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

By: Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: First editionDescription: xvii, 462 pages : map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781250065056
  • 1250065054
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 951.904 23
LOC classification:
  • DS917 .B74 2017
Contents:
Preface -- Portraits. The broken ship -- Out of Gangnam -- The defiant land -- The case for Hanguk -- The group as refuge -- Jesus and local Messiahs -- Suffering in the Republic of others -- Nationalism and other things -- Love and learning when your DNA isn't yours -- Roots. Beginnings -- The quest for purity -- Being second class -- Brothers no more -- Wealth. Desperation -- Economic warriors -- The smell of money -- The Chaebol problem -- Work, work, work -- Power. At least pro the right kind of democracy -- Power shift -- The first Democratic presidents -- Dissidents in charge -- Two steps back -- Next. The miracle of affirmation -- For wider acceptance -- A wealthier future -- The future of democracy -- Time to unify?
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 Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks DS917 .B74 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001411379

"April 2017"--Title page verso

Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-443) and index

Preface -- Portraits. The broken ship -- Out of Gangnam -- The defiant land -- The case for Hanguk -- The group as refuge -- Jesus and local Messiahs -- Suffering in the Republic of others -- Nationalism and other things -- Love and learning when your DNA isn't yours -- Roots. Beginnings -- The quest for purity -- Being second class -- Brothers no more -- Wealth. Desperation -- Economic warriors -- The smell of money -- The Chaebol problem -- Work, work, work -- Power. At least pro the right kind of democracy -- Power shift -- The first Democratic presidents -- Dissidents in charge -- Two steps back -- Next. The miracle of affirmation -- For wider acceptance -- A wealthier future -- The future of democracy -- Time to unify?

"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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