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Korean Games and Sports is accessible to anyone seeking an international perspective on the cultural salience of folk and contemporary games and sports of Korea. As an admirable collection and readable book, it will undoubtedly find a readership between families and friends as well as among students and teachers in academic fields. This book consists of three parts: games of old, such as kite-flying and sledding; board and card games, such as Korean chess and go; and martial arts and sports, such as taekwondo. In each part, a brief introduction provides an overview of the selection of games or sports contained therein. Each of the games and sports includes historical backgrounds, its evolution and an explanation as to how and why it became unique to Korea or otherwise important to Korean culture. Any equipment needed is described, and instructions on how to play are included. Also, illustrations would aid visualization of activities to foreigners who may not be familiar with them in a… Read More

Woodcutter outwits a horrible tiger by making him believe that he is the woodcutter's older brother who used to be a human. The tiger shows his dutifulness to his human mother by bringing gifts in her backyard and later follows to die after her death.The story Woodcutter and Tiger Brother shows us the spirit of Korean people filled with courage and wit. It also tells us that "filial piety", or faithfulness to one's parents, is the prime virtue of Korean people in which human beings and even a tiger believed in their spirits.

This is the companion volume to the Standard English-Korean Korean-English Dictionary for Foreigners by Jones & Rhie.

SEOUL SKETCHES is a different type of book about Seoul. This book, unlike the numerous detailed historical books available in English, provides an artistic interpretation of life during the Yi Dynasty. Now the bustling modern capital of Korea, Seoul is still home to numerous palaces, shrines, pavilions, and artifacts that embodied the reigns of the Yi Kings. Withstanding the remarkable growth of the city, these historic treasures still exist as symbols of Korea's rich history and tradition. This book is a visual and narrative sketch of the architectural treasures that link the past with the present. By seeing these remarkable structures and reading about their functions during the Yi Dynasty years, you can sense the drama of the events that have unfolded over the past 600 years.