A history of Korea : from antiquity to the present
In this comprehensive yet compact book, Michael J. Seth surveys Korean history from Neolithic times to the present. He explores the origins and development of Korean society, politics, and still little-known cultural heritage, showing how this ancient, culturally and ethnically homogeneous society was wrenched into the modern world, ultimately to be arbitrarily divided into two opposed halves after World War II. Tracing the six decades since, Seth explains how the two Koreas, with their deeply different political and social systems and geopolitical orientations, evolved into sharply contrastin
History
1 online resource (xi, 573 pages (online resource))
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Primary Source Readings; Maps; Introduction; Ch01. The Origins; Ch02. The Period of the Three Kingdoms, 4th Century to 676; Ch03. Late Silla, 676 to 935; Ch04. Koryo, 935 to 1170; Ch05. Military Rulers and Mongol Invaders, 1170 to 1392; Ch06. The Neo-Confucian Revolution and the ChosonState, 1392 to the 18th Century; Ch07. Choson Society; Ch08. Late Choson, Early 18th Century to 1876; Ch09. Korea in the Age of Imperialism, 1876 to 1910; Ch10. Colonial Korea, 1910 to 1945; Ch11. Division and War, 1945 to 1953; Ch12. North Korea: Recovery, Transformation, and Decline, 1953 to 1993. Ch13. South Korea: From Poverty to Prosperity, 1953 to 1997Ch14. South Korea: Creatinga Democratic Society, 1953 to 1997; Ch15. Contemporary North Korea, 1993 to 2010; Ch16. Contemporary South Korea, 1997 to 2010; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Glossary of Korean Words; Annotated SelectedBibliography; Index; About the Author