| The New Koreans Contributor(s): Breen, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9791195984985 Publisher: Sillebooks/Tsai Fong Books OUR PRICE: $67.62 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Chinese Published: December 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Korea - Political Science | World - Asian - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries |
| Dewey: 951.9 |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - East Asian - Cultural Region - Asian - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Ethnic Orientation - Korean |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Just a few decades ago, the South Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generation they moved from the fields to Silicon Valley. They accomplished this through three totally unexpected miracles: economic development, democratization, and the arrival of their culture to global attention. Who are the Koreans? What are they like? The New Koreans examines how they have been perceived by outsiders, the features that color their "national character," and how their emergence from backwardness, poverty, and brutality happened. It also looks at why they remain unhappy--with the lowest birth rates and highest suicide rates in the developed world. In The New Koreans, Michael Breen provides compelling insight into the history and character of this fascinating nation of South Korea, and casts an eye to future developments, as well as across the DMZ into North Korea. |
Contributor Bio(s): Breen, Michael: - MICHAEL BREEN is a writer and consultant who first went to Korea as a correspondent in 1982. He covered North and South Korea for several newspapers, including the Guardian (UK), the Times (UK), and the Washington Times. He lives in Seoul. |