Everyday life in Joseon-era Korea : economy and society /
Everyday Life in Joseon-Era Korea examines how the momentous changes of the time impacted the economic and social lives of the common people in the Joseon period (1392-1910).
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden, Netherlands :
Global Oriental,
2014.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Everyday Life in Joseon-Era Korea; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; List of Illustrations and Maps; Preface and Acknowledgements; Note on Romanization; The Intimate Past: An Introduction to the Joseon Period; PART ONE: ECONOMY; 1 Farming in the Joseon Period; 2 A Typical Day and Year in the Life of the Peasantry; 3 The Tax Burden of the Peasantry; 4 Currency and the Value of Money; 5 The Merchants of Seoul; 6 The Joys and Sorrows of the Itinerant Merchants; 7 Foreign Trade and Interpreter Officials; 8 Salt: White Gold; 9 Seeking Work at Mines.
- 10 When Did Joseon's Population Reach Ten Million?PART TWO: SOCIETY; 11 Rural Society and Zhu Xi's Community Compact; 12 Why Did Peasants Create the Dure?; 13 Did Fake Genealogies Exist?; 14 The Baekjeong Class; 15 The Rebellion of Im Ggeokjeong; 16 Did People Divorce in the Joseon Period?; 17 The Educational System; 18 Military Life; 19 The Penal System; 20 Eating Culture; 21 Liquor and Taverns; 22 Tea and Tobacco; 23 The Outhouses of the Royal Palaces; About the Authors; Appendix
- Monarchs of the Joseon Period; Glossary; Index.