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24 alternatives to The Birth of Korean Cool

South Korea's rise from a war-torn nation to a tech giant.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Birth of Korean Cool launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   A Geek in Japan▲87

   Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bending Adversity▲69

   A look at Japan's recent developments in Asia and the World

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Analyse Asia 148: Episode 148: The South Korea technology startup ecosystem with Eva Yoo▲54

   South Korea Startup Ecosystem 2016

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Startupland▲118

   The story of Zendesk: From idea to IPO

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars▲65

   An urban transformation is underway

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Startup Rising▲60

   Inspiring stories from unlikely sources in the Arab world

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Chinese Dream▲53

   The rise of the world's largest middle class

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Technotopia▲96

   A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Little Rice▲61

   Smartphones, Xiaomi, and the Chinese Dream

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Cool▲67

    How the brain's hidden quest for cool drives our economy

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Master Switch▲71

    : The Rise and Fall of Information Empires

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Second Machine Age▲66

    Work, progress, and prosperity in a time of brilliant techno

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Silicon Heroes▲120

    A graphic novel where entrepreneurs have superpowers!

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Cool Tools: A Catalog of Possibilities ▲73

    Curated selection of the best tools available

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Technopoly▲61

    The surrender of culture to technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Start-up Nation▲84

    The story of Israel's economic miracle

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Analyse Asia - 73: On China with Kaiser Kuo▲55

    Kaiser Kuo & everything about China from cultural to digital

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Playing The Enemy ▲60

    Nelson Mandela and the game that made a nation

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Geek Nation▲60

    How Indian science is taking over the World

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Fearless Genius ▲80

    The digital revolution in Silicon Valley 1985 - 2000

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    How to Kill a Unicorn▲81

    How the world's hottest innovation factory builds bold ideas

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Rise of the Machines▲61

    A Cybernetic History 1st Edition

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Age of Optimists▲60

    Quantitative Glimpse of Tech's Political Endgame

    2016 · its alternatives →

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