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Andrew Salmon

Modern Korea: All That Matters

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In no nation on earth has history accelerated with such speed as in Korea. A medieval dynasty at the end of the 19th century, it underwent a traumatic colonization, then, in its hour of liberation was divided by the great powers at the end of World War II. Devastated by a fratricidal war, the peninsula has remained divided ever since. South Korea is the greatest national success story of the 20th century. From the ashes of war, it transformed itself, against the odds - and against much advice - into an industrial powerhouse and thriving democracy. Now a high-tech wonderland, it is undergoing social and cultural transformations that add furthe… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-4736-0125-3
  • EAN: 9781473601253
  • Produktnummer: 15965627
  • Verlag: John Murray Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
  • Seitenangabe: 160 S.
  • Masse: H12.9 cm x B17.8 cm x D1.2 cm 228 g
  • Gewicht: 228
  • Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor


Seoul-based reporter Andrew Salmon, 47, covers the Koreas for Forbes, France 24, The South China Morning Post and The Washington Times. He has authored four books covering Korean food, the Korean War and the role of US business in South Korean development. His To the Last Round: The Epic British Stand on the Imjin River, Korea, 1951 won a Military Book of the Year award in the United Kingdom in 2009 and a Korea Wave award at the National Assembly in Seoul in 2010. It has been translated into Korean and a Chinese translation is due out later this year.

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