{"product_id":"the-koreas-a-global-studies-handbook-hardcover","title":"The Koreas: A Global Studies Handbook - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary E. Connor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Koreas\u003c\/i\u003e delivers border-to-border coverage of North and South Korea, with chapters dedicated to history and geography, social and cultural customs, and economics and politics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's not hard to understand why Koreans describe their lives as \u003ci\u003ehan\u003c\/i\u003e, which means \"living with a great and sustained sorrow.\" In the 20th century alone, they endured a 35 year Japanese military occupation, one of the most brutal civil wars in history, and decades of occupation by rival superpowers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet the story of this hauntingly beautiful, mountainous land is not ultimately one of war and devastation. \u003ci\u003eThe Koreas: A Global Studies Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a warm and generous people who have retained their distinctive language and culture despite repeated foreign occupations, achieved a literacy rate of almost 100 percent, outscored nearly every other nation in science and math, and reshaped their devastated post-war economy into one of the four tigers of Asian economic growth.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary E. Connor\u003c\/b\u003e is the senior member of the history department at Westridge School in Pasadena, CA and is on the curriculum committee for The National Council for Social Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 307\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 9.44 x 5.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47426785280178,"sku":"9781576072776","price":162.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b243d2a79b53649a0a34b720cab9a655.webp?v=1778517221","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-koreas-a-global-studies-handbook-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}