James E. Hoare
Auteur de Korea - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Culture & Customs
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: James E. Hoare [credit: Chatham House]
Œuvres de James E. Hoare
Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea (Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East) (2004) 7 exemplaires
Embassies in the East : The Story of the British and Their Embassies in China, Japan and Korea from 1859 to the Present (1999) 5 exemplaires
Historical Dictionary of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the… (2012) 3 exemplaires
Korea the past and the present : selected papers from the British Association for Korean studies (2008) 3 exemplaires
A Political and Economic Dictionary of East Asia (Europa Political and Economic Dictionaries) (2005) 1 exemplaire
Red Planet: A Play in Three Acts 1 exemplaire
The British Embassy Compound Seoul 1884-1984 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Japan and The Graphic : Complete Record of Reported Events, 1870-1899 (2011) — Contributeur — 4 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Hoare, James E.
- Nom légal
- Hoare, James Edward
- Autres noms
- Hoare, J. E.
Hoare, James - Date de naissance
- 1943-04-16
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Études
- School of Oriental and African Studies
University of London (Queen Mary College) - Professions
- diplomat
historian
academic - Organisations
- British Foreign Office
Anglo-Korean Society
Royal Asiatic Society
Royal Society for Asian Affairs
British Association of Korean Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies (tout afficher 7)
Chatham House
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 15
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 96
- Popularité
- #196,089
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 1
- ISBN
- 40
- Langues
- 1
Seeing as how it is designed as an overview, you get more than your money's worth (less than ten bucks including shipping). Want to give a friend something to read on the airplane ride over before they meet you in Korea? This book fits the bill quite nicely.
I'm honestly surprised that this book gets over-shadowed by the "Lonely Planet" series. Ignore the hype and pick up this book.
Certainly not the best book on the planet but respectable for such a small little text. Although the amount of history is negligible, the simplicity of the book for the everyman is what I envy. I love how plainly it's written. It appeals to a wide audience. Hopefully, this inspires others to pick up academic texts later as it did for me. For a small culture book, it gets the job done.… (plus d'informations)