[Palgrave Essential Histories 01] • A History of Korea by Hwang, Professor Kyung Moon -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Copyright Contents List of Images and Boxes Acknowledgments Note on Romanization Brief Chronology of Korean History Map of Korea Introduction 1. Kogury and Ancient Korea

The Great Battle of Salsu River, 612 Ancient Korea and Kogury The rise and fall of Kogury Kogury and Korean history

2. Queen Sndk and Sillas Unification of Korea

Sillas dispatch of a tribute embassy to China, 643 Buddhism and power Legends of the unification Sillas winning features

3. The Unified Silla Kingdom

The assassination of Chang Pogo, 846 Chang Pogo, Choe Chiwn, and Unified Silla society Silla and northeast Asia Local strongmen and the end of Silla

4. Founding of the Kory Dynasty

The issuance of Wang Kns Ten Injunctions, 943 Great Founder of Korea Content of the Ten Injunctions Legacy

5. Religion and Regionalism in the Kory Order

The outbreak of the Myochng Rebellion, 1135 The institutionalized influence of the Buddhist clergy Myochongs rebellion Aftermath

6. The Mongol Overlord Period

The marriage of Lady Ki to the Yuan emperor, 1340 The Mongol conquest Kory women in the Mongol empire

7. Kory-Chosn Transition

Yi Pangwns purge of Chng Tojn, 1398 Chng Tojn: From mastermind to political power A renaissance, revolution, or coup? Yi Pangwns impact

8. Confucianism and the Family in the Early Chosn Dynasty

The drafting of the Yi family inheritance testament, 1541 Early Chosn Confucianism Confucian family law and womens standing

9. The Great Invasions, 15921636

The return to duty of Admiral Yi Sunsin, 1597 Problems in the Korean response Narratives of heroism The regional order remade

10. Ideology, Family, and Nationhood in the Mid-Chosn Era

The birth of a son to Lady Chang, 1688 King Sukchongs triangles Famous females Latency of the mid-Chosn order

11. Intellectual Opening in the Late Eighteenth Century

The return of Pak Chega to Korea, 1778 Utility for the greater good The sprouts of modernity?

12. Popular Culture in the Late Chosn Era

Publication of Observations from the Countryside, 1862 Tales of the people Other cultural forms Popular culture and social consciousness

13. Nineteenth-Century Unrest

The destruction of the American merchant ship, the General Sherman, 1866 The nineteenth century issue and internal problems The arrival of imperialism

14. 1894, A Fateful Year

The occupation of the royal palace by Japanese soldiers, July 1894 The Tonghak spark A shrimp caught in a whale fight The spirit of Kabo

15. The Great Korean Empire

The opening of the Seoul-Inchn rail line, 1899 Korea and the new empires Trade and industry The spirit of enlightenment

16. The Japanese Takeover, 190418

The secret mission to The Hague, 1907 Autonomy and modern history Force and pushback The deft hand of conquest

17. The Long 1920s

Opening of a special exhibition of Na Hyesks paintings, 1921 The March First movement and cultural rule Korean females in the new age Religion and social change

18. Nation, Culture, and Everyday Life in the Late Colonial Period

The doctoring of a newspaper photo of the Olympic marathon champion, 1936 Expression, within limits The quotidian blossoming of modern culture

19. Wartime Mobilization, 193845

The visit by authors Yi Kwangsu and Choe Namsn to Japan, 1943 Industrialization and state domination Resignation, collaboration, and modern identity The grand narrative: Independence movements

20. The Liberation Period, 194550

The May elections in southern Korea, 1948 The primacy of politics: A multi-lateral dynamic Implanting the southern system A troubling historical shadow

21. The Korean War

The Chinese entrance into the Korean war, November 1950 Civil wars amidst the cold war 625 Chinese intervention and the stalemate

22. Early North Korea

Kim Il Sungs Juche speech, 1955 Liberation space North Korea The formative fifties Juche, history, and legitimacy

23. 1960s South Korea

Demonstrations against the normalization of relations with Japan, spring 1964 Dictatorship, democracy, and revolutions Park Chung Hee Economic takeoff Youth and angst

24. Culture and Politics in 1970s South Korea

Publication of Kim Chihas Five Bandits, May 1970 The Yusin decade Literary resistance Mass culture under the Yusin

25. Monumental Life in North Korea

Groundbreaking for the Ryugyong Hotel, 1987 The historical challenge Historical path, 1970s to 2000s Monumental life

26. South Korean Democratization

The June Declaration of 1987 The prelude: Kwangju, May 1980 The democracy generation The 1987 declaration and election

27. South Korea in the New Millennium

Quarterfinal match versus Spain in the 2002 World Cup finals Economic growth: A reconsideration Women and family: Seismic shifts Toward a new era

Sources and Further Readings Index

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