List of illustrations

1 Hunting scene, Tomb of the Dancers, Koguryǒ, c.5th century ce
Pictures from History/Bridgeman Images.

2 Pulguksa Temple in the Silla capital Kyǒngju
twoKim images/Shutterstock.com.

3 Korean yangban with kisaeng, 18th century
Korea Copyright Commission/Wikimedia Commons.

4 Chosǒn era sǒdang (village school), after Kim Hong-do, Album of Scenes from Daily Life, early 19th century
© Trustees of the British Museum.

5 Seoul street car, 1899
Granger Historical Picture Archive/Alamy Stock Photo.

6 Recruitment of Korean workers for Japan, Kyǒngsang Province, c.1940
Chronicle of World History/Alamy Stock Photo.

7 South Korean refugees during the Korean War
Australian War Memorial (P01813.422).

8 Kim Il Sung talking with farmers from Kangsǒ County, October 1945
Anonymous/AP/Shutterstock.

9 Jubilant Korean students swarm over a tank in Seoul, after a civilian rebellion toppled Syngman Rhee from the presidency, April 1960
Pictures from History/Bridgeman Images.

10 Satellite image of the Korean peninsula at night, 24 September 2012
NASA Earth Observatory and NOAA National Geophysical Data Center.