Conscience in Action

The Autobiography of Kim Dae-jung

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

This book is an English translation of the authoritative autobiography by the late South Korean President Kim Dae-jung. In between are insightful insider descriptions of everything from wars and dictatorships to the hopeful period of economic recovery, blooming democracy, peace, and reconciliation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-07-02
Mått:148 x 210 x 55 mm
Vikt:1 196 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:934
Förlag:Springer Verlag, Singapore
Medarbetare:Hee-ho,Lee
ISBN:9789811076220
Översättare:Seung-hee, Jeon, Seung-Hee, Jeon

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Often called Nelson Mandela of Asia, Kim Dae-jung (1924 - 2009) was the eighth President of South Korea (1998-2003) and was awarded the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his role in the advancement of peace and human rights in the Korean Peninsula and around the world.Seung-hee Jeon is one of the leading contemporary translators of Korean literature as well as a literary scholar and critic. Her translations include the 2016 Man Booker Prize-winning novelist Han Kang’s Convalescence (2013) and Bang Hyeon-seok’s novel, Time to Eat Lobster (2016), which was selected for “75 Notable Translations of the Year” by World Literature Today. She has been honored with a Fulbright Grant, a Korea Foundation Fellowship, and two Daesan Foundation Translation grants (2011 and 2016). She is a lecturer at Boston College in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Innehållsförteckning

Part I.- Chapter I: 1924 - 1959.- Chapter II: 1959 - 1970.- Chapter III: 1970 - 1972.- Chapter IV: 1973 - 1980: Chapter V: 1980 - 1986.- Chapter VI: 1986 - 1997.- Part II.- Chapter VII: December 1997 - May 1998.- Chapter VIII: June 1998 - December 1999.- Chapter IX: January - June 2000.- Chapter X: June - December 2000.- Chapter XI: December 2000 - February 2003.- Chapter XII: February 2003 - 2009.