EAN: 9780804848152
ISBN: 978-0804848152 // ISBN: 9780804848152
Año de edición: 2021
Editorial: Tuttle
Número de páginas: 384
Idioma: inglés, coreano
País de origen: Estados Unidos
Ensayo sobre Corea y sus habitantes. En sus páginas, el autor Boye Lafayette explica cómo este país ha sabido superar varias crisis y se ha convertido en una potencia a nivel mundial.
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Today, South Korea is an economic, technological and entertainment superpower. How, as a country, did they rebound from war, poverty and political unrest? And how can that success be replicated in other cultures? The answers can, in fact, be found by understanding Korean customs, values and beliefs. Author Boye Lafayette De Mente identifies the unique qualities that comprise the Korean identity and articulates their modern expressions of Korean culture and history in this book.
Organized alphabetically by topic, De Mente explains the critical cultural code words that make Korea the country it is today. Anyone interested in Korean etiquette, whether for travel or work, will discover that their meanings extend far beyond superficial English translations to deeper interpretations.
Cultural code words include:
This in-depth discussion covers the concepts and principles that are integral to the Korean way of life and provides all the Korean history and insight necessary for those readers eager to learn the secrets of this resilient and burgeoning, yet little-understood nation.
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