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A Concise History of Korea

From Antiquity to the Present

by Michael J. Seth ...

This comprehensive book surveys Korean history from Neolithic times to the present. Michael J. Seth explores the origins and development of Korean society, politics, and still little-known cultural heritage from their inception to the two Korean states of today. Throughout, he adds a rare dimension by placing Korean history into broader global perspective. All readers looking for a balanced, ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This comprehensive book surveys Korean history from Neolithic times to the present. Michael J. Seth explores the origins and development of Korean society, politics, and still little-known cultural heritage from their inception to the two Korean states of today. Throughout, he adds a rare dimension by placing Korean history into broader global perspective. All readers looking for a balanced,
... Read more
Korea

A Very Short Introduction

by Michael J. Seth ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Having spent centuries in the shadows of its neighbours China and Japan, Korea is now the object of considerable interest for radically different reasons-- the South as an economic success story and for its vibrant popular culture; the North as the home to one of the world's most repressive regimes, at once both bizarre and menacing. This Very Short Introduction explores the history, culture, and ... Read more

$7.99 USD

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Having spent centuries in the shadows of its neighbours China and Japan, Korea is now the object of considerable interest for radically different reasons-- the South as an economic success story and for its vibrant popular culture; the North as the home to one of the world's most repressive regimes, at once both bizarre and menacing. This Very Short Introduction explores the history, culture, and
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North Korea

A History

by Michael J. Seth ...

North Korea is perhaps the most intriguing, infamous and enigmatic nation of our modern world. Yet how many of us know its full history, and how it came to be? How can we understand such a strange, isolated state?This new edition seeks to provide some answers to these questions. Starting with its origins in the colonial period, Michael J Seth masterfully traces how North Korea transformed itself ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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North Korea is perhaps the most intriguing, infamous and enigmatic nation of our modern world. Yet how many of us know its full history, and how it came to be? How can we understand such a strange, isolated state?This new edition seeks to provide some answers to these questions. Starting with its origins in the colonial period, Michael J Seth masterfully traces how North Korea transformed itself
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Not on the Map

The Peculiar Histories of De Facto States

by Michael J. Seth ...

This book analyzes how de facto states—including Nagorno Karabakh, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, Kosovo, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Somaliland, and Taiwan—have developed without recognition of sovereignty from the international community. ... Read more

$32.99 USD

This book analyzes how de facto states—including Nagorno Karabakh, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transnistria, Kosovo, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Somaliland, and Taiwan—have developed without recognition of sovereignty from the international community.
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A Concise History of Modern Korea

From the Late Nineteenth Century to the Present

by Michael J. Seth ...

Now in a fully revised and updated edition including new primary sources and illustrations, this comprehensive and balanced history of modern Korea explores the social, economic, and political issues it has faced since being catapulted into the wider world at the end of the nineteenth century. Placing this formerly insular society in a global context, Michael J. Seth describes how this ancient, ... Read more

$30.99 USD

Now in a fully revised and updated edition including new primary sources and illustrations, this comprehensive and balanced history of modern Korea explores the social, economic, and political issues it has faced since being catapulted into the wider world at the end of the nineteenth century. Placing this formerly insular society in a global context, Michael J. Seth describes how this ancient,
... Read more
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Culmination

A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure

by Seth Ring ...

Narrated by Michael Kramer ...

Series series Battle Mage Farmer
Unabridged

11 hours 43 min

They started the fight. John is going to end it.Despite John’s best efforts to avoid getting pulled into a war, the Resplendent Empire is determined to crush John and Candle Scholar Tower. No sooner had he returned from the once a millennium magical competition than he discovers that the Empire has declared war, confident that they will be able to roll over John and his allies with little trouble ... Read more

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They started the fight. John is going to end it.Despite John’s best efforts to avoid getting pulled into a war, the Resplendent Empire is determined to crush John and Candle Scholar Tower. No sooner had he returned from the once a millennium magical competition than he discovers that the Empire has declared war, confident that they will be able to roll over John and his allies with little trouble
... Read more
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Separation

A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure

by Seth Ring ...

Narrated by Michael Kramer ...

Series series Battle Mage Farmer
Unabridged

11 hours 45 min

Urey Lotheric, Supreme Mage of the Cabal of the Broken Gate, has been vanquished, and the valley has been saved from certain destruction.But none of that will matter if John can’t find a way back to Candle Scholar Tower.Stranded in the void with Ferdie and Ellie, John has to find a way to get access to the valley, or risk being separated from his farm forever.Even if he does make it back, he’ll be ... Read more

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Urey Lotheric, Supreme Mage of the Cabal of the Broken Gate, has been vanquished, and the valley has been saved from certain destruction.But none of that will matter if John can’t find a way back to Candle Scholar Tower.Stranded in the void with Ferdie and Ellie, John has to find a way to get access to the valley, or risk being separated from his farm forever.Even if he does make it back, he’ll be
... Read more
A Brief History of Korea

Isolation, War, Despotism and Revival: The Fascinating Story of a Resilient But Divided People

by Michael J. Seth ...

Series series Brief History of Asia Series
Exploring Korean history from its ancient roots to the present day, A Brief History of Korea is the story of a people with a rich and united culture that has become two Koreas in modern times—one isolated and secretive and the other among the world's most successful economies. Korean culture developed on a 600-mile-long peninsula, bordered on the north by mountains and three sides by the sea, set ... Read more

$9.99 USD

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Exploring Korean history from its ancient roots to the present day, A Brief History of Korea is the story of a people with a rich and united culture that has become two Koreas in modern times—one isolated and secretive and the other among the world's most successful economies. Korean culture developed on a 600-mile-long peninsula, bordered on the north by mountains and three sides by the sea, set
... Read more

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Domestication

A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure

by Seth Ring ...

Narrated by Michael Kramer ...

Series series Battle Mage Farmer
Unabridged

12 hours 1 min

A world on the precipice of the apocalypse. A secret forged in the flames of war.A chance to start over.For John Sutton, only one of those three things matters.Retired from a decade of brutal war, he wants nothing more than a quiet pastoral life while he does his best to stem the steady increase of his Doom Points before they hit 100, signaling the start of the end.He’s been given a small farm on ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A world on the precipice of the apocalypse. A secret forged in the flames of war.A chance to start over.For John Sutton, only one of those three things matters.Retired from a decade of brutal war, he wants nothing more than a quiet pastoral life while he does his best to stem the steady increase of his Doom Points before they hit 100, signaling the start of the end.He’s been given a small farm on
... Read more
Forever President

A Biography of Kim Il Sung

by Michael J. Seth ...

Kim Il Sung ruled his country, North Korea, for longer and shaped it more profoundly than almost any other modern leader. He created a unique and seemingly bizarre and menacing political and social system, establishing a dynasty that has maintained it for two more generations. Yet he remains a curiously inaccessible, little understood figure, partly due to the closed and secretive nature of the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Kim Il Sung ruled his country, North Korea, for longer and shaped it more profoundly than almost any other modern leader. He created a unique and seemingly bizarre and menacing political and social system, establishing a dynasty that has maintained it for two more generations. Yet he remains a curiously inaccessible, little understood figure, partly due to the closed and secretive nature of the
... Read more
Korea at War

Conflicts That Shaped the World

by Michael J. Seth ...

An engaging history covering a century of conflict on the Korean PeninsulaKorea at War recounts how two separate nations emerged on the Korean peninsula as the result of devastating conflicts involving provocative personalities and superpower intrigues. The topics covered in this fascinating book include:The brutal years of Japanese colonial rule which began with Japan's annexation of Korea and ... Read more

$13.99 USD

An engaging history covering a century of conflict on the Korean PeninsulaKorea at War recounts how two separate nations emerged on the Korean peninsula as the result of devastating conflicts involving provocative personalities and superpower intrigues. The topics covered in this fascinating book include:The brutal years of Japanese colonial rule which began with Japan's annexation of Korea and
... Read more
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Dreamer's Throne

A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure

by Seth Ring ...

Narrated by Michael Kramer ...

Series series Dreamer's Throne
Unabridged

11 hours 59 min

A broken body. A mysterious world. It'll take all his intelligence to survive.After close brush with death, Garrett realizes that he’s in a new world. And worse, he’s missing an arm and paralyzed from the waist down. A fact that doesn’t deter the brutal gang lord whose floor he’s crashing on from wanting to throw him out into the street.The only thing standing between Garrett and a cold death at ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A broken body. A mysterious world. It'll take all his intelligence to survive.After close brush with death, Garrett realizes that he’s in a new world. And worse, he’s missing an arm and paralyzed from the waist down. A fact that doesn’t deter the brutal gang lord whose floor he’s crashing on from wanting to throw him out into the street.The only thing standing between Garrett and a cold death at
... Read more

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