Sources of Korean Tradition – From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Centuries (Introduction to Asian Civilizations) - Softcover

Lee, Peter; Ch`oe, Yôngho; Bary, Wm. Theodore De; Kang, Hugh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0231120311 ISBN 13: 9780231120319

Publisher: Columbia University Press, 2001

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Yongho Ch'oe is professor of history at the University of Hawaii. Peter H. Lee is professor of Korean and comparative literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. Wm. Theodore de Bary is John Mitchell Mason Professor Emeritus and provost emeritus of Columbia University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231120311
• ISBN 13: 9780231120319
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 510