[This Week's Books] 'The Lie of Working for the Country' and More

The Lie of Working for the Country

This is a whistleblowing report on the Korean public service. The author is a former director who passed the civil service exam and worked for 10 years at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. It exposes reasons why fundamental measures to protect creators were not established regarding the 'Cultural and Artistic Blacklist' incident involving author Han Kang, and unfair contracts related to 'Cloud Bread' and 'Black Rubber Shoes'. (Written by Noh Han-dong / Sideways)

China Crisis

With Donald Trump, the President-elect of the United States, returning to the White House after four years, the hegemonic competition between the US and China is expected to intensify. Trump has already mentioned high tariffs on Chinese products, provoking China. The book argues that China, already facing internal issues such as power concentration, wealth inequality, and economic recession, may be pushed into a more difficult situation. (Written by Oh Se-gyun / Parabooks)

The Invisible Map of Money

This is a map book explaining the history of finance. It simplifies complex financial and historical facts through large maps and infographics. It thoroughly examines the history of human finance, from the Mesopotamians' records on clay tablets about measurements and accounting to the current status of space industry investments centered on the US and China. (Written by Dariusz Wojcik et al. / Translated by Yoon Jong-eun / Wolbook)