Confucian Statecraft and Korean Institutions - Yu Hyongwon and the Late Choson Dynasty

Informationen zum Autor James B. Palais Klappentext James B. Palais was professor of history at the University of Washington and the author of Policy and Politics in Traditional Korea. Zusammenfassung Examines the development and shape of the major institutions of Choson dynasty Korea (1392-1910). Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction PART 1: THE EARLY CHOSON DYNASTY, 1392-1650 Confucian Statecraft in the Founding of Choson The Disintegration of the Early Choson System to 1592 Post-Imjin Developments in Military Defense and the Economy PART 2: SOCIAL REFORM: YANGBAN AND SLAVES Introduction Remolding the Ruling Class through Education and Schools New Schools: Conservative Restraints on Radicalism Slavery: The Slow Path to Abolition Conclusion PART 3: LAND REFORM Introduction Land Reform: Compromises with the Well-Field Model Redistributing Wealth through Land Reform Late Choson Land Reform Proposals Conclusion PART 4: MILITARY REFORM Introduction The Royal Division Model: Rotating Duty Soldiers and Support Taxpayers The Debate over the Military Training Agency, 1651-82 The Search for Alternative Modes of Military Finance Military Reorganization, Weapons, and Walls The Military Service System, 1682-1870 Conclusion PART 5: REFORM OF GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION Introduction The King and His Court Reforming the Central Bureaucracy Personnel Policy Provincial and Local Administration The Community Compact System (Hyangyak) Yu Hyongwon's Community Compact Regulations Conclusion PART 6: FINANCIAL REFORM AND THE ECONOMY Introduction Tribute and the Taedong Reform The Taedong Model for Official Salaries and Expenses Copper Cash and the Monetary System Yu Hyongwon's Analysis of Currency The Cycle of Inflation and Deflation Cash and Economic Change after 1731 Conclusion Epilogue: The Complexities of Korean Confucian Statecraft Notes Glossary List of Kings of the Choson Dynasty List of Names Bibliography Index ...

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• Authors: James B Palais, James B. Palais
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2014
• EAN: 9780295993782
• ISBN: 978-0-295-99378-2
• No. of pages: 1288
• Series: Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies; Korean Studies of the Henry M.; Korean Studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies; Korean Studies of the Henry M.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Internationale Beziehungen, Korea, Politische Strukturen und Prozesse, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, History - General History, HISTORY / Asia / Korea