This is more aimed at non-Koreans. Do you have any recommendations for books about the development of Korea in modern times, from social, cultural, political and economic perspectives? A way to understand the country better, not academic tomes or theses and not going back more then a few decades (examples would be post-revolution Russia or China, France 1945 to the present, Spain after Franco)
Background: For professional reasons, I have studied a variety of languages along with the development of the countries’ societies. This was in addition to international relations. I enjoyed reading books often written by journalists stationed in the countries for a number of years. They often combine sociological facts with personal anecdotes, but not only. Sometimes they cover a range of interesting topics – insight into the way the country works or how the people tick, what makes them who they are. Sometimes they tackle the various aspects of society one after the other: politics, economics, society, etc.
Anything light yet interesting in this vein about South Korea?
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