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| Traces Korea's history from pre 918 AD to post-1953, providing information on Ancient times, the Koryo and Choson dynasties, the Colonial Period, the Liberation and the Korean War, and Contemporary Korea along the way. | |
| Directory of political, historical, and cultural resources pertaining to the countries of East and Southeast Asia, with essays and reports on topical issues. | ||
| Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering all the countries in Asia. | ||
| Basic reference information about North Korea, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources. | ||
| A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in North Korea, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness. | ||
| Links to information resources on aspects of Asian life covering art, business, culture, education, politics, and news. Geographical areas of interest include Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. | ||
| Article examining Korea's cartographic representation as documented by Europeans from the 15th century onwards. Considers the influences of European exploration, and the origin and history of Dutch cartography. | ||
| Offers information on the life of Hendrick Hamel, the Dutch sailor who was shipwrecked and held captive in Korea between 1653 and 1666. Features English and Korean translations of Hamel's journal, along with the original Dutch text. Also provides a history of Dutch involvement in the Far East, and an account of Korean language studies arising from Hamel's work. | ||
| Basic reference information about North Korea, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays. | ||
| Bibliography functioning as a supplement to Studies on Korea: A Scholar's Guide, as published in 1980. Citations are divided into topics such as archaeology, three kingdoms, ancient Korean Japanese relations, Choson, Korean communities abroad, religion and philosophy, women, education, arts, and linguistics. | ||
| Detailed assessment of human rights practices in North Korea. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status. | ||
| Gateway to Korean resources relating to travel, shopping, and entertainment. Also features a Korean yellow pages. | ||
| Listing of political resources relevant to North Korea, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available. | ||
| Detailed handbook describing the history of North Korea and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order. | ||
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