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List of Primary Source Readings | |
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Maps | |
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Introduction | |
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The Origins | |
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The Koreans | |
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Early Inhabitants | |
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The Age of Rice Farming Begins | |
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Sources for Early Korea | |
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Choson | |
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The Chinese Commanderies | |
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Chinese Commanderies and Their Neighbors: The Northern Peoples | |
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Chinese Commanderies and Their Neighbors: The Southern Peoples | |
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Politics of the Third Century | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: 5,000 Years of History | |
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The Period of the Three Kingdoms, 4th Century to 676 | |
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The Emergence of the Three Kingdoms | |
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The Wa and the Mimana | |
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Korea and Northeast Asia in the Fourth and Fifth Centuries | |
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Culture and Society of the Three Kingdoms | |
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The Bone-Ranks, the Hwabaek, and the Hwarang | |
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The Changing Environment of the Late Sixth and Seventh Centuries | |
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The Unification of Korea under Silla | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: State Formation | |
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Late Silla, 676 to 935 | |
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The Peninsular Kingdom | |
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Consolidation of Central Monarchical Rule under Silla, 676-780 | |
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Silla and the Chinese Model | |
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Supporting the Silla State | |
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Silla Society | |
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Silla and Its Neighbors | |
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Parhae | |
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The Decline of Silla | |
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The Later Three Kingdoms | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: Silla's Rise and Fall | |
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Koryo, 935 to 1170 | |
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The New Koryo State | |
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Koryo in East Asia | |
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Internal Politics, 935-1170 | |
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Koryo Culture | |
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The Samguk Sagi | |
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Koryo Society | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: Koryo's Examination System | |
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Military Rulers and Mongol Invaders, 1170 to 1392 | |
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Military Rule | |
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Son Buddhism | |
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Korea, Japan, and Feudal Europe | |
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The Mongol Invasions | |
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The Legacy of the Mongol Period | |
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Late Koryo Society | |
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The End of the Koryo | |
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Late Koryo Culture | |
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The Rise of Neo-Confucianism | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: The Mongols and Korea | |
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The Neo-Confucian Revolution and the Choson State, 1392 to the 18th Century | |
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Establishing the Yi Dynasty | |
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The Choson State | |
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The Censorate and the Classics Mat | |
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Historians | |
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The Examination System | |
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Education | |
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Agricultural Improvements and the State | |
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Military and Foreign Affairs | |
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The Japanese and Manchu Invasions | |
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Competition for Power among the Elite | |
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Choson Politics in Perspective | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: Choson as an Ideologically Driven State | |
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Choson Society | |
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The Family | |
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Women during the Yi Dynasty | |
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Social Structure | |
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Slaves and Outcastes | |
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Crime and Punishment | |
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Religious Beliefs and Practices | |
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Philosophy | |
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Arts, Literature, and Science | |
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Technology and Inventions | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: Women in Korea | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: Choson's Social Hierarchy | |
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Late Choson, Early 18th Century to 1876 | |
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The Politics of Late Choson | |
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Late Choson and the Confucian World Order | |
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Korean Travelers to China and Japan | |
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Taxation and Reform | |
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Agriculture | |
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Commerce and Trade | |
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Cultural Flowering of Late Choson | |
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Sirhak | |
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Everyday Life | |
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Korea in the Nineteenth Century: The "Hermit Kingdom" | |
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Internal Problems in the Nineteenth Century | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: The Hermit Kingdom? | |
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Korea in the Age of Imperialism, 1876 to 1910 | |
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Early Contacts with the West | |
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The Opening of Korea | |
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Early Reforms, 1876-1884 | |
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The Chinese Decade, 1885-1894 | |
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The Tonghak Rebellion | |
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Kabo Reforms | |
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The Russian Ascendency and the Independence Club | |
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The Russo-Japanese War and the Protectorate | |
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The Protectorate, 1905-1910 | |
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Korea in Transition | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: Korea in the Age of Imperialism | |
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Colonial Korea, 1910 to 1945 | |
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The March First Movement | |
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The Post-March First Period | |
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Cultural Ferment of the 1920s | |
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Moderate and Radical Nationalism | |
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Economic Development | |
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Modernity and Social Change | |
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Rural Society | |
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Wartime Colonialism, 1931-1945 | |
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Forced Assimilation | |
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A Society in Turmoil: The Legacy of Colonial Rule | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: The Korean Nationalist Movement | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: Korea's Colonial Experience | |
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Division and War, 1945 to 1953 | |
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The End of Colonial Rule in Korea | |
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North Korea under Soviet Occupation | |
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South Korea under U.S. Occupation | |
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Trusteeship | |
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Establishing a Separate Regime in the North | |
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The Beginnings of a New Regime in the South | |
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Toward Division | |
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The Republic of Korea | |
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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |
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On the Eve of the Korean War | |
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The Korean War | |
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The Impact of the Korean War | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: Divided Countries | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: The Korean War | |
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North Korea: Recovery, Transformation, and Decline, 1953 to 1993 | |
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The Divergent Paths of the Two Koreas | |
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North Korea's Recovery | |
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Political Consolidation | |
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The Changing International Situation | |
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Confrontational Stance toward the South and the United States | |
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Relentless Militarization | |
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The Ideology of Self-Reliance | |
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The Cult of the Kim Family | |
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Society | |
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Economic Problems | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: North Korea as a Communist Country | |
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South Korea: From Poverty to Prosperity, 1953 to 1997 | |
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The Syngman Rhee Years, 1953-1960 | |
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The Democratic Experiment, 1960-1961 | |
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The Military Coup | |
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Economic Transformation | |
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Economic Growth under Park Chung Hee | |
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Chaebols | |
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Transformation of the Countryside | |
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Economic Development in the 1980s | |
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Explaining South Korea's Economic Miracle | |
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Education | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: Educational Development | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: Economic Development | |
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South Korea: Creating a Democratic Society, 1953 to 1997 | |
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Military Authoritarianism | |
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The Yushin Era, 1971-1979 | |
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Seoul Spring, 1979-1980 | |
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The Fifth Republic | |
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1987: A Political Turning Point | |
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Transition to Democracy | |
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Understanding the Democratic Turn | |
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Student Activism | |
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Organized Labor | |
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Social and Cultural Transition | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: Democratization | |
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Contemporary North Korea, 1993 to 2010 | |
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In Decline | |
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A Period of Crisis | |
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Under Kim Jong II | |
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Ideology | |
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Famine | |
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Crisis and Summitry | |
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Tentative Reforms | |
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Confrontations and the Policy of Survival | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: North Korea's Famine | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: North Korea as a Failed State | |
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Contemporary South Korea, 1997 to 2010 | |
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Return to Civilian Government | |
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Economic Crisis and Recovery | |
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Domestic Politics | |
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Foreign Policy | |
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Rethinking Reunification | |
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A Society Undergoing Rapid Change | |
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Changing Gender Relations, Changing Families | |
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Ethnic Homogeneity | |
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Facing History and Preserving Heritage | |
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New Crises and New Problems | |
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Korea in Global Perspective: South Korea's Place in the World | |
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Conclusion | |
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Romanization | |
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Notes | |
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Glossary of Korean Words | |
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Annotated Selected Bibliography | |
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Index | |
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About the Author | |