Yong Kim: 15 books
Long Road Home
Testimony of a North Korean Camp Survivor
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2009
Kim Yong shares his harrowing account of life in a labor camp-a singularly despairing form of torture carried out by the secret state. Although it is known that gulags exist in North Korea, little information is available about their organization and conduct, for prisoners rarely escape both incarceration...
by Ju-Chan Fulton, Bruce Fulton, Pak Wan-So
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2018
These nine stories span half a century of contemporary writing in Korea (1970s–2010s), bringing together some of the most famous twentieth-century women writers with a new generation of young, bold voices. Their work explores a world not often seen in the West, taking us into the homes, families,...
Communication, Digital Media, and Popular Culture in Korea
Contemporary Research and Future Prospects
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2018
In recent decades, Korean communication and media have substantially grown to become some of the most significant segments of Korean society. Since the early 1990s, Korea has experienced several distinctive changes in its politics, economy, and technology, which are directly related to the development...
Poésie et paysage
Rencontre franco-coréenne
Language: French
Release Date: December 30, 2009
Ce livre est issu d’un séminaire francophone organisé par l’association coréenne des études de la Culture française et des Arts en France (C.F.A.F) qui s’est déroulé à Séoul, à l’université Kookmin, le 19 mai 2007. Cette rencontre se voulait le deuxième volet du colloque de 2006...
by Jang Dong Jin, Jung In Kang, Kim Bi-Hwan
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
This book is a collection of essays written by Korean political theorists addressing the study of contemporary Korean political thought on the premise that such study should be carried out with a post-Eurocentric approach. The negative effects brought about by the domination of Western-centrism are...
Korean Communication, Media, and Culture
An Annotated Bibliography
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2018
Korean Communication, Media, and Culture is a bibliography of English-language publications for non-Korean-speaking academics, researchers, and professionals. In addition to the actual annotations of all the major books, book chapters, journal articles, and theses/dissertations, each chapter includes...
The Korean Wave
Evolution, Fandom, and Transnationality
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
Since the Korean Wave phenomenon started in 1997, Hallyu has undergone many changes. Geographically, while Asia has been the largest cultural market for the Korean cultural industries, other parts of society, including North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America have gradually admitted...
Lean Management
The Essence of Efficiency Road to Profitability Power of Sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
This book is unlike many other books you may see on the bookshelf that focus on the theory of LEAN management. It goes beyond theory to provide practical examples and actual case studies to enhance the understanding of LEAN concepts. It is also as a valuable source of practical ideas.
Salpuri-Chum, A Korean Dance for Expelling Evil Spirits
A Psychoanalytic Interpretation of its Artistic Characteristics
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
This book is a study of Salpuri-Chum, a traditional Korean dance for expelling evil spirits. The authors explore the origins and practice of Salpuri-Chum. The ancient Korean people viewed their misfortunes as coming from evil spirits; therefore, they wanted to expel the evil spirits to recover their...
Thirty Years of China - U.S. Relations
Analytical Approaches and Contemporary Issues
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2010
The year 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of normalization of Sino-U.S. relations. Over the past 30 years, the bilateral relations have developed by twists and turns. It is not until recent years that some stability and forward-looking exchanges have returned to the central stage, albeit tension, grievances,...
Asian Development Review
Volume 29, Number 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
The Asian Development Review is a professional journal for disseminating the results of economic and development research carried out by staff and resource persons of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Review seeks high-quality papers with relevance to policy issues and operational matters done...
by Yong-kyun Kim, Hong-Gyoo Sohn
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2017
This book scrutinizes the entire disaster trajectory history in the Republic of Korea: evolution, cross-over, and interconnection among natural, technological, and social disasters. Also examined is the government’s dynamic reaction for effective disaster responses in the wake of major disasters,...
by Yong-Woo Kim
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2017
Activity Based Cotsting for Construction Companies provides guidelines on how overhead costs can be managed for using Activity Based Costing (ABC), providing gains in contractor competiveness. Illustrated with a range of case studies and examples it also presents a map that shows construction contractors...
by Young Je Yoo, Yan Feng, Yong-Hwan Kim
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of enzyme engineering, from fundamental principles through to the state-of-the-art in research and industrial applications.
It begins with a brief history, describing the milestones of advancement in enzyme science and technology,...
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