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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Ki-Baik Lee; Edward J Shultz; Edward W Wagner |
ISBN: | 067461576X 9780674615762 |
OCLC Number: | 492996976 |
Notes: | Translation of: Hanʼguksa sillon. Réf. bibliogr. Index. |
Description: | XXII-474 pages, [13] f. de plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents: | The communal societies of prehistoric times -- Walled-town states and confederated kingdoms -- Aristocratic societies under monarchical rule -- The fashioning of an authoritarian monarchy -- The age of powerful gentry families -- The hereditary aristocratic order of Koryŏ -- Rule by the military -- Emergence of the literati -- The creation of a Yangban society -- The rise of the neo-Confucian literati -- The emergence of landed farmers and wholesale merchants -- Instability of the Yangban status system and the outbreak of popular uprisings -- Growth of the forces of enlightenment -- Nationalist stirrings and imperialist aggression -- Development of the nationalist movement -- The beginnings of democracy. |
Other Titles: | Hanʼguksa sillon. |
Responsibility: | Ki-Baik Lee ; translated by Edward W. Wagner, with Edward J. Shultz. |
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Wagner must be lauded for bringing to the English reading community this comprehensive, precisely translated, well-crafted, and meticulously indexed work on Korean history, a translation that will undoubtedly remain for years as the standard overview of Korean history for both Korea specialists and nonspecialists...This project represents a marriage of revision and skillful translation with the ultimate result being the balanced and well-organized volume under review. -- Michael Robinson Journal of Asian Studies Professor Lee's work is exceptionally detailed and covers not only the political, social and economic history of Korea, but integrates developments in the arts, science and technology through the ages. Its wealth of material and comprehensive coverage make it an excellent textbook for the study of Korea. History This is a famous book, and its translation into English has long been awaited...The present elegantly written translation provides the reader, whether expert or amateur, with a good and entertaining introduction to the richness of Korea's historical experience. -- J. E. Hoare Journal of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs Painstaking translation and attentive editing and indexing combine with a consistent and logical system of dividing topics to provide easy access to both the events of Korean history and Professor Lee's thoughtful interpretation. Asiaweek Literary Review Read more...

