South Korea

How One Nation Is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture (Expanded Edition) In this fresh, funny, and insightful cultural history, Euny Hong recounts how South Korea vaulted itself into the...

In many Asian societies, the process of modernization often took place in a rapid and highly compressed fashion – not over centuries, as had happened in most Western societies, but...

Critical Perspectives on Primary Sources Bringing together a wealth of primary sources and with contributions from leading experts, Dress History of Korea presents the most recent approaches to the interpretation of...

A Pop Culture Inquiry Into Why We Love Korean Television From the Emmy Award-winning Squid Game to streaming sensations like The Glory and Crash Landing on You, Korean television has...

Prostitution and Postcolonial Nation Building in South Korea The State's Sexuality uncovers how the lives and work of women engaged in prostitution, long considered the most abased members of society,...

Demystifying the Study of Korean Unification and North Korea North Korea is commonly thought of as the most mysterious place in the world. The country is marked by its opacity...

A major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day "Cha and Pacheco Pardo have years of expertise in Korean international relations....

A vibrant exploration of Korean cuisine, both in Korea and in Koreatowns around the globe, with more than 75 bold, flavor-packed recipes and stunning photography from the New York Times bestselling...

Dispatches from Bollywood, Dizi, and K-Pop There is a vast cultural movement emerging from beyond the Western world. Truly global in its range and allure, it is the biggest challenge...

Within living memory, South Korea has transformed into a leading cultural powerhouse of the 21st century.South Korea has transformed from a country devastated by war in the late 1950s to...

The Rebellion for Democracy in South KoreaThe essential account of the South Korean 1980 pro-democracy rebellion.On 18th May 1980, student activists gathered in the South Korean city of Gwangju to...