Republic of Korea, established 1948; presidential democracy on the southern Korean Peninsula.
Covers both Koreas from late 19th century, including the founding and development of the ROK.
Standard academic survey of Korean history through the modern divided states.
Best-selling contemporary South Korean novel about a family in modern Seoul, one of the most internationally celebrated Korean novels of the Republic-of-Korea era.
Booker International-winning novel set in contemporary South Korea; one of the defining works of 21st-century Korean fiction.
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