Summary: "This game-changing war still resonates today with the US troop presence in South Korea and the nascent nuclear threat from the North. This collection of documentary footage chronicles the roots of the conflict as it blossomed into a protracted war that took a heavy toll in American blood and treasure. The immediacy of combat and major conflicts are brought vividly to life capturing the impact...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV KORKummer, Patricia K.
Contents: One land, two nations -- The Korean peninsula -- The natural environment -- Five thousand years of history -- Communist dictatorship, democratic republic -- A controlled economy, a free economy -- One people, one language -- Many systems of belief -- Strong cultural traditions -- Daily life and special occasions.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 951.9 KUMSummary: In the shadow of continuing turmoil in North Korea, the South continues to prosper under its current president, Kim Young Sam. This program looks at the combination of centuries-old tradition and modern technology that has turned a small, war-torn agrarian country into a major industrial power. It shows the effects of modernization on traditional values, covers the roles of education and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Brings to light a new history of the Korean War; an event that still reverberates to this day. New archives in Russia, China, South Korea, and the United States will change public understanding of a critical turning point in world history.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV KORSummary: In 1997, South Korea-the world's 11th-largest economy at that time-was brought to the verge of economic collapse by the "Asian flu. This program scrutinizes that country's amazing comeback, facilitated by the IMF. Using intensive crisis management and a massive bailout of
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: South Korea boasts the third-largest economy in Asia. This program examines how cheap government loans encouraged the growth of large conglomerates, and how new policies are helping small and medium companies to develop. A representative of a British automobile company discusses the Korean government's use of onerous anti-business tactics, such as tax audits on those Koreans who buy imported...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Seth, Michael J.
Summary: In this comprehensive yet compact book, Michael J. Seth surveys Korean history from Neolithic times to the present. He explores the origins and development of Korean society, politics, and its still little-known cultural heritage from their inception to the two Korean states of today. Telling the remarkable story of the origins and evolution of a society that borrowed and adopted from abroad,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.9 SETDuBois, Jill
Summary: "As Korean pop music, skincare trends, food, and television dramas have exploded in popularity far beyond the borders of the nation they came from, many young people have become curious about South Korean culture. This comprehensive guide provides them with more details about South Korea's entertainment industry and cuisine, but it also presents essential facts about this nation's history,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 951.95 DUBSonneborn, Liz.
Summary: Discusses the history, geography, wildlife, government, economy, religion, culture, and people of North Korea.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, An Imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 951.93 SONSummary: This episode of the U.S. Army’s The Big Picture television series shows how the U.S. Army provides civil assistance to the Korean population from the very beginning of the conflict. The Army’s goal is rehabilitation of an area and its population for tactical reasons. This video from the National Archives and Records Administration shows a very human, moving story and points out the U.S. Army’s...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Mattern, Joanne
Summary: Readers will learn about the unique and defining features of South Korea.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pogo 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Around All GuaSummary: South Koreans demonstrate in Seoul demanding a United Korea (no division at 38th parallel)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1951
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Blevins, Wiley
Summary: The east Asian nation of South Korea is a land of gorgeous natural landscapes, with green forests, towering mountains, and ocean beaches. It is also a land of sprawling, modern cities. Readers will meet up with Wook-jin and Yu-na, their local guides, as they explore everything South Korea has to offer. They ll learn about the country s history, culture, typical lifestyles, and more.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 951.95 BLEDuBois, Jill
Summary: "Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, wildlife, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of South Korea"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 951.95 DUBSummary: While often dealing with pointedly Korean issues, South Korean movies and television shows have pushed beyond their domestic market and are now highly respected by audiences across Asia and the world. This program studies ways in which South Korean films have changed over the decades, profiling a new generation of Korean filmmakers and their industry's tightrope walk between a blockbuster...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: In June of 1950, the North Korean Army initiated a massive attack on its neighbor to the south, beginning a see-saw war that would engulf the entire Korean Peninsula. For the next three years, the United Nations and the Communists would wage a bloody and brutal war. Though the Korean conflict is often referred to as the "Forgotten War", those who fought and sacrificed for freedom will never...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Timeless Media Group 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV KORChurch, James
Summary: Ordered out of retirement to Pyongyang to cover up a crime of passion committed by the young leader of a transitional government vital to a tenuous peace agreement between the two Koreas, Inspector O finds his life threatened when the case tests his loyalties.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHUSummary: This program explores the Republic of South Korea, focusing on its culture, traditions, and especially its cuisine. This modern country with a unique cultural identity is known for its rice farming, traditional celadon pottery-making, fishing, and its national dish—kimchi. This program from PBS’s Hidden Journey series also includes the Chu’sok festival, which honors ancestors, Buddhism, and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2000
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Kim, Hooni
Summary: "The long-awaited debut cookbook from the Michelin-star chef known for defining Korean food in America. Hooni Kim is a chef who cooks with jung sung, heart and devotion. My Korea embraces his gastronomic heritage. From simple rice cakes drenched in a spicy sauce to a 12-Hour Korean Ramyeon (ramen), Hooni uses his background in world-class French and Japanese kitch-ens to fine-tune techniques in...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59519 KIMYoo, Yushin.
Summary: An introduction to the cultural history of Korea, traditions, description and travel, and way of life of the people of Korea.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Golden Pond Press 1987
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 915.19 YooLee, Lyla
Summary: Mindy takes a trip to South Korea to visit her grandparents.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LEESummary: Action around "Heartbreak Ridge"; big helicopters prove useful in Korean War battle
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1951