1204, 2013

Several useful resources for Social Scientists

By Victoria Bird|April 12, 2013|China and Inner Asia, Korea, Politics and International Relations, South East Asia|0 comments

Reproduced with permission from LSE’s Heather Dawson’s excellent “social science sites of the week” email- a round up of new and interesting news for Social Scientists. Thanks Heather! Amnesty international annual review of the Death Penalty. The Amnesty international annual review of the Death Penalty was released this week. See which country executed the most people. The site also has images and video content. Also useful is the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty which

1004, 2013

Korea – March 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|April 10, 2013|Korea|0 comments

Korean families : continuity and change / edited by Korean Family Studies Association [authors, Chang, Kyung-Sup [et al.]] Basic reading on Korean unification / Huh Moon Young [et al.] [editor, Center for North Korean Studies] Monetary policy in Korea / [editor, Minho Kim authors, Changho Kim [et al.] English editor, John R. Balson] Korea’s monetary policy responses to the global financial crisis / In Huh The history of immigration policy

0404, 2013

The Asia House Festival of Asian Literature 7-22 May, 2013

By Farzana Whitfield|April 4, 2013|China and Inner Asia, Japan, Korea, Literature, Middle East, Central Asia & Islamica, South Asia, South East Asia|0 comments

Image taken from Asia House website: http://asiahouse.org/ Now in its seventh year, the Asia House Festival of Asian Literature is the only UK festival dedicated to writing about Asia and Asians, from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Pacific. This year they have widened the remit to include Turkey and parts of the Middle East. The 2013 Festival will feature authors writing about over 15 countries, including Afghanistan, Burma, China, India, Iran, Iraq,

0304, 2013

Free Korean Music and Drawing Classes

By Jiyeon Wood|April 3, 2013|Art and Archaeology, Korea, Music, Media and Film Studies|0 comments

The Korean Cultural Centre UK is now taking applications for our free 10 week painting (Minhwa: Korean Painting Classes) and music ( Introducing the Gayageum) courses. Minhwa refers to the Korean folk painting of mythical and magical figures and other objects in a plain, straightforward and naive style often representing health, happiness and scenes from everyday life. Gayageum (12 string zither) is Korea’s most famous instrument. It will be a good

0703, 2013

Korea – February 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|March 7, 2013|Korea|0 comments

Salvation through dissent : Tonghak heterodoxy and early modern Korea / George L. Kallander. Origins of North Korea’s Juche : colonialism, war, and development / edited by Jae-Jung Suh. 2012 ASEAN & Korea in figures. Democracy after democratization : the Korean experience / Jang-Jip Choi. Korean unification and a new East Asian order / edited by Choi Jinwook [editor, Division of Planning and Coordination]. Korean Peninsula divison/unification : from the

0702, 2013

Korea – January 2013

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|February 7, 2013|Korea|0 comments

The quality of life of North Korean : currrent status and understanding / Kim Soo Am … [et al.] From miracle to maturity : the growth of the Korean economy / Barry Eichengreen, Dwight H. Perkins, and Kwanho Shin Study of disciplinary problems in the North Korean Army / Lee Kyo Duk, Chung Kyu Sup [editor, Center for North Korean Studies] Tuttle learner’s Korean-English dictionary / Kyubyong Park Tiger management

1801, 2013

Korea – December 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|January 18, 2013|Korea|0 comments

The history and structure of Korean shamanism / Ryu, Tongshik translated by Moon, Jeong-il State-centric to contested social governance in Korea : shifting power / Hyuk-Rae Kim Cross-national comparisons of social movement unionism : diversities of labour movement revitalization in Japan, Korea and the United States / [edited by] Akira Suzuki Adapt, fragment, transform : corporate restructuring and system reform in Korea / edited by Byung-Kook Kim, Eun Mee Kim,

0712, 2012

Korea – November 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|December 7, 2012|Korea|0 comments

Law and custom in Korea : comparative legal history/ Marie Seong-Hak Kim Award winning works of 2nd Int’l essay contest on Dokdo : was Japan’s incorporation of Dokdo to Shimane prefecture in 1905 legitimate or an act of aggression? / [editor, The Korea Times]. Northeast Asia and the legacy of Harry S. Truman : Japan, China and the two Koreas / edited by James I. Matray. Korea-India : deepening partnership

3011, 2012

Korea – October 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|November 30, 2012|Korea|0 comments

The collected works of Korean Buddhism / edited by A. Charles Muller. Korean migration to the wealthy West / Daniel Schwekendiek Language of migration : self- and other-representation of Korean migrants in Germany / Suin Roberts. Contemporary South Korean society : a critical perspective / edited by Hee-yeon Cho, Lawrence Surendra and Hyo-je Cho. Securitization of human rights : North Korean refugees in East Asia / Mikyoung Kim. Decisions of

0610, 2012

Korea – August and September 2012

By Emma Wilson-Shaw|October 6, 2012|Korea|0 comments

South Korean social movements in the 20th century / by George Katsiaficas. The division system in crisis : essays on contemporary Korea / Paik Nak-chung translated by Kim Myung-hwan … [et al.]. India-Korea dialogue for a 21st century partnership / editors, Choong Yong Ahn & Pravakar Sahoo. Comparative advantage, outward foreign direct investment and average industry productivity : theory and evidence / Yong Joon Jang and Hea-Jung Hyun. Multilateral engagement