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Culture and Customs of Korea (Hardcover, New)
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Culture and Customs of Korea (Hardcover, New)
Series: Culture and Customs of Asia
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Culture and Customs of Korea is an excellent introduction to the
Korean people and their religion, arts and literature, daily life,
and customs. It presents the most important experiences that have
shaped life in both North and South Korea today. These include the
migration of the people from farms in the countryside to crowded
city apartments, the effects of rapid industrialization, and the
continuing trauma of the country's division. Accessible and highly
authoritative, Culture and Customs of Korea will be the ultimate
source for students and other interested readers to learn about an
important Asian society and the homeland of the many Korean
Americans. For centuries, although strongly influenced by the
Chinese, Koreans have maintained a unique civilization with their
own language, social organization, food, national costume,
political institutions, and customs. The disruptions of the 20th
century have included a long and difficult period of foreign rule
and a devastating civil war. However, Koreans continue to prize
their traditional culture, and the younger generations have
embraced "Koreanness" with a determination to assert Korea's place
in the world. Culture and Customs of Korea artfully depicts the
past and present in North and South Korea with chapters on the
story of the Korean people, thought and religion, arts and
literature, performing arts, daily life and folkways, life in a
Korean village, life in urban Korean, and gender, marriage, and the
lives of Korean women. A chronology and glossary supplement the
text.
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