(1)

Liberation, the Korean War, and the Early Republic

66

(3)

Rapid Economic Growth and the State as Entrepreneur

69

(5)

New Industries, Inflation, and Urban Problems

74

(2)

The Role of the United States and Economic Development in Korea

76

(2)

The Role of Japan in Economic Development

78

(1)

Economic Stability, Social Equity, and Labor Militancy

79

(5)

The World Stage

84

(3)

Failed Reform and Increased Labor Agitation

87

(3)

The Economic Collapse

90

(1)

Economic Restructuring

90

(4)

More Problems in the Restructuring Process

94

(1)

The Impact of the Crisis on Foreign Policy

95

(1)

The Korean Economy: Current Conditions and Prospects for the Future

96

(3)

North Korea

99

(10)

Economic Development: 1948--1965

100

(2)

Economic Development: 1965--1994

102

(2)

Recent Economic Development and Prospects

104

(5)

Political Development since 1945

109

(54)

The Impact of Tradition on Political Development

110

(1)

The Impact of the Japanese Colonial Period on Contemporary Life

111

(1)

The Impact of U.S. and Soviet Occupation and the Korean War on Political Development

112

(2)

A Divided People: The South Korean Experience

114

(40)

The First Republic

114

(4)

The Second Republic and the Military Revolution

118

(2)

Military Rule and the Third and Fourth Republics

120

(6)

Political Turmoil

126

(3)

The Fifth Republic

129

(5)

The Sixth Republic

134

(3)

The Seventh Republic

137

(9)

The Eighth Republic

146

(8)

A Divided People: The North Korean Experience

154

(3)

After the Summit: Concerns and Prospects

157

(6)

Contemporary Culture and Social Problems

163

(46)

Rapid Change and the Persistence of Tradition

163

(1)

South Korea

164

(8)

The Family

164

(3)

The Status of Women

167

(5)

South Korea: An Education Society

172

(6)

Historical Background

172

(1)

Contemporary Education

173

(3)

The Need for Educational Reforms

176

(2)

Philosophy and Religion

178

(12)

Shamanism and Daoism

179

(1)

Confucianism

180

(1)

Buddhism

181

(5)

Christianity

186

(2)

The ``Newly Rising Religions''

188

(1)

This-Worldly Orientation of Korean Religions

189

(1)

The Persistence of Confucianism

189

(1)

Current Religious Trends and the Issue of Reunification

190

(1)

Traditional and Popular Culture

190

(9)

The Youth Culture

197

(1)

Sports and Recreation

198

(1)

North Korea

199

(10)

The North Korean Perspective

200

(1)

The Political Culture

201

(1)

North Korean Society

202

(2)

Education

204

(1)

Religion

205

(1)

North Korean Defectors

205

(4)

Part Two: Reference Materials

209

(66)

Chronological Table

211

(4)

Significant People, Places, and Events

215

(26)

Korean Language, Food, and Etiquette

241

(16)

The Written Language

242

(2)

The Spoken Language

244

(2)

Food

246

(1)

Common Korean Dishes

247

(2)

Common Beverages

249

(1)

Etiquette

250

(1)

How Not to Succeed in Korea

250

(1)

How to Behave Well and Succeed Harmoniously in Korea

250

(7)

Organizations

257

(18)

Government Organizations

257

(2)

Business and Economic Organizations

259

(3)

United States Korea Trade Centers

262

(1)

Culture/Education/Exchange Organizations

263

(7)

Tourism Organizations

270

(1)

Korean-American Organizations

271

(4)

Annotated Bibliography of Recommended Works on Korea

275

(12)

Index

287

(20)

About the Author

307

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