Korea: A New History of South and North
By: Victor Cha
4.20
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day …
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1. North Korea Confidential: Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison Camps, Dissenters and Defectors
By: Daniel Tudor , James Pearson
3.68
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
**Named one of the best books of 2015 by The Economist ** Private Markets, Fashion Trends, Prison … read more
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2. The New Koreans: The Story of a Nation
By: Michael Breen
3.91
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Just a few decades ago, the South Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generat… read more
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3. Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History
By: Bruce Cumings
3.84
Format: 544 pages, Paperback
"Passionate, cantankerous, and fascinating. Rather like Korea itself."--Nicholas D. Kristof, New Yo… read more
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4. Korea: The Impossible Country
By: Daniel Tudor
4.00
Format: 139 pages, Hardcover
South Korea was "the poorest, most impossible country on the planet"when it was founded, according … read more
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5. The Korean War
By: Max Hastings
3.75
Format: 148 pages, Paperback
It was the first war we could not win. At no other time since World War II have two superpowers met… read more
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6. The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters
By: B.R. Myers
4.11
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Understanding North Korea through its propaganda What do the North Koreans really believe? How do … read more
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7. The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture
By: Euny Hong
4.33
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
A FRESH, FUNNY, UP-CLOSE LOOK AT HOW SOUTH KOREA REMADE ITSELF AS THE WORLD'S POP CULTURE POWERHOUS… read more
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8. The Park Chung Hee Era: The Transformation of South Korea
By: Ezra F. Vogel , Jorge I. Domínguez , None , None , None , None , Paul D. Hutchcroft , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None
4.02
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In 1961 South Korea was mired in poverty. By 1979 it had a powerful industrial economy and a vibran… read more
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9. Flowers of Fire: The Inside Story of South Korea's Feminist Movement and What It Means for Women's Rights Worldwide
By: Hawon Jung
4.35
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An eye-opening firsthand account of the ongoing and trailblazing feminist movement in South Korea—o… read more
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10. The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un
By: Anna Fifield
4.12
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The behind-the-scenes story of the rise and reign of the world's strangest and most elusive tyrant,… read more
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"Kim Jong Chol even found a way to work the Belgian movie star into his school work. "If I had my idea world I would not allow weapons and atom bombs any more," he wrote in a school project while in B…"-Anna Fifield, The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un
11. Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator
By: Jung H. Pak
3.76
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking account of the rise of North Korea's dictator Kim Jong Un, from his nuclear ambiti… read more
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12. Korea: A New History of South and North
By: Victor Cha
4.20
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A major new history of North and South Korea, from the late nineteenth century to the present day … read more
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13. The Rebel and the Kingdom: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Overthrow the North Korean Regime
By: Bradley Hope
3.91
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
How did an Ivy League activist become a global fugitive? The tale of a self-taught operative and hi… read more
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14. Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop
By: Ramon Pacheco Pardo
4.30
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
South Korea has the most remarkable of histories. Born from the ashes of colonialism, partition and… read more
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15. Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future
By: Chun Han Wong
4.19
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From one of the most admired reporters covering China today, a vital new account of the life and po… read more
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16. Three Tigers, One Mountain: A Journey Through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea, and Japan
By: Michael Booth
3.90
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the author of The Almost Nearly Perfect People, a lively tour through Japan, Korea, and China,… read more
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17. The Sister: The Extraordinary Story of Kim Yo Jong, The Most Powerful Woman in North Korea
By: Sung-Yoon Lee
3.52
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The onset of Covid-19 has coincided with the dramatic rise of a young woman called Kim Yo Jong in N… read more
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18. The Lazarus Heist: From Hollywood to High Finance: Inside North Korea's Global Cyber War
By: Geoff White
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
In 2014, Sony Pictures Entertainment was brutally hacked, with thousands of computers wiped and the… read more
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19. Samsung Rising: The Inside Story of the South Korean Giant That Set Out to Beat Apple and Conquer Tech
By: Geoffrey Cain
3.65
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Geoffrey Cain offers a penetrating look behind the curtains of the biggest company nobody in Americ… read more
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20. South Korea: The Price of Efficiency and Success
By: John Gonzalez
3.38
Format: None pages, Paperback
South Korea's extraordinary economic and technological transformation after the Korean War (1950-19… read more
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