Culture and Customs of Korea

Informationen zum Autor DONALD N. CLARK is Professor of History and Director of International Studies at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. He has written and edited a number of works on Korea, including Christianity in Modern Korea (1986). Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword 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 Korea Gender, Marriage, and the Lives of Korean Women Greater Korea: Looking Ahead Glossary Suggestions for Further Reading Index

Product details

• Authors: Donald Clark, Donald N. Clark
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.10.2008
• EAN: 9780313360916
• ISBN: 978-0-313-36091-6
• No. of pages: 204
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Culture and Customs of Asia; Cultures and Customs of the World; Culture and Customs of Asia
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)