Eckert, Carter J., Ki-baik Lee, Young Ick Lew, Michael Robinson, Edward Wagner. Korea Old and New: A History. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1990. The best general history to date.
Lee, Peter. A Sourcebook of Korean Civilization. New York: Columbia University Press, 1993. Good for teachers who want authentic sources for the classroom.
Yu, Diane. Winds of Change: Korean Women in America. Silver Spring, Maryland: Womens Institute Press, 1991. Not just a study of Korean women in America, but also of Korean women in Korea.
Pihl, Marshall and Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton. Land of Exile: Contemporary Korean Fiction. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1994. One of the best collections of short stories, both recent and older, yet published. Very enjoyable reading.
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