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Ryu Sŏngnyong, Chancellor of Chosŏn Korea : On the Battlefield and in Memory /

"This biography of Ryu Sŏngnyong presents his childhood and education, his career as a government official, and his scholarship during retirement. The narrative includes descriptions of the Imjin War between Hideyoshi's Japan and Chosŏn Korea, and their negotiations with imperial China&q...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Choi, Byonghyon, 1950- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, [2022]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book I. Dragon in the Deep: Preparing for a Career
  • A Child Named "Accomplished Dragon"
  • Ancestral Lineage
  • Family Portraits
  • Learning and Growing
  • The Grand Tour
  • Excursion into Practical Rationality
  • Humble Hut and Western Cliff
  • Reading the Classics
  • Master T'oegye
  • Book II. Dragon Arising in the Field: Public Service
  • A Heart Divided
  • Entering the Service
  • Diplomatic Mission to China
  • Lecturing to the King
  • Factional Strife
  • Reluctant Partisans
  • Leave-takings
  • Riptides
  • Downfall of the Easterners
  • The Man in Command
  • Book III. Dragon on the Wing: Leading the War with Japan
  • Scholars and Warriors
  • Japanese Envoys
  • Contradictory Reports
  • Sharing Information with China
  • Recommending Yi Sunsin
  • Generals Unable to Foresee War
  • The Japanese Invade
  • Fortresses Fall One after Another
  • Criminal Charges against Kim Sŏngil
  • Commander Yi Il Flees as Sangju Falls
  • Sin Rip and the Fall of Ch'ungju
  • Get the Horses Ready
  • A Day of Wailing
  • The Fall of Seoul
  • The Defenses Collapse
  • Reinstatement
  • The Royal Party Leaves P'yŏngyang
  • The Fall of P'yŏngyang
  • The King Arrives in Ŭiju
  • The Shocking Defeat of the Celestial Army
  • Yi Sunsin's Victories at Sea
  • The Righteous Armies
  • China Negotiates
  • The Ming Army Recaptures P'yŏngyang
  • A Setback at Pyŏkchegwan
  • Korea Fights on Its Own
  • A Painful Stalemate
  • No Retribution
  • A Rare Opportunity
  • Saving the Throne
  • A Precarious Calm
  • Caught in the Crossfire
  • Breakdown of Negotiations and the Second Invasion
  • Book IV. Dragon without a Head: The Last Days
  • Yi Sunsin's Trials
  • The Fall of Namwŏn
  • Arrogant Generals, Servile King
  • Loyalty and Filial Piety
  • Fall of the Dragon
  • Chingbirok: Admonitions for Future Generations
  • Turning Down Royal Favors
  • A Nation in Mourning
  • Book V. Historical Judgments
  • Disciples and Descendants
  • History Written by Adversaries
  • Sŏngnyong's Legacy.