Korea: An Introduction to Korean History and Culture 

Bean, Susan S. The Korean Collection of the Peabody Essex Museum. Salem: Peabody Essex Museum, 1999.

Chung, Young Yang. Silken Threads: A History of Embroidery in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. New York: H.N. Abrams, 2005.
Historical development of silk embroidery in East Asia -- Dragon robes -- Rank badges of China, Korea, and Vietnam -- Korean costume and textiles -- Japanese kimonos and textiles.

Guides to Chinese, Japanese, Korean Art & Culture. Salem: Peabody Essex Museum, 2006.
A binder of resources for teachers interested in bringing the arts of China, Japan or Korea into the classroom. This unit has background source materials on each country, lesson plans, and art cards of photographic reproductions of objects in the PEM collections to accompany the lessons. A beautiful, well-crafted curriculum aid for teachers of any grade willing to adapt the materials. The PEM welcomes K-12 student groups.

Iwatate, Marcia. Korea Style. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2006.

Ch'oe, Yongho, Peter H. Lee, and Wm. Theodore de Bary, eds. Sources of Korean Tradition, Volume 1: From Early Times Through the Sixteenth Century. New York: Columbia University Press, 1997.

Cumings, Bruce. Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History. Updated ed. New York: W. W. Norton, 2005. 

Eckert, Carter J., ed. Korea, Old and New: A History. Seoul: Published for the Korea Institute, Harvard University by Ilchokak, 1990.

Korean Cultural Heritage: Seen Through Pictures and Names. Seoul: Sigong Tech Co., 2002.

Korean Cultural Insights. 3rd ed. Seoul: Korea Tourism Organization, 2008.

Lee, Kyong-hee. Korean Culture: Legacies and Lore. Seoul: Korea Herald, 1993.

Lee, Peter H. and Wm. Theodore de Bary, eds. Sources of Korean Tradition, Volume 2: From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Centuries. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000.

Lynn, Hyung Gu. Bipolar Orders: The Two Koreas Since 1989. Halifax: Fernwood Pub., 2007.
Pandora's box? South Korea's democratization and consolidation -- Altered states: economic and social change in South Korea -- Holy trinity: North Korean politics after 1989 -- Economic tetralogies: socioeconomic conditions in North Korea -- Decussation effects? North-South relations since 1989 -- Conclusion: two Koreas in the present.

Oberdorfer, Don. The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History. New York: Basic Books, 2001.

Rethinking Confucianism: Past and Present in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Los Angeles: UCLA Asian Pacific Monograph Series, 2002.