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Everyday life in Joseon-era Korea : economy and society /
Winner of the 2014 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award Everyday Life in Joseon-Era Korea shows how the momentous changes of the time transformed the lives of the common people. In twenty-three concise chapters, the book covers topics ranging from agriculture, commerce, and mining to education, m...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Korean |
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Leiden :
Brill,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of contributors
- List of illustrations and maps
- Preface and acknowledgements
- Note on romanization
- The intimate past: an introduction to the Joseon period / Michael D. Shin
- Economy
- Farming in the Joseon period / Kim Kuentae
- A typical day and year in the life of the peasantry / Yeom Jeong Sup
- The tax burden of the peasantry / Kim Sung Woo
- Currency and the value of money / Lee Hun-Chang
- The merchants of Seoul / Lee Uk
- The joys and sorrows of the itinerant merchants / Yoo Pil Jo
- Foreign trade and interpreter officials / Kim Kyung-ran
- Salt : white gold / Kim Eui-Hwan
- Seeking work at mines / Oh Soo-chang
- When did Joseon's population reach ten million? / Ko Dong-Hwan
- Society
- Rural society and Zhu Xi's community compact / Kwon Nae-Hyun
- Why did peasants create the dure? / Lee Hae Jun
- Fake genealogies exist? / Jung Jin Young
- The Baekjeong class / Kwon Ki-jung
- The rebellion of Im Ggeokjeong / Han Sang Kwon
- People divorce in the Joseon period? / Kwon Soon-Hyung
- The educational system / Jang Dong-Pyo
- Military life / Seo Tae-Won
- The penal system / Sim Jae-woo
- Eating culture / Chung Yeon-sik
- Liquor and taverns / Chung Yeon-sik
- Tea and tobacco / O Jong-rok
- The outhouses of the royal palaces / Hong Soon Min
- About the authors
- Appendix : monarchs of the Joseon period
- Glossary
- Index.