02808cam a2200409 i 4500 1164577681 TxAuBib 20170504120000.0 170324s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016049131 9781250065056 hardcover 1250065054 hardcover (OCoLC)947146048 DLC eng rda DLC YDXCP BTCTA BDX JAI TxAuBib rda Breen, Michael, 1952-, author. The new Koreans : the story of a nation / Michael Breen. First edition. New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2017. xvii, 462 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages [397]-443) and index. Map -- Timeline -- A Note About English Spelling of Korean Words -- [I] Portraits -- The Broken Ship -- Out of Gangnam -- The Defiant Land -- The Case for Hanguk -- The Group as Refuge -- Jesus and Local Messiahs -- Suffering in the Republic of Others -- Nationalism and Other Things -- Love and Learning When Your DNA Isn't Yours -- [II] Roots -- Beginnings -- The Quest for Purity -- Being Second Class -- Brothers No More -- [III] Wealth -- Desperation -- Economic Warriors -- The Smell of Money -- The Chaebol Problem -- Work, Work, Work -- [IV] Power -- At Least Pro the Right Kind of Democracy -- Power Shift -- The First Democratic Presidents -- Dissidents in Charge -- Two Steps Back -- [V] Next -- The Miracle of Affirmation -- For Wider Acceptance -- A Wealthier Future -- The Future of Democracy -- Time to Unify? "Just a few decades ago, the Koreans were an impoverished, agricultural people. In one generation they moved from the fields to Silicon Valley. The nature and values of the Korean people provide the background for a more detailed examination of the complex history of the country, in particular its division and its emergence as an economic superpower. Who are these people? And where does their future lie? In this absorbing and enlightening account, Michael Breen provides compelling insight into the history and character of this fascinating nation "-- Provided by publisher. 20170504. Social change Korea History. Economic development Korea History. National characteristics, Korean History. Korea History 1945- Korea Biography. Korea Economic conditions 1945- Korea Politics and government. Korea (South) History. Korea (North) History. TXKIP