Ralph Hassig: 4 books
The Hidden People of North Korea
Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2015
This unique book, now fully updated, provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of life in North Korea today. Drawing on decades of experience, noted experts Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh explore a world few outsiders can imagine. In vivid detail, the authors describe how the secretive and authoritarian...
Korea Briefing
2000-2001: First Steps Toward Reconciliation and Reunification
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
This new edition of Korea Briefing provides a timely analysis of the evolving relationship between South and North Korea. In June 2000, after years of ignoring the South Korean government, the North Korean leader Kim Jong II finally agreed to a summit meeting with South Korea's President Kim Dae Jung....
Korea Briefing
1997-1999: Challenges and Changes at the Turn of the Century
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
While mainly focusing on the Kim Dae Jung era, the essays in this book examine persistent problems and new opportunities in Korean politics, economy, and culture. In 1997, Kim Ae Jung was elected to head the government of the Seventh Republic, after 30 years in opposition.
Korea Briefing
Toward Reunification
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
This text examines a period of far-reaching change in the two Koreas. Chapters on recent events, the state of current economic, political and international relations, and the directions of bellwether reforms in language policy and education are at the core of the study.