The birth of Korean cool : how one nation is conquering the world through pop culture / Euny Hong.
The birth of Korean cool : how one nation is conquering the world through pop culture / Euny Hong.
The birth of Korean cool : how one nation is conquering the world through pop culture / Euny Hong.
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New York : Picador, 2014.
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G 2015/1320
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Language
English
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Physical content
267 pages ; 21 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Before cool -- The birth of irony -- The dying art of school thrashings -- Character is destiny : the wrath of Han -- Kimchi and the cabbage inferiority complex -- Why pop culture? Or, failure is the breakfast of champions -- When Korea banned rock'n'roll -- The lean, mean, star-maki...
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Publisher
New York : Picador, 2014.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2014.
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Summary
"Euny Hong grew up in Gangnam, the posh Seoul neighborhood Psy is mocking in his viral sensation, "Gangnam Style." She knows the song's popularity is not just a fluke but rather the result of Hallyu--the Korean wave--just another sign of South Korea's increasing popularity around the world. The Birth of Korean Cool will show how South Korea vaulted...
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The birth of Korean cool : how one nation is conquering the world through pop culture / Euny Hong.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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G 2015/1320
Record Identifier
74VKO4RKWQzy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKO4RKWQzy
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ISBN
9781471131042
9781250045119 (paperback)
1250045118 (paperback)
9781250045126 (e-book)
1250045126 (e-book)
1471131041
DDC
306.095195
MMS ID
991022621219702626
