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http://www.human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp/~acmuller/Buddhism-Korean.html
Korean Buddhism WWW Virtual Library: Part of the Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library. Tracks information related to the study of Korean Buddhism; information on projects, art and architecture, monasteries and practice centers, publications, history and development of Korean Buddhism, bibliography, etc.

http://www.dur.ac.uk/~dmu0rcp/baks.htm
British Association for Korean Studies: The Association promotes Korean Studies in Britian through conferences, workshops, and publications. Includes tables of contents of the Association’s journal (Papers), information on its newsletter, links to Korea-related sites.

http://www.strath.ac.uk/Departments/CSPP/nkbframe.html
Centre for Study of Public Policy: Information on studies of democratization in South Korea and in post-Communist societies. The Centre produces surveys of public opinion, including three from Korea. Site includes list of studies for sale.

http://www.koreanpolitics.com
Information about South Korean politics, including government, National Assembly, elections, statistics. Index is labelled "Site Map." Numerous links, including Koreagate, Korea Web Weekly.

http://ews.ewha.ac.kr/ews/eng
Ewha Women's Studies, Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Korea

http://www.koreanpolitics.com
On traditional Korean music.

http://www.dur.ac.uk/~dmu0rcp/akmrpage.htm
Association for Korean Music Research: Site of an international association that meets annually in conjunction with the Society for Ethnomusicology. Contains statement of purpose, list of members, text of newsletters from Oct. 1996, bibliographies, discography, links to sites on Korea generally and Korean music.

http://korea.emb.washington.dc.us/
Korean Embassy in the U.S.; list of consulates; Korean Information Center; business, media, travel, links to related sites.

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Flats/3523/
Not on Tokyo, but on Korea, from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Languages Center, USA; information on radio, television, popular songs, academic institutions, etc.

http://www.koreasociety.org/KoreanStudies/ReadingList.html
Mark Peterson’s reading list for Korea studies.

http://www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/korealaw
Site for the Center for Korean Legal Studies, Columbia University School of Law. Covers numerous topics on Korean law and legal education; North-South Korean relations, information on Center-sponsored talks and conferences.

http://www.biz.onramp.net/~hbarker
Homepage of the Korean War Project.

http://www.duke.edu/~myhan/b_SK.html
http://www.duke.edu/~myhan/b_NK.html
Sites on S. Korea and N. Korea, with selected, annotated guides to online resources on art and culture; education; environment; history; information networking, religion; science and technology; politics; media, etc. Both are part of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library.

http://www.metro.seoul.kr
Homepage of the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Provides comprehensive information, including city overview, administration, travel, business, arts and culture, education, news, links.

http://www.nautilus.org/napsnet/vforum.html
An online document: "Ending the Korean Armistice Agreement: The Legal Issues," by Patrick M. Norton. This is intended to be a contribution "to the public understanding of the issues underlying the U.S. - North Korea - South Korea joint briefings on the proposed 4-power talks to end the Korean conflict," scheduled for 1997. A publication of the Northeast Asia Peace and Security Network.

The Chosun Journal
http://www.chosunjournal.com/
A site designed to “inform, provoke, and mobilize consciences for the sake of human rights in North Korea.” Contains announcements, discussion forum, Korean-English dictionary, news, list of recommended books, opinions.

Korean Legal Research Resources
http://www.siu.edu/offices/lawlib/koreanlaw
An Internet guide to help legal researchers find Korean legal resources available in print and online. Includes a basic introduction to the Korean legal system and a bibliography of selected Korean legal resources.

DPRK-North Korea
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~caplabtb/dprk/
From the Center for Asian/Pacific Law and Business, Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand); designed to contribute to the understanding of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and to peace and reconciliation on the Korean peninsula. Information on food supply and aid; peninsular relations, DPRK-U.S. relations, other foreign relations, economic and business developments, etc. Links to related sites, seminars, travel information.

Korean History Bibliography
http://www2.hawaii.edu/korea/bibliography/biblio.htm
Designed to update and supplement the 1980 publication Studies on Korea: A Scholar’s Guide, this site covers English-language works on Korean political, economic, and diplomatic history, historical linguistics, art history, literature, philosophy and religion, and Koreans overseas. Coverage concludes in the 1960s.

Korean War Resources
http://www.whistlestop.org/study_collections/korea/large/index.htm
From the Harry S. Truman Digital Archive Project, features text and a photo archive on the Korean War, including teaching materials, maps, and histories.

http://yuldo.net
Consists entirely of links: “General Korean Studies,” international scholarly organizations, libraries and research institutes, computing information for Korean and Japanese fonts.

South Korean Culture, History, Religion
http://www.media.granite.kl2.ut.us/Curriculum/korea/korea.htm
A K-12 site from the Instructional Media Center, Granite School District, Salt Lake City. Includes teacher activities.

Korean American Historical Association
http://www.kahs.org/
"A nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the collective memory of Korean Americans through collecting, maintaining, and transmitting the heritage and achievements of Koreans living in the US and abroad."