Preface to the Revised and Expanded Edition
Preface to the first edition

Prologue - Evening in the 19th Century, Morning in the 21st Century
· How have we lived over the past 100 years?
· How did our modern era begin?

Chapter 1: Toward the Establishment of an Independent Modern State
1. The Beginning of the Crisis: The Anti-Foreign Movement Begins
2 Let's build a modern nation!
3 Let's drive out the Japanese!
*Allow remarriage for young widows!
4 Holding the flag of protecting the country and its people
*Finding a home gym
5 The Crossroads of Freedom and Modernization
*Yu Gil-jun, the first Japanese-American student

Chapter 2: The Struggle to Protect Sovereignty
1 Let's divide Korea along the 38th parallel.
2 How can we maintain independence?
*19th Century Evening, Top 10 News Stories of 1899
3 I will cry out loud today
4 Let's take up our guns!
5. Let's restore sovereignty through skill development.
*Take off your ring, pull out your hairpin, and collect gold to pay off the national debt.
*Young students! The fate of our nation rests on your shoulders.

Chapter 3: Japanese Occupation and Twisted Modernization
1 The three thousand ri of beautiful rivers and mountains became hell
2 Japanese colonial rule, and landlords and tenant farmers
3 The Three Faces of a Colonial City
*The three faces of downtown Seoul - Myeong-dong, Jongno, and Cheonggyecheon
4 New and Old
*Na Hye-seok's marriage conditions
*The various sorrows of working boys

Chapter 4: A New Advancement in the National Movement
1. Long live Korean independence, like a flood!
2 Nationalism and Socialism
*I cannot surrender even if I starve to death
*Finding the dark side
3 One million brave soldiers of the Shinhan Independence Army!
4 Let us unite and fight!
*At the graduation ceremony of a regular school

Chapter 5: Until the Day of Liberation
1. The stolen homeland, the abducted people
*Military comfort women, unhealed wounds
2 The Resurgent War of Independence
3 The Flag of Struggle That Cannot Be Taken Down
4 Preparing for the final battle
*April 29, 1945
*Imperial subject education, trampled youth

Chapter 6 Liberation and Division
1 The thrill of liberation, the tragedy of occupation
*Yeo Woon-hyung advocates for building a new nation
2 We want a country like this
*True liberation comes from the liberation of women.
3 One people, two nations
4 Liberated Homeland, Life on the Front Lines is Difficult
*The dreams and hopes of boys and girls revived by liberation

Chapter 7: The Deepening Division Due to War
1 Calm before the storm
*The Special Committee on Anti-National Activities - Let's punish traitors and restore national spirit!
2 A beautiful river and mountains torn to shreds
*Short love, long separation
3 South and North, capitalism and socialism
*Boy soldiers, holding guns instead of books

Chapter 8: Industrialization and Democratization
1 April 19 Revolution, the Path to Freedom and Unification
2. Promote economic development plans
3. The Democracy Movement: Fighting Long-Term Dictatorship
*The sound of gunshots in Gungjeong-dong in the fall of 1979
4. South Korea Achieves Democracy and Industrialization
5 North Korea, Socialist Industrialization and a Monolithic System
*North Korean women's social activities and daycare centers
*1970s: Admission to middle school without entrance exams and equalization of high schools

Chapter 9: The Changing Korean Peninsula: The Approaching South and North
1. South Korea: Peaceful transfer of power takes hold.
2 North Korea Promotes Our-Style Socialism
3 Opening a New Era of Inter-Korean Reconciliation and Cooperation
4. Rising again after the economic crisis
*A small but big step toward unification
*Classroom Idea, Seo Taiji and Boys and… …

Epilogue - Creating a New Future
· Progressives and Conservatives Question the Meaning of a Democratic Republic
· Candlelight protests pave the way toward democracy and peace.
· 100 Years of the Democratic Republic, Dreaming of a Better 100 Years

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The first alternative Korean history textbook that changed history textbooks and classes.

The publication of the “Living Korean History Textbook” in 2002 was an event in itself.
At the time, the very attempt to create an 'alternative textbook' was surprising in the face of the reality that students had to read and study only 'nationally designated textbooks'.
Moreover, the collaborative efforts of history teachers across the country resulted in a novel and highly accomplished result.
For this reason, the book received a lot of attention and love as soon as it was published, and it has maintained its position as a bestseller as a model for youth history books to this day.


It is clear that this book has had a transformative impact on our education system.
As the concept of 'alternative textbooks' spread, various alternative textbooks were introduced in various subjects.
And the idea that different types of textbooks are needed for different types of students has spread further.
Since the publication of the actual 『Living Korean History Textbook』, the writing and editing direction attempted in this book has had a considerable influence on the development of textbooks used in schools.
The reason I gave this alternative textbook the adjective "living" was because it contained a sharp critical awareness of our reality, and I hoped that it would be vibrant not only in content but also in editing and format, and that it would constantly evolve and innovate through school classes and by readers.
We will continue to strive to keep pace with the times, so that we can become a history book that helps people encounter true history in their lives.

Cultivating the Power to Read History and the Taste of Experiencing It: Beyond the 20th Century and into a New Future

We help you experience history with over 1,000 photographs, maps, diagrams, and illustrations that support vivid historical stories.
With solid text and vivid images, it simultaneously satisfies both the 'power to read history' and the 'taste of experiencing history.'
The textbook, consisting of Volumes 1 and 2, was arranged in units considering the number of class hours at school, and each volume was designed to function as an independent book.
"Volume 2" covers modern and contemporary history in 11 chapters and 42 topics, starting with the efforts to build an independent modern nation against the incoming foreign powers, and covering the journey toward overcoming division and a unified nation.

We put as much effort into the special features as we did into the main text.
In 'Women and History,' we covered the lives of women who make up half of the world's population but are largely unknown, and 'The Lives and Dreams of Youth' was designed to help students conclude the unit by becoming more familiar with our history.
'History Scene' vividly highlights important moments in modern and contemporary history.
From the evenings of the 19th century to the mornings of the 21st century, let's take a step back in time by looking at the photographs and drawings that decorate the screen along with the text.
If you explore the past as a historian rather than a spectator, you will be able to experience the power of reading history and the joy of experiencing it.

The National History Teachers Association's "Living History Textbook" series has been newly revised.

It has been 17 years since the first publication of this book, and 7 years since the first comprehensively revised and expanded edition was released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of its publication, and now a new revised and expanded edition has been released.
Over the past seven years, our society has experienced truly dynamic times, and it is necessary to look back on each process within the larger context of Korean history.
There have been times when the issue of historical awareness to be included in textbooks and the format of textbooks have become hotly debated, such as the controversy over nationalizing history textbooks.
Many history teachers and historians have questioned the meaning of textbooks and discussed the path they should take, and the results have been something I would like to include a little more.

In particular, this revised and expanded edition not only reflects the latest research findings, but also significantly strengthens the history following the June Struggle of 1987.
The 30 years since the June Struggle have been summarized as a period in which the path toward democracy and peace was opened despite many difficulties.
We also provide a comprehensive overview of the most recent period, when progressives and conservatives competed, democracy spread through civic participation, and a new path to peace was opened.
I hope this book will be of some help in looking back on today within the historical context and designing a better future.