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ROK Drop Book Review: A New History of Korea by Lee Ki-Baik

» by USinKorea July 17th, 2008 at 11:38 am » Comments (7)

Since someone over at Marmot's Hole, apparently co-opting another user's name (...by the way....does anybody know what happened to Kushibo in the K-blogsphere???), told me in a pissy way I ...more »

Recommended Reading in Memoriam of 5.18

» by GI Korea May 18th, 2008 at 9:26 am » Comments (28)

In recognition of the 28th Anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising I have posted an article written by Georgy Katsiaficas that blames the Gwangju Uprising like just about everything else unpleasant ...more »

Koreans Who Mattered: The Legend of Jang Bogo

» by GI Korea January 8th, 2008 at 3:55 am » Comments (11)

On Wando Island the one thing a visitor can't help but notice especially if you read Korean, is the influence the Korean historical figure Jang Bogo has over the island. ...more »

The Taft-Katsura Controversy Continues On

» by GI Korea October 3rd, 2005 at 9:16 am » Comments (0)

The Chosun has a really surprising editorial condemning efforts by left wing Korean politicians who are trying to get the US to apologize for the Taft-Katsura Agreement signed in 1905: In ...more »

Some Thoughts on the Kugoryo Controversy

» by GI Korea August 11th, 2004 at 6:27 pm » Comments (1)

The big controversy now in Korea has been the distortion of Korean history by the Chinese. The Korean government says they are willing to take tough measures to prevent the ...more »