KCCUK is pleased to announce an in-person talk about Korea: A New History of South and North with Ramon Pacheco Pardo and Victor Cha. Published by Yale University Press, Korea: A New History of South and North was released June 2023. About the book Korea has a long, riveting history—it is also a divided nation. … [Read More]
Author: Ramon Pacheco Pardo
Selected publications by Ramon Pacheco Pardo
- North Korea: Survival of a Political Dynasty, Columbia University Press 2024
- South Korea’s Grand Strategy: Making Its Own Destiny, Columbia University Press 2023
- Korea: A New History of South and North, Yale 2023
- Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop, Hurst 2022
Book launch: Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-Pop
Join author Ramon Pacheco Pardo for the launch of his book Shrimp to Whale: From the Forgotten War to K-Pop and learn about the the incredible rise of South Korea, from colonisation and civil war to today’s thriving nation. ABOUT THE BOOK South Korea has a remarkable history. Born from the ashes of imperial domination, … [Read More]
Non-fiction titles expected in 2022: LKL’s picks
In previous years this post has been, to a greater or lesser extent, a list of every non-fiction title I could find that was going to be hitting the bookshops in the coming year. As the LKL Korea Book Database has grown in size, including its stock of future publications, there are now far too … [Read More]


