Sources of Korean Tradition - Volume Two: From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Centuries

Yong-ho Ch'oe, Peter H. Lee, Wm.Theodore de Barry (eds.)

ISBN 10: 0231105665 / ISBN 13: 9780231105668

Published by Columbia University Press, New York. NY. USA, 1996

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xv, 479pp, bibliography, index. Light foxing to top edge. Protective Mylar cover neatly taped to endpapers. Otherwise tight clean copy. BHS 09/25.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1757552338569

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sources of Korean Tradition - Volume Two: From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Centuries
• Publisher: Columbia University Press, New York. NY. USA
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231105665
• ISBN 13: 9780231105668
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Asian History
  • Asia Pacific Studies

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Synopsis

Drawn from Peter H. Lee's Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Volume I, this abridged introductory collection offers students and general readers primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korea from ancient times through the sixteenth century. Sources of Korean Tradition is arranged according to the major epochs of Korean history, including sections on: Korean culture - its origins, writing, education, poetry, song, social life, and rituals; religion - the rise of Buddhism and Confucianism; the economy - the land, agriculture, commerce, and currency; and its changing political structures.

A superb collection by the foremost scholars in the field, Sources of Korean Tradition is supplemented by a bibliography and prefaces by both editors. An impressive storehouse for the grand corpus of thought, beliefs, and customs held by people of Korea for centuries, this volume is a valuable companion for those interested in the history of Korea and East Asian studies.

About the Author

Peter H. Lee is Professor of Korean and Comparative Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of Songs of Flying Dragons: A Critical Reading; A Korean Storyteller's Miscellany; and Pine River and Lone Peak.Wm. Theodore de Bary is John Mitchell Mason Professor Emeritus and Provost Emeritus of Columbia University. He is the compiler of Sources of Chinese Tradition and Sources of Japanese Tradition, and editor of The Rise of Neo-Confucianism in Korea, all published by Columbia University Press.