Download or read book Reading the Korean Cultural Landscape written by Je-Hun Ryu and published by Weatherhill, Incorporated. This book was released on 2000 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural geography remains an uncommon field of study in Korea. However, Dr. Ryu here demonstrates the extent of its usefulness as a tool in seeking a new vision. He adapts his deep experience in cultural geography to Korea, with its long history of over 5,000 years and the complexity of its cultural phenomena. The author presents the many facets of the Korean landscape, with religious, folk, linguistic, rural and urban aspects examined. This is a book that reveals many interesting dynamics within the urban and rural environment, from the the village, to the town,