<strong>Culture and Customs of Korea</strong> is an excellent introduction to the Koreanpeople and their religion arts and literature daily life and customs. It... » 

Culture and Customs of Korea is an excellent introduction to the Koreanpeople and their religion arts and literature daily life and customs. Itpresents the most important experiences that have shaped life in both North andSouth Korea today. These include the migration of the people from farms in thecountryside to crowded city apartments the effects of rapid industrializationand the continuing trauma of the countrys division. Accessible and highlyauthoritative Culture and Customs of Korea will be the ultimate source forstudents and other interested readers to learn about an important Asian societyand the homeland of the many Korean Americans.For centuries although strongly influenced by the Chinese Koreans havemaintained a unique civilization with their own language social organizationfood national costume political institutions and customs. The disruptions ofthe 20th century have included a long and difficult period of foreign rule anda devastating civil war. However Koreans continue to prize their traditionalculture and the younger generations have embraced Koreanness with adetermination to assert Koreas place in the world. Culture and Customs ofKorea artfully depicts the past and present in North and South Korea withchapters on the story of the Korean people thought and religion arts andliterature performing arts daily life and folkways life in a Korean villagelife in urban Korean and gender marriage and the lives of Korean women. Achronology and glossary supplement the text. «