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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre la guerra de Corea, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos, usted podrá:
• Descubrir el contexto político y social tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el incipiente enfrentamiento entre el bloque occidental y el comunista y el origen de la división de las dos Coreas
• Conocer a los principales protagonistas del conflicto,...
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Exploring Korean history from its ancient roots to the present day, A Brief History of Korea is the story of a people with a rich and united culture that has become two Koreas in modern times-one isolated and secretive and the other among the world's most successful economies. Korean culture developed on a 600-mile-long peninsula, bordered on the north by mountains and three sides by the sea, set apart from the Asian mainland.
Korea was one of the...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Dwight D. Eisenhower in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1952, Eisenhower was elected president in a landslide victory, putting an end to 20 years of Democratic leadership. His major achievements during his presidency include increased economic prosperity, the end of the Korean War and a reduction...
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An original blend of autobiography and ethnography that re-examines violence and memory from the perspective of a child of Korean War survivors.
This moving narrative showcases an unexpected voice from an established researcher. With an unwavering commitment to a child's perspective, Clara Han explores how the catastrophic event of the Korean War is dispersed into domestic life.
Han writes from inside her childhood memories as the daughter of parents...
165) Can't I go instead
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"Two women's lives and identities are intertwined-through World War II and the Korean War--revealing the harsh realities of class division in the early part of the 20th century. "Lee Geum-yi has a gift for taking little-known embers of history and transforming them into moving, compelling, and uplifting stories." -Heather Morris, #1 New York Times bestselling author Can't I Go Instead follows the lives of the daughter of a Korean nobleman and her...
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