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The new Koreans : the story of a nation / Michael Breen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books St. Martin's Press, c2017Edition: First editionDescription: 462 p. : map ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781250065056 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 951.904 B8321n
Scope and content: "Just a few decades ago, the Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generation they moved from the fields to Silicon Valley. The nature and values of the Korean people provide the background for a more detailed examination of the complex history of the country, in particular its division and its emergence as an economic superpower. Who are these people? And where does their future lie? In this absorbing and enlightening account, Michael Breen provides compelling insight into the history and character of this fascinating nation "-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books Library, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Window on Korea Non-fiction 951.904 B8321n (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2017 01 Available WOK000257
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Just a few decades ago, the Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generation they moved from the fields to Silicon Valley. The nature and values of the Korean people provide the background for a more detailed examination of the complex history of the country, in particular its division and its emergence as an economic superpower. Who are these people? And where does their future lie? In this absorbing and enlightening account, Michael Breen provides compelling insight into the history and character of this fascinating nation "-- Provided by publisher.