Norel Spence: 5 books

Until relatively just recently, Korea was an insular spot, existing under dynastic regulation for centuries, with hundreds, some say thousands, of invasions over the centuries. However, the 35-year Japanese occupation from 1910, the split of the peninsula after WWII and the succeeding Korean War ruined...

History, Language and Culture The Arabian Peninsula was occupied by the Abyssinians before the sixth century AD. Around AD 576 they were driven out of the southern areas by the Persians, who made it a province of their empire. The year AD 622, which has been adopted as the start of the Muslim...

Little is understood of the early history of Barbados: it was occupied by Arawak Indians from South America as early as 1600BC before they were wiped out by cannibalistic Carib Indians around 1200AD. This warfaring tribe was then decimated with the arrival of the Spanish in the 1400s. While the Spanish,...

Laos was occupied during the fourth and 5th centuries AD by Chinese individuals from the north. It was subject to sturdy Indian influence from the eighth century onwards and adopted Buddhism. For 200 years from the early 11th century, Laos was part of the Khmer Angkor Empire. It was during this duration...

Denmark OverviewDenmark is a secret utopia of tidy cities, picturesque countryside, efficient infrastructure and good public services, and is a country whose just fault is shortage of winter season sunshine.In terms of amusement, museums, festivals, architecture and shopping will quickly distract...