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

Author: Lee, Peter

Brand: Columbia University Press

Edition: Abridged

Features:

• Columbia University Press

Binding: paperback

Format: Abridged

Number Of Pages: 512

Release Date: 14-02-2001

Details: 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.

EAN: 9780231120319

Package Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.0 x 1.3 inches

Languages: English