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Language: English
Published by Rowman & Littlefield, 2024
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A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteed—but the story's all there.
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- Title
- A Concise History of Korea
- Author
- Seth, Michael
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Publication year
- 2024
- Condition
- good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1538174537
- ISBN 13
- 9781538174531
- Edition
- 4th Edition
This comprehensive book surveys Korean history from Neolithic times to the present. Michael J. Seth explores the origins and development of Korean society, politics, and still little-known cultural heritage from their inception to the two Korean states of today. Throughout, he adds a rare dimension by placing Korean history into broader global perspective. All readers looking for a balanced, knowledgeable history will be richly rewarded with this clear and concise book.
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About the Author
Michael J. Seth is professor of East Asian and world history at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Professor Seth, who has lived and worked in South Korea, is the author of Education Fever: Society, Politics, and the Pursuit of Schooling in South Korea (2002), North Korea: A History (2018), and Korea at War (2023). He is also the editor of the Routledge Handbook of Modern Korean History (2016).
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