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Chapter ¥°. GEOGRAPHIC SETTING¡¦1
Chapter ¥±. PEOPLE AND LANGUAGE¡¦6
․PEOPLE
․THE KOREAN LANGUAGE
Chapter ¥². OVERVIEW OF HISTORY¡¦14
․THE EMERGENCE OF THE NATION
․THE NATION: ITS COMMUNITY AND IDENTITY
․MODERN HISTORY AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT
Chapter ¥³. CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT¡¦29
․THE CONSTITUTION IN A DIVIDED COUNTRY
․DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC: RULE OF LAW
․SYSTEM OF LAW AND CONSTITUTION
Chapter ¥´. ECONOMY AND INDUSTRY¡¦37
․ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
․ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING
․TRADE AS AN ENGINE OF GROWTH
Chapter ¥µ. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT¡¦45
․URBANIZATION AND GROWTH OF CITIES
․SOCIAL CHANGES AND QUALITY OF LIFE
Chapter ¥¶. FOREIGN RELATIONS¡¦55
․KOREA UNDER IMPERIALISM
․THE KOREAN WAR AND KOREA¡¯S SECURITY POLICY
․NORTHERN DIPLOMACY AND INTER-KOREAN RELATIONS
․DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS AND FOREIGN POLICY
Chapter ¥·. RELIGION AND SOCIAL LIFE¡¦62
․RELIGION
․SOCIAL LIFE
Chapter ¥¸. ARTS AND POPULAR CULTURE¡¦72
․ARTS
․POPULAR CULTURE
Chapter ¥¹. SPORTS¡¦92
․TRADITIONAL SPORTS
․MODERN SPORTS
Appendices¡¦99
Bibliography¡¦103
Index¡¦107