
Korea
The Impossible Country
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Narrated by:
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James Cameron Stewart
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By:
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Daniel Tudor
South Korea's amazing rise from the ashes: The inside story of an economic, political, and cultural phenomenon
Long overshadowed by Japan and China, South Korea is a small country that happens to be one of the great national success stories of the postwar period. From a failed state with no democratic tradition, ruined and partitioned by war, and sapped by a half-century of colonial rule, South Korea transformed itself in just 50 years into an economic powerhouse and a democracy that serves as a model for other countries. With no natural resources and a tradition of authoritarian rule, Korea managed to accomplish a second Asian miracle.
Daniel Tudor is a journalist who has lived in and written about Korea for almost a decade. In Korea: The Impossible Country, Tudor examines Korea's cultural foundations; the Korean character; the public sphere in politics, business, and the workplace as well as the family, dating, and marriage. In doing so, he touches on topics as diverse as shamanism, clan-ism, the dilemma posed by North Korea, the myths about doing business in Korea, the Koreans' renowned hard-partying ethos, and why the infatuation with learning English is now causing massive social problems.
South Korea has undergone two miracles at once: economic development and complete democratization. The question now is, will it become as some see Japan, a prosperous yet aging society, devoid of energy and momentum? Or will the dynamism of Korean society and its willingness to change - as well as the opportunity it has now to welcome outsiders into its fold - enable it to experience a third miracle that will propel it into the ranks of the world's leading nations regarding human culture, democracy, and wealth?
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Excellent
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My only complaint was with the narration. The narrator was great except he could not pronounce the many Korean loan words correctly. I am disappointed that no one who knew any Korean was consulted.
Top tier analysis of Korea
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Insightful, Balanced, Accessible Overview of Korean History and Culture
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Korea is amazing and complex!
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Amazing book
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Concise Korean History
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a must hear if you love Korea
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There should be more books like this
Very enlightening
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Great thorough book on Korea
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Informative
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