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A Brief History of Korea: Isolation, War, Despotism and Revival: The Fascinating Story of a Resilient But Divided People by Michael J. Seth

A Brief History of Korea: Isolation, War, Despotism and Revival: The Fascinating Story of a Resilient But Divided People: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Brief History of Korea: Isolation, War, Despotism and Revival: The Fascinating Story of a Resilient But Divided People runs 9.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sean Runnette (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.6listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 9.6 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

A Brief History of Korea: Isolation, War, Despotism and Revival: The Fascinating Story of a Resilient But Divided People is an audiobook by Michael J. Seth: a 9.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Sean Runnette, released November 12, 2019, on the Social Science and World shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.6 hrs
Narrated by
Sean Runnette
Released
November 12, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, World, Asia
ISBN
9781515942986

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Brief History of Korea: Isolation, War, Despotism and Revival: The Fascinating Story of a Resilient But Divided People as an audiobook?

A Brief History of Korea: Isolation, War, Despotism and Revival: The Fascinating Story of a Resilient But Divided People runs 9.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.

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Who narrates A Brief History of Korea: Isolation, War, Despotism and Revival: The Fascinating Story of a Resilient But Divided People?

A Brief History of Korea: Isolation, War, Despotism and Revival: The Fascinating Story of a Resilient But Divided People is narrated by Sean Runnette.