DAEGU

or Taegudīˈgooˈ, Jap. Taiku, city (1995 pop. 2,449,139), S South Korea, on the Sincheon and Geum rivers. An indepdendent metropolitan city, it is a transportation hub, a major industrial center, and a primary collection and distribution point for an extensive agricultural and mining region. Daegu has important textile and machine industries. The Nakdong River basin supplies raw materials for industry. During the Korean War the city formed a major bastion in the United Nations perimeter defense of the Busan beachhead, and in Aug., 1950, it became the temporary capital of Korea. Its name is also romanized as Taeku and Taikyu.

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books on: Daegu  - 27 results

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World and Its Peoples: Eastern and Southern Asia - Vol. 7
Book by Marshall Cavendish; Marshall Cavendish, 2007
Subjects: Asia, Southeastern, South Asia
Daegu With a population of2.541.000 in 2002, Daegu (formerly transliterated as Taegu), is the fourth-largest...in a region that is known for its fine mountain scenery, Daegu occupies a basin surrounded by hill country that is home to...
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Football Goes East: Business, Culture, and the People's Game in China, Japan, and South Korea
Book by Wolfram Manzenreiter, John Horne; Routledge, 2004
Subjects: Soccer--Economic Aspects--East Asia
...2003 season, the last two large cities (Daegu and Gwangju) have been integrated into the...Taejeon a few years earlier. Indeed, the Daegu team (formerly Taegu Citizens Pro Soccer, now Daegu FC) was also promoted by the local community...
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Science and Technology in Southern Africa and East and South Asia
Book by Rubin Patterson; Brill, 1999
Subjects: Science--Africa, Southern, Science--Asia, Southeastern, Technology--Africa, Southern, Technology--Asia, Southeastern
...cul- tural properties protective region, and roads. Fifth, Daegu City is to set up comprehensive water supply information system...sector and local governments are five corporations, such as Daegu City, Kyonggi-Do and Kangwon-Do. Since 1992, when the...
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The Internationalisation of Retailing in Asia
Book by John Dawson; Routledge Curzon, 2003
Subjects: Asia--Foreign Economic Relations, Corporate Culture--Asia, Retail Trade--Asia
...that exceeded a turnover of 400 million Won (approximately US$0.3 million) in a single day. The store that is located in Daegu the third biggest city in Korea exceeded a turnover of 243.7 billion Won (US$200 million) in 2001 and ranked as the number...
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Higher Education in Korea: Tradition and Adaptation
Book by John C.Weidman, Namgi Park; Falmer Press, 2000
Subjects: Education, Higher--Korea (South)
...Address: 190-1 Pukahyeon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-763, R.O.K. Telephone: 02 362-4515 FAX: 02 365-3066 Daegu Theological College and Seminary 1 Private 2 1952 3 4 4 617 Address: 137 Paekcheon-dong, Kyongsan, Kyungbuk 712-100...
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Effect of Previous-Winter Mortality on the Association between Summer Temperature and Mortality in South Korea
Journal article by Jongsik Ha, Ho Kim, Shakoor Hajat; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 119, 2011
Subjects: Hot weather--Environmental aspects, Hot weather--Health aspects, Hot weather--Research, Mortality--Research, Mortality--South Korea
...winter (December-February) in Seoul, Daegu, and Incheon in South Korea, from 1992...cities selected for this study were Seoul, Daegu, and Incheon, South Korea. The study...numbers of CVD-related deaths per day in Daegu and Incheon). Modeling approach. Poisson...
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Craft Production and Social Change in Mumun Pottery Period Korea
Journal article by Martin T. Bale, Min-Jung Ko; Asian Perspectives: the Journal of Archaeology for Asia and the Pacific, Vol. 45, 2006
Subjects: Archaeology and history--Research, Historical archaeology--Research, Pottery--History, South Korea--History
...Retirement of Professor Yun Yong-jin. Daegu: Committee for Papers in Honor of the...Archaeological Society Meetings: 71-108. Daegu: Yongnam Archaeological Society. Bale...thesis. Gyeongbuk National University, Daegu. KUM (Konkuk University Museum) 2001...
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Predictors of Suicidal Ideation among High School Students by Gender in South Korea
Journal article by Hyun Sook Park, Karen G. Schepp, Eun Hee Jang, Hyun Young Koo; Journal of School Health, Vol. 76, 2006
Subjects: High school students--Psychological aspects, High school students--Surveys, Suicidal behavior--Analysis, Suicidal behavior--Demographic aspects
...School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, 3056-6, Daemyeong 4 dong, Namgu, Daegu 705-034, Republic of Korea; Karen G Schepp...Science Technology, 1737 Daemyeung 7 dong Namgu, Daegu 703-037, Republic of Korea. <pre Table...
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Association of Low-Dose Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants with Global DNA Hypomethylation in Healthy Koreans
Journal article by Keon-Yeop Kim, Dong-Sun Kim, Sung-Kook Lee, In-Kyu Lee, Jung-Ho Kang, Yoon-Seok Chang, David R.Jr., Jacobs, Michael Steffes, Duk-Hee Lee; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 118, 2010
Subjects: Koreans--Health aspects, Methylation--Genetic aspects, Methylation--Health aspects, Persistent organic pollutants--Genetic aspects, Persistent organic pollutants--Health aspects
...Endocrinology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea; (4) School of Environmental Science and Engineering...Kyungpook National University, 101 Dongin-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu, 700-422 South Korea. Telephone: 82 53 420 4866. Fax...
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Teaching Traditional Values through Folk Literature in Korea
Journal article by Guang-Lea Lee; Childhood Education, Vol. 87, 2011
Subjects: Children's literature--Educational aspects, Critical thinking--Study and teaching, Folk literature--Educational aspects, Folklore--Educational aspects, Social values--Study and teaching
...of a method to teach traditional fairy tales to increase creativity. Unpublished masters thesis, Daegu National University of Education, Daegu, Korea. Lamme, L. S., Krogh, S., Yachmetz, K. (1992). Literature-based moral education...
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magazine articles on: Daegu  - 29 results

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Positioned for the Future
Magazine article; Soldiers, Vol. 65, August 2010
Subjects: Armed forces, Child development
...South Korea with U.S. Army Garrison Daegu and other organizations, a greater truth...members and DOD civilians, a tour with USAG Daegu in the southern part of the peninsula means...becoming a part of what U.S. Army Garrison Daegu commander Col. Terry D. Hodges proudly...
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Cyber Home Learning in Korea
Magazine article by Sook-Young Choi; Distance Learning, Vol. 5, 2008
Subjects: Academic achievement, Independent study, Learning, Nonfiction, Schools, Social classes, Society, Students
...home learning services were operated in Daegu, Gwangju, and Gyeongbuk. Through several...ryung, Bu-gui, and Jinsung ), and Daegu e-study. CHUNGNAM BORYEONG MIDDLE SCHOOL...achievement than the students who did less. DAEGU E-STUDY The Daegu e-study is a cyber...
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New Members
Magazine article by Joanne Stolte; PSA Journal, Vol. 72, July 2006
Subjects: Photographers--Membership, Photographic Society of America--Membership
...Fang, Shanghai, China Dae Weon Tae, Susongku, Daegu, Korea Park Hwa Seek, Daegu, Korea Ryu Jung Suk, Myon, Miryang, Korea Lira...Park Jong Gil, Mokpo City, Korea Ryu Hyung Woo, Daegu, Korea Hwang Eui Ryong, Deagu, Korea Seo Yong...
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Prep School Confidential
Magazine article by Justin Warner; American Theatre, Vol. 27, December 2010
Subjects: Academy (Play), Musical theater, Theater companies--Performances
...School Confidential. by Justin Warner DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA, MAY BE AN UNLIKELY stop...cultural divide and struck a chord at the 2010 Daegu International Musical Festival, nabbing...may go, the shows creators will remember Daegu as a high point--not only for them but...
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Wet, Wild, Wonderful
Magazine article by Mary Grimes; Soldiers, Vol. 65, August 2010
Subjects: Design, Stream flow
...town of Waegwan in Chilgok County (just 30 minutes north of Daegu). It spans approximately 1,600 feet, from its upper segment...of treated water upstream into the system. According to USAG Daegu, Department of Public Works (Environmental) Natural Resources...
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Daegu Experience Gives Bushell Extra Motivation for London
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), September 8, 2011
Daegu Experience Gives Bushell Extra Motivation...way on to the World Championships podium in Daegu but after sharing the limelight with the...100m and 200m are my events, so the 400m in Daegu was more of a training exercise really...
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Onuora Remains Defiant despite Daegu Disappointment
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), September 5, 2011
Onuora Remains Defiant despite Daegu Disappointment. LIVERPOOLS Anyika Onuora remained defiant in Daegu despite her World Athletics Championships...Jeanette Kwayke never looked in contention in Daegu, finishing in fifth, their time of 43...
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Malcolm's Daegu Message
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), August 26, 2011
Malcolms Daegu Message. BRITISH captain Christian Malcolm...compete in the 13th World Championships in Daegu. Malcolm has the daunting task of taking...against these guys." Malcolm is joined in Daegu by fellow Welshmen Dai Greene (400m hurdles...
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Nerves Keeping Malcolm on His Toes for Daegu
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), August 24, 2011
Subjects: Commonwealth games
Nerves Keeping Malcolm on His Toes for Daegu. CHRISTIAN MALCOLM is keeping his counsel...for the World Athletics Championships in Daegu. Only boxers can beat sprinters when it...the way for me to achieve my dreams in Daegu and then on to London as well." One name...
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Delight in Daegu for Chris; Athletics
Newspaper article; Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England), September 2, 2011
Delight in Daegu for Chris; Athletics. CHRIS Tomlinson...qualifier for the long-jump final in Daegu, South Korea, scraping in on countback...GB NI Team at the World Championships in Daegu, Korea. prepare to compete at their best...
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encyclopedia articles on: Daegu  - 4 results

 
 
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Daegu
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DAEGU or Taegu di goo , Jap. Taiku, city (1995 pop. 2,449,139), S South...collection and distribution point for an extensive agricultural and mining region. Daegu has important textile and machine industries. The Nakdong River basin supplies...
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Korea
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...rebuilt, and in the South high-speed lines connect Seoul with Daegu and Busan in the southeast and Gwangju in the southwest. The...the delta of the Nakdong River. Other important cities are Daegu and Incheon . South Korea is divided into nine provinces and...
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Taiku
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TAIKU or Taikyu: see Daegu , Korea. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Taegu
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TAEGU South Korea: see Daegu . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.


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