Kwangmyong Encyclopedia
The Kwangmyong Encyclopedia(광명백과사전) is a 20-volume encyclopedia published in North Korea.[1] It includes more than 58,000 entries and 9,000 photos, pictures and maps.[2]
History[edit]
The prep work for the encyclopedia began in 2004.[3] The encyclopedia has been published since 2006, and was completed in 2013.[4][2]
Content[edit]
Contents of Book are as follows:[4]
- Book 1. History of Korea
- Book 2. World History
- Book 3. Politics/Law
- Book 4.Philosophy
- Book 5.Economy
- Book 6.Literature/Art
- Book 7.Education/Language/Publishing/Broadcasting
- Book 8.Korean geography
- Book 9.World geography
- Book 10.Mathematics
- Book 11.Physics
- Book 12.Chemistry
- Book 13.Life sciences
- Book 14.Astronomy,Environment
- Book 15.Information,aviation,Nanotechnology
- Book 16.Mining/Metal/machinery/electronics
- Book 17.chemical engineering/light industries/construction/transport/Postal services
- Book 18.Agriculture/forestry/fishery
- Book 19.Human body/Health
- Book 20.Physical education
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Kwangmyong Encyclopedia Published in DPRK (Archived October 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ a b "北, 1만 6천쪽 분량 새 백과사전 발간". sbsnews. 2013-03-26.
- ^ "北, 20권분량 '광명백과사전' 발행". Daily NK. 2006-11-26.
- ^ a b "北 '광명백과사전' 9ㆍ10권 발간". nkchosun. 2009-02-22.
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