Центр культурного обмена Академии Корееведения в рамках программы распространения объективной информации о Корее начал издание журнала «INFOKOREA: An Essential Guide for Educators». В журнале представлена уточнённая информация по основным темам корейской истории, освещаемым в иностранных учебниках и литературно-публицистических изданиях о Корее. На страницах журнала публикуются научно-популярные статьи и учебные программы по культуре, истории как древней, так и современной Кореи. Авторский коллектив надеется, что публикуемые в журнале материалы будут занимательными и полезными, и вызовут интерес не только у преподавателей и специалистов по корееведению, но и у широкого круга читателей, которые хотят иметь более глубокие представления о Корее и корейской культуре.

This book traces the developmental stages of Seoul from its birth as the capital of the Republic 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 and images of Seoul including history, culture, development, renewal and the major features of current Seoul that stand out from other mega cities in the world. In other words, it is a well-balanced representation of a city called Seoul.

Confucianism was declared dead not long ago: many Western intellectuals anticipated its collapse in East Asia. In this century, however, it remains healthy and engaging in South Korean society and its overseas communities. 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.

Центр культурного обмена Академии Корееведения в рамках программы распространения объективной информации о Корее начал издание журнала «INFOKOREA: An Essential Guide for Educators». В журнале представлена уточнённая информация по основным темам корейской истории, освещаемым в иностранных учебниках и литературно-публицистических изданиях о Корее. На страницах журнала публикуются научно-популярные статьи и учебные программы по культуре, истории как древней, так и современной Кореи. Авторский коллектив надеется, что публикуемые в журнале материалы будут занимательными и полезными, и вызовут интерес не только у преподавателей и специалистов по корееведению, но и у широкого круга читателей, которые хотят иметь более глубокие представления о Корее и корейской культуре.

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. Although this book is written to broaden the understanding on Korean culture, the contents are written from a bibliographic perspective making the book a valuable reference to students of Korean bibliography.

A History of Korea is the tenth volume in the Understanding Korea Series. It explains the history of Korea from prehistoric times to the present. This book, divided by periods, helps readers to understand the main events and overall characteristics of Korean history. It covers each era’s political systems, culture, society, and foreign relations. As a concise introduction to Korean history, this book would be suitable for international Koreanists and students, textbook authors, and the general readers.

Infokorea is Korea introduced a magazine designed for readers with an interest in Korea and other foreign producers textbooks and teachers. Infokorea is the author of textbooks or foreign editors and reference to textbooks, Korea provides the latest information that teachers can use in teaching resources. Infokorea also provides cultural, social and historical topics featured in Korea.

The history of education in Korea is a very important blueprint with which to understand the nation’s culture and history. Education in Korea has been set by the national culture, but at the same time it has exerted an influence on that culture. This book, therefore, examines the diverse aspects of education in Korea and the contributions of education to the development of the nation from the perspective of its long history. This book focuses not so much on the vast amount of information related to education in Korea; rather, it selects a number of major facts and explains them in greater depth from a historical context of education in Korea.

South Korea is known for its rapid and continuous economic growth in the latter half of the 20th century. After liberation from Japanese colonial rule in 1945 and the Korean War (1950‒53), Korea has seen its per capita GDP shooting up from just US$290 in 1960 to an amazing US$28,384 in 2010. This book looks at the country’s modern economic development starting from the end of the Korean War, the economic problems Korea faced after the conflict, efforts to solve these problems, and the results produced. It will also describe changes in economic policy objectives from liberation from Japanese colonial rule in 1945 through today in detail.

Infokorea is Korea introduced a magazine designed for readers with an interest in Korea and other foreign producers textbooks and teachers. Infokorea is the author of textbooks or foreign editors and reference to textbooks, Korea provides the latest information that teachers can use in teaching resources. Infokorea also provides cultural, social and historical topics featured in Korea.