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A History of Korea: Macmillan Essential Histories

Autor Kyung Moon Hwang
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 oct 2016
This accessible and engaging new edition continues to be one of the leading introductory textbooks on Korean history. Fully revised throughout, the author takes a thematic and chronological approach to guide readers from early state formation and the dynastic eras to the modern experience. Episodic accounts in each chapter are discussed in context with extensive examination of how the events and themes under consideration have been viewed up to the present day. By discussing recurring themes such as collective identity, external influence, social hierarchy, and family and gender, the author introduces the major historical events, patterns and debates that have shaped both North and South Korea over the past 1500 years.
This textbook is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of history, and those studying Korean or Asian history in particular. The first half of the book covers the pre-20th century era, and the second half the modern era, reflecting the structure of most Korean history courses.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781137573568
ISBN-10: 1137573562
Pagini: 296
Ilustrații: 8 bw illus
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Ediția:Nouă
Editura: Macmillan Education UK
Colecția Red Globe Press
Seria Macmillan Essential Histories

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Descriere

Presenting the richness of Korean civilization from early state formation to the jarring transformations resulting in two distinctive trajectories of modern development, this book introduces the country's major historical events, patterns, and debates. Organised both chronologically and thematically, it explore recurring themes such as Korean identity, external influence, and family and gender. This lively narrative assumes no prior knowledge, inviting readers to appreciate both the distinctiveness and universality of Korean history, while integrating it into East Asian history more broadly.
Fully revised throughout, this second edition explores recent developments in Korean history and places greater emphasis on historiography, with each chapter including extensive discussion of how the events and themes under consideration have been viewed up to the present day.


Cuprins

List of Chronologies and Maps.- Brief Chronology.- Maps.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- Note on Romanization.- 1. Goguryeo and Ancient Korea.- 2. Queen Seondeok and Silla's Unification of Korea .- 3. The Unified Silla Kingdom.- 4. Founding of the Goryeo Dynasty.- 5. Religion and Regionalism in the Goryeo Order.- 6. The Mongol Overlord Period.- 7. Goryeo-Joseon Transition.- 8. Confucianism and the Family in the Early Joseon Era.- 9. The Great Invasions, 1592-1636.- 10. Ideology, Family, and Nationhood in the Mid-Joseon Era.- 11. Intellectual Opening in the Late Eighteenth Century.- 12. Popular Culture in the Late Joseon Era.- 13. Nineteenth-Century Unrest.- 14. 1894, A Fateful Year.- 15. The Great Korean Empire.- 16. The Japanese Takeover, 1904-1918.- 17. The Long 1920s.- 18. Nation, Culture, and Everyday Life in the Late Colonial Period.- 19. Wartime Mobilization, 1938-45.- 20. The Liberation Period, 1945-50.- 21. The Korean War^rth Korea.- 23. 1960s South Korea.- 24. Culture and Politics in 1970s South Korea.- 25. Monumental Life in North Korea .- 26. South Korean Democratization .- 27. South Korea in the 21st Century.- Further Readings.- Index.

Notă biografică

Kyung Moon Hwang is Professor of Korean Studies at The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. A graduate of Oberlin College and Harvard University, his research covers the modern transformation of Korea, with a focus on state and society in the early 20th century and history disputes in the late 20th century.

Caracteristici

  • Comprehensive scope, covering  all of Korea’s history from the ancient to contemporary eras, and both South and North Korea
  • Clearly and accessibly written, providing comprehensive coverage without assuming prior knowledge of Korean history
  • Guides readers into each chapter with a single representative historical event or episode, discussed in detail and in context
  • Includes illustrations, chronologies, maps and other reference material to supplement study
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  • Thoroughly revised and updated, with an engaging new design
  • New map content
  • Explores recent developments in Korean history and places greater emphasis on historiography



Recenzii

Unique in its discussion of women and marginalized groups, it gives readers a much fuller understanding of Korean society throughout history. It offers historical depth and accuracy for university use while engaging readers with its episodic narrative. I recommend it for anyone who wants to learn more about Korea, past and present.
Full of eye-catching episodes and illustrations, this is probably the most readable guide for anyone interested in learning Korean history from ancient to contemporary times.
Kyung Moon Hwang's A History of Korea is the most reader-friendly guide for anyone who is interested in the historical changes of the Korean Peninsula. Hwang's masterful selections of historical themes and episodes on Korean history from antiquity to the present are well organized in this book. An indispensable work for helping students and general readers understand one of the most dynamic countries in the world.

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Emphasising context, connections and long-term trends,A History of Koreailluminates both the distinctiveness and universality of one of the world’s oldest cultures. Assuming no prior knowledge, Hwang guides readers from early state formation and the dynastic eras to the modern experience in both North and South Korea. Structured around episodic accounts, each chapter begins by discussing a defining moment in Korean history in context, with an extensive examination of how the events and themes under consideration have been viewed up to the present day. Revised and refreshed throughout, this new edition brings the narrative right up to the present day while the wealth of resources on the brand new companion website will support your learning both inside and outside of the classroom.Dynamic and meticulously researched, this third edition continues to be one of the leading introductory textbooks on Korean history. It is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Korean or Asian history.