Sources of Korean Tradition - From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Centuries

Modeled after the classic Sources of Chinese Tradition, Sources of Japanese Tradition, and Sources of Indian Tradition, this collection of seminal primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korea from the sixteenth century to the present day lays the groundwork for understanding Korean civilization and demonstrates how leading intellectuals and public figures in Korea have looked at life, the traditions of their ancestors, and the world they lived in.
The selections range from the mid- and late Chosôn dynasty in the sixteenth century, through the encounter with the West and imperialist Japan in the late ninteenth and early twentieth centuries, to the political and cultural events in South and North Korea since 1945 -- ending with President Kim Taejung's 1998 inaugural address.

List of contents

Preface
Explanatory Note
Contributors
Part 4. Middle and Late Choson
Introduction
20: Politics
21: Education
22: Reform Proposals
23: The Encounter with the West
24: Society
25: Culture and National Identity
26: Neo-Confucian Philosophy
Part 5. The Modern Period
Introduction
27: Domestic Disquiet and Foreign Threats
28. Negative Responses to Western Civilization
29: Development of Enlightenment Thought
30: The Tonghak Uprisings and the Kabo Reforms
31: The Independence Club and the People's Assembly
32: Patriotic Movements
33: National Culture During the Colonial Period
34: The Nationalist Movement
35: The Communist Movement
36: Korea Since 1945
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Edited by Yôngho Ch'oe, Peter H. Lee, and Wm. Theodore de Bary

Summary

This collection of seminal primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korea from the sixteenth century to the present day lays the groundwork for understanding Korean civilization and demonstrates how leading intellectuals and public figures in Korea have looked at life, the traditions of their ancestors, and the world they lived in.

Product details

• Authors: &apos, CH&apos, Yongho Lee Ch''''oe, Wm. Theodore de Bary, Peter Ch''''oe Lee, Yongho Lee oe
• Assisted by: Wm. Theodore De Bary (Editor), Yongho Ch'oe (Editor), Yôngho Ch'oe (Editor), Ytngho Ch'oe (Editor), William Theodore de Bary (Editor), Wm. Theodore de Bary (Editor), Peter Lee (Editor), Peter H. Lee (Editor), Lee Peter (Editor), Ch'oe Yongho (Editor)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.02.2001
• EAN: 9780231120319
• ISBN: 978-0-231-12031-9
• No. of pages: 512
• Assisted by: Hugh Kang
• Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations; Introduction to Asian Civilizations
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Korea, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History