I hope this isn't too specific, but I want to read a bit of Korean history---specifically from a Chinese perspective. I know it's niche, but I recently picked up Shen Zhihua's volume on the Korean War and am hungry for more. I'd like something post-war in scope, but if there's a very fascinating look at dynastic-era Korean-Chinese relations I could read that for fun too.

Any suggestions for a book dealing with prostitution in the 20th century? Bonus points if it's based around the boom that the trade saw due to the World Wars.

Thanks in advance.

Are there any books that give a broad overview about the history of journalism? Preferably in German, but English also works.

This is a long shot but does anyone know of a book or a collection of books that chronicles all the tools of medieval Europe, particularly the High and Late periods?

You know, everything from the various types of saws, axes, hammers, and other tools, their uses, how they were made etc etc?

I am really curious about the settling of the west (in the US) and the early "explorers/pioneers". Can anyone recommend some books on that era.

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I'll also settle for good fiction on the subject written at the time (1800's broadly) as I think reading their fiction can also give me insight into their mythology and how they thought about themselves