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AEE 499a/ALS 490 - Korea Library Resources

 

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Kathy Fescemyer
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Course Info

Course Name:
  AEE 499a / ALS 490
Semester:
  Spring
Campus:
  University Park (UP)
Instructor:
  Daniel Foster (PSU) & Kirby Barrick (UF)

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Overview

This course guide on information resources on South Korea provides information for AEE 499a/ALS 490 students. Call numbers and links refer to the University Libraries at PSU.

Be sure you log on to use the encyclopedias, database and journals.

This guide is divided into 5 sections: general, culture, history, agriculture and education. Books with Penn State call numbers are listed first, then databases which index journal articles and other information.

If you have questions or need more help finding information, please feel free to contact Kathy Fescemyer.

General

Background Note: South Korea provides quick basic information on South Korea.

A Country Study: South Korea / Federal Research Division, Library of Congress; edited by Andrea Matles Savada and William Shaw. Edition: 4th ed. Washihngton, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of COngress: [1992].
    This book was created for diplomats and other government officials going to South Korea. It provides excellant historical background information, but other resources must be consulted for current events. Use the Gale Virtual Reference Library to find more recent information.

Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the USA provides information for travelers and current events in the Korea Today section.

US Embassy in South Korea.

Lonely Planet South Korea.

Encyclopedias

  • Gale Virtual Reference Library has encyclopedias in many, many subject areas.
  • Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations has a good overview of each country.
  • Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies is an overview of current and historical economic develoment of foreign nations.                                
  • Political Risk Yearbook is a lengthy analysis of a country's political and economic climate and risks.                                                        
  • Political Handbook of the World is an annual survey of government, regional issues, and international organizations.
  • Political Parties of the World is a country-by-country look at the major political parties.
  • Countries and their Cultures is a four-volume encyclopedia that focuses on cultures and countries around the world, specifically what is and is not shared culturally by the people who live in a particular country. Entries contain descriptive summaries of the country in question, including demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious and political information.

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Books                                                                                                  

  • The Koreas. / DS904.K66 2009 Penn State Altoona & Great Valley.
  • Explore Korea: essence of culture & tourism. / DS902.14.E87 2001 Pattee - Stacks 1
  • A guide to Korean cultural heritage. / DS902.K672 1998 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • Culture and customs of Korea. / DS904.C4492 2000 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • Fifty wonders of Korea. / DS904.F54 2007 v.2 Pattee - Stacks  1.
  • Sourcebook of Korean civilization. / DS904.S687 1993 v.1 & v.2 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • The Koreas: a global studies handbook. / DS902.C65 2002 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • Korea: the land and people. / DS902.O75 2000 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • Learning to think Korean: a guide to living and working in Korea. / DS902.K516 2001. Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • Rough guide to Korea. DS901.95.R68 1st.ed. 2008. / DS901.95.R68 1st.ed. 2008. Business, 3rd Floor Paterno - Reference Collection [nocirc].

Databases

Bibliography of Asian Studies - provides references to all areas of Asian studies.

For futher study or to find other information use these bibliographies and databases:

Cultural

Books

  • An introduction to Korean culture. / DS904.I58 1997 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • Sources of Korean tradition. / DS904.S69 1997 v.1 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • Korean cultural heritage: seen through pictures and names. / DS907.2.K67 2002 v.1 & v.2 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • Consuming Korean tradition in early and late modernity: commodification, tourism and performance. / DS916.27.C66 2011 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • Annual customs of Korea: notes on the rites and ceremonies of the year. / DS904.C5413 1983 Pattee - Stacks 1.

Databases

Bibliography of Asian Studies - provides references to all areas of Asian studies.

History

Books

  • A history of Korea: an episodic narrative. / DS907.18.H9 2010 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • A concise history of Korea: from the neolithic period through the nineteenth century. / DS907.18.S4 2006 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • A history of Korea: from antiquity to the present. / DS907.18.S426 2011 Penn State Behrend and Penn State Wilkes Barre Call Number.
  • Aesthetic constructions of Korean nationalism: spectacle, politics, and history. / DS916.35.K35 2011 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • Korea, the divided nation. / DS907.18.O47 2005 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • Making of modern Korea. / DS916.B89 2007 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • Korea's twentieth-century odyssey. / DS916.R63 2007 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • Korea's place in the sun: a modern history. / DS917.C86 2005 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • North and south Korean political systems: a comparative analysis. / JQ1729.5.A58Y36 1994 Paterno - 2nd Floor.
  • Korean war: challenges in crisis, credibility, and command. / DS919.K38 1997 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • Korean conflict. / DS918.K39 1999 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • Korean War. / DS918.K5636 2000 v.1 & v.2 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • Line: combat in Korea, January-February 1951. / DS919.B69 2008 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • War for Korea, 1945-1950: a house burning. / DS916.M465 2005 Pattee - Stacks 1.
  • War for Korea, 1950-1951: they came from the north. / DS918.M517 2010 Penn State Schuylkill.

Databases

Bibliography of Asian Studies - provides references to all areas of Asian studies.

Agriculture

Books

  • Agriculture and economic development in East Asia: from growth to protectionism in Japan, Korea and Taiwan. / HD2090.5.F73 1999 Paterno - 3rd Floor.
  • Agricultural development in China, Japan and Korea. / HD2107.A36 1982 Paterno - 3rd Floor.
  • Farmers of forty centuries: or, Permanent agriculture in China, Korea & Japan. / S471.C6K5 Paterno - 4th Floor.
  • Food aid and industrialisation: the development of the South Korean economy. HC467.C28 1989 Paterno - 3rd Floor.
  • Green revolution in Korea: development & dissemination of new rice varieties. / SB191.R5K5 Paterno - 4th Floor.

Databases

Internet Resources

Education

Books

  • Education in Asia. / LA1143.E38 2010 Paterno - 5th Floor.
  • Higher education in Korea: tradition and adaptation. / LA1333.H54 2000 Paterno - 5th Floor.
  • Elementary teacher education in Korea. / LB1727.K65S65 1994 Paterno - 5th Floor.
  • Universities and global diversity: preparing educators for tomorrow. / LB2322.2.U565 2011 Paterno - 5th Floor.
  • Asia's educational edge: current achievements in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China and India. / LB2822.75.G86 2005 Paterno - 5th Floor.
  • Teacher unions, social movements and the politics of education in Asia: South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines. / LB2844.53.K6S96 2002 Paterno - 5th Floor.

Databases

Internet Resources