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100 1 _aBreen, Michael,
_d1952-
245 1 4 _aThe new Koreans :
_bthe story of a nation /
_cMichael Breen
250 _aFirst edition
264 1 _aNew York, N.Y. :
_bThomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Press,
_c[2017]
264 4 _c©2017
300 _axvii, 462 pages :
_bmap ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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500 _a"April 2017"--Title page verso
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 397-443) and index
505 0 _aPreface -- Portraits. The broken ship -- Out of Gangnam -- The defiant land -- The case for Hanguk -- The group as refuge -- Jesus and local Messiahs -- Suffering in the Republic of others -- Nationalism and other things -- Love and learning when your DNA isn't yours -- Roots. Beginnings -- The quest for purity -- Being second class -- Brothers no more -- Wealth. Desperation -- Economic warriors -- The smell of money -- The Chaebol problem -- Work, work, work -- Power. At least pro the right kind of democracy -- Power shift -- The first Democratic presidents -- Dissidents in charge -- Two steps back -- Next. The miracle of affirmation -- For wider acceptance -- A wealthier future -- The future of democracy -- Time to unify?
520 2 _a"Just a few decades ago, the Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generation they moved from the fields to Silicon Valley. The nature and values of the Korean people provide the background for a more detailed examination of the complex history of the country, in particular its division and its emergence as an economic superpower. Who are these people? And where does their future lie? In this absorbing and enlightening account, Michael Breen provides compelling insight into the history and character of this fascinating nation "--
_cProvided by publisher
651 0 _aKorea
_xHistory
_y1945-
650 0 _aSocial change
_zKorea
_xHistory
650 0 _aEconomic development
_zKorea
_xHistory
651 0 _aKorea (South)
_xHistory
651 0 _aKorea (North)
_xHistory
651 0 _aKorea
_vBiography
650 0 _aNational characteristics, Korean
_xHistory
651 0 _aKorea
_xEconomic conditions
_y1945-
651 0 _aKorea
_xPolitics and government
655 7 _aBiography.
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655 7 _aHistory.
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