本书针对普通读者和开始学习韩国学的学生编撰而成 包容了韩国文化的多种侧面。其中蕴含从韩国的传统生活方式到如今韩国社会在经历工业化和全球化过程中发生的文化变化(因国际婚姻的增多导致多元文化家庭增加，韩流的影响，超越国家的饮食与时尚等)，以及韩国文化范围广泛的多种主题。本书的作者以韩国文化的活力与多样性为焦点，从人类学的角度出发介绍韩国文化。本书丰富多彩的内容和照片提供了解当今韩国文化与历史的良机。

This book demonstrates the excellence and rich features of early Korean printing culture. It begins with the origins of printing culture in the world and in Korea and development moving on to discuss in detail about woodblock printing and movable type printing in Korea that include many artifacts registered as memory of the world. Especially, the book contains illustrated discussion on the invention and development of metal movable type printing. Not only this book offers primary understanding on Korean culture but also its bibliographic perspective gives practical information to those who study Korean bibliography.

The book starts with how Hangeul, Korea’s distinctive writing system is different from those of its neighboring countries, China and Japan. It then discusses in a simple manner the creation of Hunminjeongeum and changes over the time to present day in detail. Not only this book presents basic understanding on Korean culture but also its linguistic perspective gives useful knowledge to those who study Korean language and Korea studies.

Visitors to Korea are often struck by the displays of religion all around them. Buddhist temples are the most colorful, but Confucian shrines, including gravesites, are also visible throughout the countryside. And in city and country, Christian churches are found within every three or four blocks. Buddhism, Confucianism, and Christianity are apparent to the casual visitor, but if one knows how to find it, a shaman house or office is also easy to find. This book will visit the famous and the typical sacred sites of the four major traditions—Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, and Shamanism—as well as other religions.

The most distinctive feature that differentiates Korean houses from those of other countries would be ondol and its derivatives. Ondol is a unique floor heating system consisting of underfloor flues connected to the furnace. Even the modern alterations of Korean housing are highly influenced by the improvement of ondol. [...] This book introduces English readers to the history of the Korean house through several time periods: from the ancient to the modern periods. It also overviews the future of Korean housing in transition from a patrilineal society to a nuclear-family-based society, or the status of apartments serving as the representative Korean housing type.

This book traces the developmental stages of Seoul from its birth as capital of Korea to today’s mega city along with its history and culture. After a close reading of a vast amount of literature on Seoul, the book presents objective information on Seoul and portrays various aspects of Seoul including history, culture, city development and renewal, and the major features of current Seoul that stand out from other mega cities in the world. In sum, it is a well-balanced presentation of a city called Seoul.

This new book discusses various aspects of Korean Confucianism in terms of “tradition” and “modernity” pertaining to philosophy, education, family, social ethics, political leadership, national identity, ritual practice, and spiritual culture. It consists of eleven interconnected chapters. Although the book is written in a scholarly format, it is intended for a broader audience including college professors and students, school teachers and librarians, education agencies and officials, and general readers. It will certainly contribute to our better global understanding of Confucianism in Korea and elsewhere.

Infokorea is a magazine that introduces Korea to readers overseas, including teachers, textbook developers and other educators. The magazine offers the latest statistics on the Republic of Korea and articles that focus on Korean culture, society and history, which can be used as a reference source for textbook writers and editors and as materials for teachers to prepare for class.

Exploring Korean History through World Heritage is a book about Korea’s tangible and intangible heritage sites and items inscribed in the UNESCO’s world heritage lists. Containing a wealth of latest information and visual materials, such as photographs, about 19 items of Korean cultural legacy either remaining on the Korean Peninsula or created by Korean people, the book is a helpful introduction to Korean history and culture published for English readers. The priceless tangible and intangible cultural heritage introduced in the book provides readers with an objective, balanced view of Korean history from the prehistoric times to the modern period.

Infokorea is a magazine that introduces Korea to readers overseas, including teachers, textbook developers and other educators. The magazine offers the latest statistics on South Korea, in general and in the field of education (“An Understanding of Korean Middle and High Schools” in the 2014 issue), that can be used as a reference source for textbook writers and editors, as well as supportive reading materials for classroom. In addition, the magazine has articles that focus on Korean culture, society and history. The theme of the 2014 issue was Korean traditional music, and it had two articles “An Invitation to Gugak, Traditional Korean Music” and “A Brief Glance at the Aesthetic World of Traditional Korean Music.”