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Everlasting Flower
Keith Pratt
其他書名
A History of Korea
出版
Reaktion Books
, 2006
主題
History / General
History / Asia / General
History / Asia / Korea
ISBN
1861893353
9781861893352
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=1Gui8CdUfVoC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
There are two starkly different Koreas that are equally important actors on today’s tense geopolitical stage: South Korea, which is thriving as a democracy racing into the future as a high-tech economic powerhouse, and North Korea, a repressive dictatorship ruled by the iron inclinations of the Dear Leader. The dividing 38th Parallel is a Cold War relic that masks the deep and binding cultural ties between them, and Keith Pratt tackles here in
Everlasting Flower
the complexly intertwined history of the two nations.
Everlasting Flower
traverses the ancient physical and cultural landscape of the Koreas, spanning from the ancient states of Old Choson and Wiman Choson to the present day. Pratt reveals the rich origins of such cultural foundations as religious practices and food and drink, and he connects them to key historical developments of both nations. He also probes controversial historical events such as the abuses—torture, punishment, and the “comfort women”—of the Japanese occupation. Concise and richly illustrated pictorial essays augment Pratt’s compelling narrative, chronicling various monuments of Korea’s past, including the world’s oldest observatory and the famous turtle boats.
An engrossing and provocative history of the two Koreas,
Everlasting Flower
is an essential study of two nations that are rapidly emerging from the shadows of their looming neighbors—China and Japan—and of each other as well. As the Korean peninsula becomes an increasingly important geopolitical hotspot,
Everlasting Flower
offers a broad perspective on this painfully divided nation.