This book consists of ten chapters written by scholars affiliated with research institutions in Poland, the Republic of Korea, Czechia, and Germany. The contributors are specialists in various academic disciplines, including cultural studies, history, political science, and linguistics. As a result, the volume offers an interdisciplinary approach to the Korean Peninsula and addresses a wide range of issues.

It provides readers with a valuable opportunity to explore lesser-known or overlooked aspects of Korean culture, history, and politics from the 20th and 21st centuries. Each chapter presents either an unexplored topic or a new perspective on subjects previously examined by other scholars.\nThis volume makes a meaningful contribution to the international development and dissemination of Korean Studies and represents one of the significant achievements of the Department of Korean Studies at the Institute of the Middle and Far East of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków in this field.