Contents: 1. The natural setting of Seoul 2. Seoul history traced 1 3. Seoul history traced 2 4. Life in Seoul today 5. The cultural legacy of Seoul.
Mountain mentality Swiss farmers are tough, independent, hard-working, resilient, well-prepared for every kind of natural disaster, and above all staunchly conservative. These characteristics have been passed on to Swiss town-dwellers, who go about their day as if they too were farming a lonely mountain cliff. We can do better The Swiss stubbornly refuse to believe they are doing well …
The Palestine-Israel conflict is the most notorious and ingrained conflict of the twentieth century. Yet the way it is reported in the media is often confusing, leading many to assume the hostilities stretch back to an ancient period. This is the first book to provide a clear, accessible, and annotated introduction that covers the full 2,000-year history of the region, from biblical times until…
This "stimulating and comprehensive" (Kirkus Reviews) collection of original essays on twentieth-century Japan's history and culture provides a unique mix of American and Japanese perspectives on Showa. With an important, substantial Introduction by Carol Gluck, the volume explores the strengths of the Japanese economy, the issue of democracy and Japan's political culture, Japan's achievements …
Westerners have recognized and analyzed the many unique aspects of Japanese culture since they first set foot in Japan in the 16th century. The special talents (and weaknesses) that characterize the Japanese way of life are by now well-documented. But few Westerners really understand the beliefs and values that underlie how the Japanese think and act, how and why these attributes have been pres…
Contents: 1. National conditions 2. Politics 3. Economy 4. Science and technology, education, culture and art, public health and sports etc.
This book is actually a sequel to, and the eleventh chapter of, An Outline History of China edited by Prof. Bai Shouyi and published by the Foreign Languages Press in English in 1982. The May 4th Movement of 1919 is regarded as the beginning of the new-democratic revolution in China. From that time until the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, the four decades saw …
Dibanding orang Timur Asia seperti bangsa Cina, India dan Arab, mengapa orang Jepang di Asia Tenggara masa kolonial tercerabut dan kembali ke negaranya. Di masa tersebut, berbagai perusahaan Jepang telah menancapkan kekuatan ekonominya, seperti Hiroichiro Ishihara yang mengolah bijih besi Malaysia; PT. Mitsui Bussan (sekarang Mitsui Corporation); Mitsubishi Shoji (sekarang Mitsubishi Corporatio…
The Revolution of 1911 is the most important event in early 20th century China. At that time the Qing Dynasty, which had ruled over China for 260 years, was overthrown, ending two thousand years of feudal monarchic dictatorship. With the subsequent establishment of the Republic of China, democracy and the republican form of government was able to strike a deep root in the hearts of the Chinese …
Contents: 1. The only coastal province in the western region 2. The region with the biggest population of minority nationalities 3. Beautiful and abundant southern border etc.