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.”

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.

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 Pre-primary and Primary Education in South Korea” in the 2013 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 2013 issue was Korean Literature, and it had an article “A Concise Outline of Old Korean Literature.”

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 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 2012 issue was Korean economy, and it had three articles “Korean Industry Transformed from Industrious Revolution to Industrial Revolution Underpinning Innovation,” “The Economic Growth of South Korea,” and “Rethinking the Miracle on the Han River.”

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 (“A Statistical Understanding of Education in Korea” in the 2011 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 2011 issue was Japan’s Forced Annexation of Korea in 1910, and it had two articles “Japan’s Forced Annexation of Korea in 1910” and “Forgive but Never forget.”

This book is a comprehensive introductory book on Korean culture from an anthropological perspective. The subjects are wide-ranging, from traditional lifestyles including housing, food, and religion to contemporary cultural changes that have taken or are taking place in South Korea through industrialization and globalization. The book’s approachable design with colorful photographs makes it a useful introduction to Korean culture.