Book review: Shim, Jeongbo: The history of the East Sea and the Sea of Japan: Origin of geographical names, conflicts and solutions.

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https://doi.org/10.3112/erdkunde.2024.01.05

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Shim, Jeongbo (2022) The history of the East Sea and the Sea of Japan: Origin of geographical names, conflicts and solutions. Springer. Cham. XXIX, 186 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 194 illustrations in color. ISBN 978-3-031-07044-0 (eBook). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07044-0. US$ 129.

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2024-04-12

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Basik, S. (2024). Book review: Shim, Jeongbo: The history of the East Sea and the Sea of Japan: Origin of geographical names, conflicts and solutions . ERDKUNDE, 78(1), 91–92. https://doi.org/10.3112/erdkunde.2024.01.05

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