Michael Breen: 8 books

The rise of South Korea is one of the most unexpected and inspirational developments of the latter part of our century. A few decades ago, the Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generation they came out of the fields and into Silicon Valley. In 1997, this powerhouse of a nation...

An expert on North Korea sheds new light on the enigmatic tyrant From his goose-stepping military parades to his clownish macho swagger, North Korea's Kim Jong-il is an odd amalgam of political cartoon and global menace. In charge of a nuclear arsenal he's threatened to use against the U.S....

Just a few decades ago, the South Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generation they moved from the fields to Silicon Valley. They accomplished this through three totally unexpected miracles: economic development, democratization, and the arrival of their culture to global attention. Who...

是統一或和平相處？我們都很想知道。 這是一本理解韓國人性格及文化的必讀之作！ 韓國──一個令人又愛又恨的國家，從蕞爾小國躍進世界舞台， 不斷創造經濟、文化奇蹟，讓世人無法忽視它的影響力。 《新韓國人：從稻田躍進矽谷的現代奇蹟創造者》是最深入、最全面的韓國觀察報告， 從宏觀角度探索歷史、觀察社會、剖析文化，刻劃最真實的南韓面貌！ 來自首爾現場的剖析與未來預言；看過這本書，你會比韓國人更了解韓國！ 韓國人是什麼人？他們是什麼樣子？韓國是已開發國家中生育率最低、自殺率最高的國家，為什麼韓國人不快樂？《新韓國人》檢視外界如何看待他們，而其「國民性格」受到什麼影響，又是如何從落後、貧窮和殘酷經歷中崛起？作者麥可‧布林提供來自首爾現場的深入觀察，帶領讀者了解南韓這個迷人國家的歷史、特色，以及未來的發展，並跨越非軍事區，到北韓一探究竟。 不過幾十年前，南韓還是貧窮的農業國家，卻在短短一個世代內從田野走到矽谷。這是經由三個出人意料的奇蹟實現：經濟發展、民主化，以及受到全球關注的文化新勢力。如今南韓不僅是人們出國旅遊的熱門選項，韓劇、流行音樂、電視節目、飲食等文化的輸入，更已浸潤至台灣人生活的日常。而這個國度歷史發展十分複雜，造就了他們寧願遺忘某些過往，專注未來、剛烈鮮明的民族性。 本書作者麥可‧布林自1980年代起即擔任美國《華盛頓時報》的駐首爾記者，長期觀察南北韓情勢，以及社會、文化、政治等議題，於《衛報》、《華盛頓時報》、《泰晤士報》分析韓國脈動。此後定居首爾，對於韓國一路的轉變與發展，持續有第一線的直接觀察。不僅出版許多韓國主題作品，於2004年出版的《韓國人》（The...

Since it was first established in the 1970s the Applied Linguistics and Language Study series has become a major force in the study of practical problems in human communication and language education. Drawing extensively on empirical research and theoretical work in linguistics, sociology, psychology...

Das Non Profit Law Yearbook 2013/2014 enthält folgende Beiträge: - Michael Droege: Stiftungssteuerung durch Neuausrichtung der Stiftungsaufsicht - Reinmar Wolff: Ein passendes Rechtskleid für kleinkooperative Vereinigungen? Zum Referentenentwurf eines Gesetzes zur Einführung der Kooperationsgesellschaft...

Nations built on exclusion and assimilation, decades of civil war, widespread poverty, authoritarianism and the decline of democracy. Nepal, Myanmar and Sri Lanka are travelling a road to federalism. Institutions and ethnic identity have interacted to privilege some and marginalise others. But when...

Rising costs and increasing global competition press institutions to do more with less. At the same time, deep budget cuts and a general social and political impatience have revived calls for reform in educational affordability, curriculum, and outcome measurement. Yet within this environment, a myriad...