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Min Yŏng-hwan : a political biography /

"The closing years of the Choson dynasty have received considerable attention from historians of Korea. Nevertheless, surprisingly few biographical studies have been written on the major Korean political figures of that time. The diplomat and scholar-official Min Yong-hwan (1861-1905), describe...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Finch, Michael, 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press : Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawaiʻi, ©2002.
Colección:Hawaiʻi studies on Korea.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Note on the Romanization Systems Used in This Work
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1 .Early life and Political Career
  • 2. Proposals for Reform
  • 3 .Mission to Russia
  • 4. Embassy to Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
  • 5. The Final Phase
  • Appendix 1. Min's Family Tree
  • Appendix 2. English-Language Works on the Late Chosôn Era
  • Appendix 3. Diplomatic Correspondence and Dispatches
  • Appendix 4. Min's Telegrams to King Kojong on His Departure from Europe in 1897
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.