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Routledge handbook of modern Korean history / edited by Michael J. Seth.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Routledge handbooksPublisher: London andNew York : Routledge, c2016Description: 396 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780415739313 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 951.9 R8691
Scope and content: "Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century when Korea became entangled in the world of modern imperialism and the old social, economic and political order began to change, this handbook brings together cutting-edge scholarship on major themes in Korean history. Contributions by experts in the field cover the late Choson and colonial periods, Korea's partition and the diverging paths of North and South Korea. Topics covered include: The division of Korea; Religion; Competing imperialisms; Economic change; War and rebellions; Nationalism; Gender; North Korea under Kim Jong Il; Global Korea. The Handbook provides a stimulating introduction to the most important themes within the subject area and is an invaluable reference work for any student and researcher of Korean history"-- 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 951.9 R8691 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2016 01 Available WOK000441
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Beginning in the mid-nineteenth century when Korea became entangled in the world of modern imperialism and the old social, economic and political order began to change, this handbook brings together cutting-edge scholarship on major themes in Korean history. Contributions by experts in the field cover the late Choson and colonial periods, Korea's partition and the diverging paths of North and South Korea. Topics covered include: The division of Korea; Religion; Competing imperialisms; Economic change; War and rebellions; Nationalism; Gender; North Korea under Kim Jong Il; Global Korea. The Handbook provides a stimulating introduction to the most important themes within the subject area and is an invaluable reference work for any student and researcher of Korean history"-- Provided by publisher.