A Concise History of Korea by Seth, Michael J. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 - The Origins

GEOGRAPHICAL SETTING KOREA “IN EAST ASIA” THE KOREANS EARLY INHABITANTS THE AGE OF RICE FARMING BEGINS SOURCES FOR EARLY KOREA CHOSŎN THE CHINESE COMMANDERIES CHINESE COMMANDERIES AND THEIR NEIGHBORS: THE NORTHERN PEOPLES CHINESE COMMANDERIES AND THEIR NEIGHBORS: THE SOUTHERN PEOPLES POLITICS OF THE THIRD CENTURY NOTES

2 - The Fourth Century and the Emergence of the Three Kingdoms

THE EMERGENCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS THE WA AND MIMANA KOREA AND NORTHEAST ASIA IN THE FOURTH AND FIFTH CENTURY CULTURE AND SOCIETY OF THE THREE KINGDOMS THE BONE-RANKS, THE HWABAK, AND THE HWARANG THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT OF THE LATE SIXTH AND SEVENTH CENTURIES. THE UNIFICATION OF KOREA UNDER SILLA NOTES

3 - United Silla

THE PENINSULAR KINGDOM CONSOLIDATION OF CENTRAL MONARCHICAL RULE UNDER SILLA, 676–780 SILLA AND THE CHINESE MODEL SUPPORTING THE SILLA STATE SILLA SOCIETY PARHAE THE DECLINE OF SILLA THE LATER THREE KINGDOMS NOTES

4 - Koryŏ

THE NEW KORYŎ STATE KORYŎ IN EAST ASIA INTERNAL POLITICS 935–1170 KORYŎ CULTURE KORYŎ SOCIETY THE SAMGUK SAGI NOTES

5 - Military Rulers and Mongol Invaders

MILITARY RULE SON BUDDHISM KOREA, JAPAN, AND FEUDAL EUROPE THE MONGOL INVASIONS THE LEGACY OF THE MONGOL PERIOD LATE KORYŎ SOCIETY THE END OF THE KORYŎ LATE KORYŎ CULTURE NOTES

6 - The Neo-Confucian Revolution and the Chosŏn State

ESTABLISHING THE YI DYNASTY THE CHOSŎN STATE THE CENSORATE AND THE KYŎNGYŎN (CLASSICS MAT) HISTORIANS THE EXAMINATION SYSTEM EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENTS AND THE STATE MILITARY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS THE JAPANESE AND MANCHU INVASIONS COMPETITION FOR POWER AMONG THE ELITE CHOSŎN POLITICS IN PERSPECTIVE NOTES

7 - Chosŏn Society

THE FAMILY WOMEN DURING THE YI DYNASTY SOCIAL STRUCTURE SLAVES AND OUTCASTES CRIME AND PUNISHMENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES PHILOSOPHY ARTS, LITERATURE AND SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND INVENTIONS THE CREATION OF THE HAN’GŬL SCRIPT CHŎNG INJI: POSTSCRIPT TO CORRECT SOUNDS TO INSTRUCT THE PEOPLE NOTES

8 - Late Chosŏn

THE POLITICS OF LATE CHOSŎN LATE CHOSŎN AND THE CONFUCIAN WORLD ORDER KOREAN TRAVELERS TO CHINA AND JAPAN TAXATION AND REFORM AGRICULTURE COMMERCE AND TRADE CULTURAL FLOWERING OF LATE CHOSŎN SIRHAK EVERYDAY LIFE REGULATING MARRIAGE NOTES

9 - Korea in the Nineteenth Century

THE “HERMIT KINGDOM” INTERNAL PROBLEMS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY EARLY CONTACTS WITH THE WEST EXTERNAL THREATS AND “WESTERN LEARNING” REFORMS UNDER THE TAEWŎN’GUN THE LEGACY OF TRADITIONAL KOREA NOTES

Appendix: Romanization Glossary of Korean words Selected Bibliography Index About the Author