The Koreas

1. Geography / Mary E. Connor. The Korean peninsula -- Physical geography: North Korea -- Physical geography: South Korea -- Human geography -- 2. History / Mary E. Connor. Early Korea -- Koryo dynasty (918-1392) -- Choson dynasty (1392-1910) -- The colonial period (1910-1945) -- Liberation, division, and the beginnings of the Cold War (1945-1950) -- The Korean War (1950-1953) -- A divided Korea: the South Korean experience (1953-2008) -- A divided Korea: the North Korean experience (1953-2008) -- 3. Government and politics / Mary E. Connor. The impact of tradition on political development -- The impact of the Japanese colonial period on contemporary life -- The impact on U.S. and Soviet occupation and the Korean War on political development -- A divided people: The South Korean experience (1948-2008) -- A divided people: The North Korean experience (1945-2008) -- 4. Economy / Mary E. Connor. Economic development -- Industry -- Labor -- Trade -- 5. Society: religion and thought / Mary E. Connor. Introduction -- South Korea -- North Korea -- Social classes and ethnicity / Mary E. Connor. Early Korean history -- The three kingdoms period (57 BCE to 668 CE) -- Unified Silla (668-935 CE) -- Social classes during the Koryo dynasty (918-1392) -- Koryo society during the Yuan dynasty -- Choson dynasty (1392-1910) -- Later Choson dynasty: 1637-1910 -- Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945) -- Division and the Korean War (1945-1953) -- South Korea (1953-present) -- North Korea (1953-present) -- Conclusion -- Women and marriage / Mary E. Connor. The three kingdoms (57 BCE-668 CE) -- Unified Silla (668-935 CE) -- Koryo (918-1392) -- Choson dynasty (1392-1910) -- The opening of Korea and Japanese occupation (late 19th century-1945) -- South Korea (1945-present) -- North Korea (1945-present) -- Education / Mary E. Connor. Koryo -- Choson -- Japanese colonial period -- South Korea -- North Korea -- 6. Culture: language / John Song. Introduction -- History of the Korean language -- Some major differences between Korean and Western languages -- Romanization of Korean -- Conclusion -- Etiquette / Mary E. Connor. Introduction: how not to succeed in Korea -- Confucian concepts and values -- How to succeed in Korea -- Literature / Bruce Fulton. Introduction -- The three kingdoms -- Unified Silla -- Koryo -- Early Choson -- Later Choson -- Modern literature -- Literature in North Korea -- Recent developments -- Art and architecture / Meher McArthur. Introduction -- The prehistoric period -- The three kingdoms period -- The unified Silla period (668-935) -- The Koryo period (918-1392) -- The Choson period (1392-1910) -- The modern period (1910- ) -- Music / Dong Suk Kim. Introduction -- National music organizations -- History of traditional Korean music: ancient times to 1945 -- Characteristics of traditional music -- Contemporary music (1945-2008) -- Food / Mary E. Connor. Introduction -- Historical background -- Dietary customs -- Common Korean dishes -- Common beverages -- Ceremonial food: life's milestones -- Holiday festivals and food -- Leisure And Sports / Doug Kim. South Korea: introduction -- Holidays and population migrations -- Traditional leisure -- Board and card games -- Games for girls and women -- Children's games -- Contemporary leisure -- Traditional sports -- Martial arts and martial sports -- Contemporary sports -- Participation in the Olympics -- Korean national sports festival -- Sports in North Korea -- 7. Contemporary Issues / Mary E. Connor. South Korea: the younger generation -- North Korea: the younger generation -- The Koreas in the information era -- The Korean wave -- The United States and South Korea: are they drifting apart? -- Contemporary issues with ancient roots -- Facts and figures -- Holidays -- Organizations.