Korean History Culture

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    • Isolation, War, Despotism and Revival: The Fascinating Story of a Resilient But Divided People
    • By: Michael J. Seth
    • Narrated by: Sean Runnette
    • Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 11-12-19
    • Language: English
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    • Korea was one of the last countries in Asia to be visited by Westerners, and its borders have remained largely unchanged since it was unified in the seventh century. Though it is one of the world's oldest and most ethnically homogeneous states, Korea was not born in a vacuum....

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    • A Journey Through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea, and Japan
    • By: Michael Booth
    • Narrated by: Julian Elfer
    • Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 04-14-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 168 ratings
    • There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, "Two tigers cannot share the same mountain." However, in East Asia, there are three tigers on that mountain: China, Japan, and Korea, and they have a long history of turmoil and tension with each other....

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    • A Captivating Guide to Korean History, Including Events Such as the Mongol Invasions, the Split into North and South, and the Korean War
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Edwin Andrews
    • Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 05-28-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 94 ratings
    • The Korean Peninsula today is divided into two, but there was a time when this peninsula was divided into many states. Over the course of time, and besieged by expansive transient dynasties outside of this modest piece of land, many clans and tribes overran their lands....

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    • A New History of South and North
    • By: Victor Cha, Ramon Pacheco Pardo
    • Narrated by: Julian Elfer
    • Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 08-15-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
    • Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo draw on decades of research to explore the history of modern Korea, from the late nineteenth century, Japanese occupation, and Cold War division to the present day....

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    • The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
    • By: Sungju Lee, Susan McClelland
    • Narrated by: David Shih
    • Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 09-13-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 239 ratings
    • Every Falling Star is the intense memoir of a North Korean boy named Sungju who is forced at age 12 to live on the streets and fend for himself. To survive, Sungju creates a gang....

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    • How the North Separated from the South - Geography History Books | Children's Geography & Cultures Books
    • By: Baby Professor
    • Narrated by: Carmyn Block
    • Length: 12 mins
    • Release date: 05-23-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • How can two countries sharing the same second names be so different from each other? Dig a bit further into the two Korea’s history to understand why these geographic brothers are separated by differences....

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    • By: Linda Sue Park
    • Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
    • Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 11-07-03
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 907 ratings
    • Tree-ear is an orphan boy in a 12th-century Korean potters’ village. When he accidentally breaks a pot, he must work for the master to pay for the damage by setting off on a difficult and dangerous journey that will change his life forever....

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    • America and the Korean War
    • By: David Halberstam
    • Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
    • Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 09-25-07
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,809 ratings
    • Up until now, the Korean War has been the black hole of modern American history. The Coldest Winter changes that....

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    • A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions
    • By: Richard Cohen
    • Narrated by: Richard Cohen
    • Length: 19 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 02-11-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
    • By the Sword is an epic history of sword fighting - a science, an art, and, for many, a religion that began at the dawn of civilization in ancient Egypt and has been an obsession for mankind ever since....

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    • By: Ellen Oh
    • Narrated by: Greta Jung
    • Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 05-04-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 31 ratings
    • When Junie Kim is faced with middle school racism, she learns of her grandparents’ extraordinary strength and finds her voice. Inspired by her mother’s real-life experiences during the Korean War, Oh’s characters are real and riveting....

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    • A Pop Culture Inquiry into Why We Love Korean Television
    • By: Grace Jung
    • Narrated by: Grace Jung
    • Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 04-23-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • From stand-up comedian and media studies PhD Grace Jung comes a rollicking deep dive into the cultural significance of Korean television....

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    • The Inside Story of the South Korean Giant That Set Out to Beat Apple and Conquer Tech
    • By: Geoffrey Cain
    • Narrated by: Michael Braun
    • Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 03-17-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 202 ratings
    • An explosive exposé of one of the biggest and most secretive companies in the world, Samsung, as the Korean juggernaut battles Apple and Sony to dominate the world of technology....

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    • TV Milestones
    • By: David Scott Diffrient
    • Narrated by: Gary D. MacFadden
    • Length: 4 hrs
    • Release date: 05-11-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
    • Few American television series are as deeply entrenched in twentieth-century popular culture as M*A*S*H, a Korean War medical comedy characterized by its dark tone and finesse in tackling serious social and political issues....

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    • Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire
    • By: Paula Yoo
    • Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
    • Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 06-18-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Paula Yoo’s latest is a compelling, nuanced account of Los Angeles’s 1992 uprising and its impact on its Korean and Black American communities.

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    • The Borinqueneers of the Korean War
    • By: Talia Aikens-Nuñez
    • Narrated by: Book Buddy Digital Media
    • Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 08-01-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Since the regiment’s creation in 1899, the men of the 65th have proudly served the US through multiple wars, despite facing racial discrimination. Their courage, loyalty, and patriotism earned them hundreds of accolades, including the Congressional Gold Medal in 2014.

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    • Travel the World Series, Volume 23
    • By: Kid Kongo
    • Narrated by: Trevor Clinger
    • Length: 21 mins
    • Release date: 06-17-16
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
    • Korea is a beautiful country with a long, interesting history....

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    • History Book of Facts | Children's History
    • By: Baby Professor
    • Narrated by: Carmyn Block
    • Length: 12 mins
    • Release date: 01-21-22
    • Language: English
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    • Learning Asia history has never been easier! With this listen, you’ll be learning about the start and end of Korean War. What were the events that led to the war? How extensive were the effects of the damage? What happened after the end of the Korean War? Know the answers today....

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