Sources of Korean Tradition by Peter Lee

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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.

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Sources of Korean Tradition by Peter Lee

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 Choson 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.
An invaluable guide for students of Korea in any discipline as well as for scholars and students of East Asia for many years to comeJournal of Asian Studies A monumental accomplishment. Korean Studies
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.
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ISBN 13 9780231120319
ISBN 10 0231120311
Title Sources of Korean Tradition
Author Peter Lee
Series Introduction To Asian Civilizations
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Columbia University Press
Year published 2001-02-14
Number of pages 512
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