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First posted on November 21st 2006, last revised on January 19th 2009






For the Years prior to 1945, see History of Korea

Timeline History of East Asia (more general)
Historical Dictionary East Asia (general)
Biographies : East Asia (general)

Students' Paper : Ryu, Hye Jin, Nationalism and High School History Instruction : A Comparison of History Books from China, Korea and Japan (2009)
Koo, Do Heon, The Appearance of the Kitchen in Last 200 Years : The Kitchen of Europe and Korea (2009)
Students' Paper : Park, Young Jin, History of Unemployment in Industrial Society (2008)
Students' Papers : Choi, Wonho, History of Self-Help in Korea (2008)
Students' Papers : Park, Il Heon, A Condensed Account of the History of Chinese and Korean Communism and the United States China Policy in the years 1921-1959 (2008)
Students' Papers : Lee, Jun Oh, History of Conflict Between Korean Oriental Medical Science and Western Medical Science (2008)
Students' Papers : Sim, Chi Kyu : A Comparison of the Economic Development of the Republic of Korea and the Philippines since Independence (2008)
Students' Papers : Kim Gi Yoon, Korean Miners in West Germany, 1963-1978 (2006)
Students' Papers : Suh, Jung-Kyu, An Analysis of U.S. Diplomacy in the Era of President Nixon's Detente : A Case Study of Chile and South Korea (2006)
Students' Papers : Kim, Hyun Ho, History of Economic Exchange between Saudi Arabia and Korea (2006)
Students' Papers : Kim, Jinseo, The Jeju Anti-Guerilla Campaign : The Red Hunt 1948-1950 (2005)






DIRECTORY OF NON-KOREAN LANGUAGE INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNAL FILES
Country Profiles from BBC News, from World Desk Reference, from Nations Encyclopedia, from CIA World Factbook, click Korea, South; from Index Mundi; from Wikipedia
Library of Congress, Country Studies : South Korea
Links, General from Library of Congress, Portals to the World, from BUBL; from dmoz; from Korean Studies Internet Resources at Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library, UCLA; Links on Korea (chapter on K. History) from Univ. Oregon, Asian Studies; List of Korea-related topics, from Wikipedia
Virtual Library South Korea, maintained at Duke
Links, on History from Virtual Library Labour History; from Virtual Library Economic and Business History; from Korean Studies Internet Resources; from Univ. Oregon, Asian Studies
Category History of South Korea, from Wikipedia
Historical Dictionaries Thesaurus of Korean Historical Terms, from NIKH
Historical Maps Korea Maps, from PCL, UTexas
Atlas of South Korea, from Wikimedia Commons
North and South Korea, from Asian Linguistic Maps
Timelines from Korea in the Eyes of the Tiger, very detailed, in the context of Asian (Chinese) history
from www.timelines.ws : South Korea (for period until 1945 mislabelled, begins in 2333 B.C.); from BBC News
Chronologie Coree, from Clio, in French
Accounts of History Article History of South Korea, from Wikipedia; from Crime and Society. A Comparative Criminology Tour of the World
Historiography on Korean Perspective Pankaj N. Mohan, The Imagined Histories of Early Korea , NIAS newsletter 2002
Politics Political Resources on the Net : South Korea; Governments on the WWW : Korea. Republic of; For the Record 2000 : Korea, Republic of; Article Politics of South Korea, from Wikipedia
Military Wars of Korea, from ACED
Category Wars of Korea, from Wikipedia
Article Military History of Korea, from Wikipedia
Orders, Decorations and Medals of South Korea, from ODM
Economy & Finances A Global History of Currencies : Korea
Article Economy of North Korea, from Wikipedia
National Labour Law Profile : Republic of Korea, from ILO
R.O.K., from
Technological Independence - The Asian Experience, by S. Chamarik and S. Goonatilake
Articles Korea Exchange, KOSPI, from Wikipedia
The Economic History of Korea, by Cha, Myung Soo (EH Net)
Brief History of Korean Economy, from KOTEX
Articles Korean Automobile Industry, POSCO, Samsung Electronics, from Wikipedia
Search Company History, Funding Universe : Company Histories for Korea
Company History : KIA Motors Corporation., Hyundai Group, POSCO, Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd., Daewoo Group, Korean Air Lines Co. Ltd., from Funding Universe
South Korean Enterprise, from Economy Point
Search Asian Development Bank (ADB) Publications for Republic of Korea
Ethnography Languages of South Korea, from Ethnologue
Country Report : South Korea, from U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (Reports 1997-2004)
Migration Information Source : South Korea
World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : South Korea
Religion Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Korea, from Kirken i Norge
Category Religion in Korea, from Wikipedia
South Korea, from International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project
Catholic Church in the Republic of Korea, from GCatholic
Ordo Fratrum Minorum, scroll down for Corea
Korean Buddhism, from Buddhapia
History of Regions
History of Cities
Structures, Institutions History, from KBS
History of Korean Air, from Wikipedia
South Korea, from Airline History
Structurae : South Korea; Search Lighthouse Depot for Korea
Bibliography Bibliography : Korean History, from CKS, UHawaii; click History Index
Korean Bibliography, from Library of Congress
Bibliographie Coreenne. Liste des ouvrages traitant de la Coree en langue française [Korean Bibliography. List of works treating Korea in the French language], posted by the Books Bureau of the French Embassy, Seoul, 2004
Korean Bibliography, from Monumenta Altaica, in Russian
Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde (Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies), keywords Korea, Südkorea, South Korea (site in German, most titles listed in English; hundreds of entries; publications mostly since 1970)
Search RHS Bibliography for Korea
Search UK National Archive Online Library for Korea
Search DBNG for Korea etc.
Korea Journal, ToC of issues since 1961 online
Biographies List of People of Korean Descent, from Wikipedia
Others Alcohol and Drugs History Society : Korea
Korea, from Tram Views of Asia
Disaster History bt Country : Republic of Korea, from Relief Web; Category Disasters in South Korea, from Wikipedia
Article South Korea at the Olympics, Category Sport in South Korea, from Wikipedia
Republic of Korea : History of the Third Sector, Republic of Korea : History of Philanthropy, from Philanthropy and the Third Sector in Asia and the Pacific
Crime and Society : A Comparative Criminology Tour of the World : South Korea
Korea Directory, from Peace Corps Online
Palearctic Ecoregion, from WWF
Johannes De Gruyter, Coherentie of improvisatie. Het Belgisch buitenlands beleid in het Verre Oosten, 1945-1953., diss. Leuven 2004, in Dutch

DIRECTORY OF NON-KOREAN LANGUAGE INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS
Lists of Statesmen from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon); from Rulers (B. Schemmel); from World Rulers (E. Schulz)
Lists of Ambassadors U.S. Ambassadors to South Korea, from NNDB; Chinese Ambassadors to the R.O.K., from PRC MOFA; Liste der Deutschen Botschafter in Seoul (Republik Korea), from Wikipedia German edition; Embajadores de Mexico en Corea, from Acervo Historico Diplomatico
Population Figures South Korea, from Population Statistics
Population of Cities : South Korea, from Cities, Urban Areas, from City Population
Historical Abortion Statistics, South Korea, from Johnston's Archive
Document Collections Links, from UWashington Library
Documents : Korea, from CEAS, from UCLA Center for East Asian Studies
Historical Documents, posted by ICAS
Documents on the Korean War, posted by Vincent Ferraro, Mt. Holyoke; others posted by Steve Carroll; from University of Michigan Library, Documents Center
Internet East Asian History Sourcebook
UN General Assembly 3rd Session 1948-1949, Resolution No.195; 4th Session 1949-1950, Resolution No.293; 5th Session 1950-1951, Resolution No.376, 384, 410, 483, 498, 500, 6th Session 1951-1952, Resolution No,507, 574
7th Session 1952-1953, Resolution No.610, 661, 701, 705, 711, 712; 8th Session 1953-1954, Resolution No.716, 725, 767, 804; 9th Session 1954-1955, Resolution No.811, 828, 880, 908; 10th Session 1955-1956, Resolution No.910, 920, 965, 977; 11th Session 1956-1957, Resolution No.1010, 1020, 1082; 12th Session 1957-1958, Resolution No.1159, 1171, 1180; 13th Session 1958-1959, Resolution No.1264, 1268, 1304; 14th Session 1959-1960, Resolution No.1433, 1455; 15th Session 1960-1961, Resolution No.1547; 16th Session 1961-1962, Resolution No.1740, 17th Session 1962-1963, Resolution No.1855, 18th Session 1963-1964, Resolution No.1964, 20th Session 1965-1966, Resolution No.2132, 21st Session 1966-1967, Resolution No.2224, 22nd Session 1967-1968, Resolution No.2269, 23rd Session 1968-1969, Resolution No.2466, 24th Session 1969-1970, Resolution No.2516, 25th Session 1970-1971, Resolution No.2668, 29th Session 1974-1975, Resolution No.3333, 30th Session 1975-1976, Resolution No.3390, 46th Session 1991-1992, Resolution 46/1, 55th Session 2000-2001, Resolution 55/11, 62nd Session 2007-2008, Resolution 62/5
Peace Agreements Digital Collection : North Korea - South Korea, from United States Institute of Peace
Truth Commissions : South Korea, from United States Institute of Peace
Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken (Mofa, NL ; enter "Korea" in field : "Lijst samenstellen op land of regio", 7 entries; sources posted in Dutch language; also try Zuid-Korea, Zuid Korea
Wochenschau-Archiv (in German; newsreels)
Online Newspapers links from Online Newspapers, from World Newspapers
Election Results from Psephos, since 1952; from IFES Election Guide, since 1998; from Elections and Electoral Systems
from Electoral Geography 2.0
Archives, Musea, Libraries Repositories of Primary Sources : Asia : Korea, from Univ. of Idaho. Mostly Archive Webpages, 6 entries
UNESCO Archives Portal : National Archives Asia Pacific, has two entries for ep. of Korea (Nov. 21st 2006), scroll down
Libraries in South Korea, from LibDex, 17 entries
Tentative List : Republic of Korea, World Heritage List, scroll down for Republic of Korea; from UNESCO World Heritage
South Korea Index, from Showcaves
National Symbols Flag of the Republic of Korea, from FOTW; lacks explanation of history of the flag; Coat of Arms, from Wikipedia, National Anthem, from National Anthems.Net
Coins, Banknotes from World Currency Gallery, Ron Wise's World Paper Money
Others License Plates, from License Plates of the World, from Francoplaque
passport, from World Passports
Airline Timetable Images : Korea (Republic)

PRINTED REFERENCE, IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN KOREAN
Online Journals East Asia Journals, from ELIN-NIAS; South Korea Journals, from ELIN-NIAS
Search Parameters, US Army War College Quarterly 1971- for Korea
Asia Insights, from NIAS, 2002-
Asian Perspectives, 2003-
IIAS Newsletter, 1993-2003
General Accounts
Specific Periods B. Mauldin, Bill Mauldin in Korea (1952), posted on Internet Archive
A.W. Green, The Epic of Korea (1950), posted on Internet Archive
R.T. Oliver, Verdict in Korea (1952), posted on Internet Archive
R.T. Oliver, Why War Came to Korea (1950), posted on Internet Archive
C. Berger, The Korea Knot : a Military Political History (1957), posted on Internet Archive
E.J. Kahn, The Peculiar War. Impressions of a Reporter in Korea (1951), posted on Internet Archive
C.M. Others, War in Korea. Report of a Woman Combat Correspondent (1951), posted on Internet Archive
A. Guttmann, Korea : Cold War and Limited War, Lexington : D.C. Heath (1967) 1972 [G]
Biographies
Bibliographies Sung-hwa Cheong and Alexander Ganse, Bibliography of Western Language Publications on Korea 1588-1950, Seoul : Myongji UP 2008 [G]
Historical Dictionaries Andrew C. Nahm, James E. Hoare, Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea, Lanham Md : Scarecrow 2nd ed. 2004 [G]
Yearbooks Article : Korea, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1970-1971 pp.1105-1109, 1975-1976 pp.1104-1109, 1976-1977 pp.1104-1108, 1978-1979 pp.758-762, 1979-1980 pp.762-766, 1980-1981 pp.765-769, 1981-1982 pp.768-772, 1983-1984 pp.762-766, 1984-1985 pp.763-767, 1985-1986 pp.765-769, 1986-1987 pp.765-769, 1987-1988 pp.769-773, 1988-1989 pp.771-775, 1989-1990 pp.780-784, 1990-1991 pp.781-785, 1991-1992 pp.781-785, 1992-1993 pp.857-862, 1993-1994 pp.850-855, 1994-1995 pp.843-848, 1995-1996 pp.840-845, 1996-1997 pp.785-791, 1997-1998 pp.795-801, 1998-1999 pp.853-859, 2000 pp.976-984, 2001 pp.952-960, 2002 pp.991-999, 2003 pp.994-1002, 2004 pp.999-1007, 2005 pp.1005-1014. 2006 pp.1005-1012 [G]
Article : Korea, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1946 pp.423-424, 1947 pp.441-442, 1948 p.425, 1949 pp.379-380, 1950 pp.398-399, 1951 pp.403-409, 1952 pp.403-409, 1953 pp.400-405, 1954 pp.399-410, 1955 pp.452-453, 1956 pp.389-390, 1957 pp.451-453, 1958 pp.391-392, 1959 pp.387-388, 1960 pp.381-382, 1961 pp.387-389, 1962 pp.383-385, 1963 pp.501-502, 1964 pp.481-482, 1965 pp.468-470, 1966 pp.439-440, 1967 pp.462-464, 1968 pp.462-464, 1969 pp.449-450, 1970 pp.451-453, 1971 pp.431-433, 1972 pp.400-402, 1973 pp.395-396, 1974 pp.398-399, 1975 pp.423-425, 1976 pp.451-452, 1977 pp.443-444, 1978 pp.478-480, 1979 pp.472-474, 1980 pp.474-477, 1981 pp.476-478, 1982 pp.477-479, 1983 pp.471-473, 1984 pp.470-472; Korea, Republic of 1985 pp.504-505, 719, 1986 pp.499-501, 717, 1987 pp.469-470, 685, 1988 pp.426-427, 637, 1989 pp.426-427, 638, 1990 pp.444-445, 653, 1991 pp.425-427, 637, 1992 pp.398-399, 636, 1993 pp.400-401, 645, 1994 pp.400-401, 646, 1995 pp.434-435, 646, 1996 pp.431-432, 646, 1997 pp.441, 443, 644, 2002 pp.453-454 [G]
Article : Korea, in : Americana Annual 1946 pp.409-410, 1947 p.387, 1957 pp.433-436, 1961 pp.408-411, 1962 pp.415-418, 1963 pp.375-377, 1964 pp.373-375, 1965 p.387, 1967 pp.390-392, 1968 pp.387-389, 1969 pp.399-400, 1970 pp.397-398, 1971 pp.388-390, 1972 pp.384-386, 1973 pp.387-389, 1974 pp.325-326, 1976 pp.326-327, 1988 pp.306-310, 1989 pp.308-313, 1990 pp.303-307, 1992 pp.310-313, 1993 pp.308-312, 1994 pp.307-310, 1998 pp.300-305, 2006 pp.223-224 [G]
Article : Funk & Wagnall's New Standard Encyclopedia Year Book 1946 pp.242-246, 1952 pp.228-231, 1961 pp.181-182, 1983 pp.211-212 [G]