Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea, Second Edition

by Andrew C. Nahm

The Republic of Korea, or simply South Korea, is as everyone must know by now one of the East Asian "tigers." It is, if anything, the most dynamic of the newly industrialized countries and has managed to modernize farming while literally creating from nothing major industries including automobile shipbuilding and electronics. Its companies are known far and wide. But far less is known about its culture and society and even its politics, aside from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810849496
• ISBN13: 9780810849495
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"