Shrimp to whale : South Korea from the forgotten war to K-Pop / Ramon Pacheco Pardo.
By: Pacheco Pardo, Ramon [author.]
.Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197683514.Subject(s): Korea (South) -- History | Korea (South) -- Politics and government | Korea (South) -- Social conditions | Social change -- Korea (South) | History | Asian historyAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197659656DDC classification: 951.9504 Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: South Korea has a remarkable history. Born from the ashes of imperial domination, partition and a devastating war, back in the 1950s there were real doubts about its survival as an independent state. Yet South Korea endures: today it is a boisterous democracy, a vibrant market economy, a tech powerhouse and home to the coolest of cultures. So what explains this extraordinary transformation? 'Shrimp to Whale' is a lively history of South Korea, from its millennia-old roots, through the division of the Peninsula, dictatorship and economic growth, to today's global powerhouse.
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Also issued in print: 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
South Korea has a remarkable history. Born from the ashes of imperial domination, partition and a devastating war, back in the 1950s there were real doubts about its survival as an independent state. Yet South Korea endures: today it is a boisterous democracy, a vibrant market economy, a tech powerhouse and home to the coolest of cultures. So what explains this extraordinary transformation? 'Shrimp to Whale' is a lively history of South Korea, from its millennia-old roots, through the division of the Peninsula, dictatorship and economic growth, to today's global powerhouse.
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