This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Democratic People's Republic of Korea contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.
Russo - Japanese friction increased , culminating in the Russo - Japanese War of 1904-1905 . Like the earlier Sino - Japanese War , much of the fighting took place on Korean soil , allowing the Japanese increasingly to establish ...
A wrestler, he grew up in Pyongyang and in 1977 he won the Asian Junior Wrestling Championships, which were held in Iraq. In the following year, he became a member of the Pyongyang City Sports Team being coached by Kim Gwang Su.
Unusual in South Korea, Han was also reemployed at Korea University and for a time was acting president as well as the first director of the university's Ilmin Institute of International Relations, founded to commemorate Dr. Kim ...
This work features a country that is little known to the West and even to its Asian neighbours because its policy has been one of isolation and self-reliance since the...
This historical dictionary of the Korean War is designed to provide brief but helpful information about all aspects of the war, including units involved, the United Nations, political and military actions, significant sites and operations, ...
This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Korean War offers a clear and concise, but inclusive, account of the major events, operations, and individuals involved in the Korean War.
Designed as a helpful reference tool for both Asian specialists and students and scholars in the broader fields of diplomatic history and foreign relations, this comprehensive historical dictionary contains a...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (previously Zaire) is at Africa's center, both geographically and economically. The territory that is Congo contains the population and the resources to be one...
The Historical Dictionary of Japanese Foreign Policyincludes a chronology, an introduction,, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography.
The Historical Dictionary of U.S. Diplomacy during the Cold War history offers a definitive reference of this turbulent period through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography.