Reconstructing Ancient Korean History

Author : Stella Xu
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781498521451

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Reconstructing Ancient Korean History by Stella Xu Pdf

This book examines the contested re-readings of “Korea” in early Chinese historical records and their influence on the formation of Korean-ness in later periods. The earliest written records on “Koreans” are found in Chinese documents produced during the Han dynasty, from the third century BCE to the third century CE. Since then, these early Chinese records have been used as primary sources for writing early Korean history in Korea, China, and Japan. This study analyzes the various reinterpretations and utilizations of these early records that became more diverse by the late nineteenth century, when the reconstruction of ancient history became a crucial part of the formation of Korean national consciousness. Korea’s modern historiography was complicated by a thirty-five year colonial experience (1910–1945) under Japan. During this period, Japanese colonial scholars attempted to depict Korean history as stagnant, heteronymous, and replete with factional strife, while Korean nationalist historians strove to construct an indigenous Korean nation in order to mobilize Koreans’ national consciousness and recover political sovereignty. While focused on Korea and Northeast Asia, the links between historiography and political ideology investigated in this study are pertinent to historians in general.

Author : Andrew C. Nahm
Publisher : Weatherhill
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Korea
ISBN : UCSD:31822016667065

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Introduction to Korean History and Culture by Andrew C. Nahm Pdf

The purpose of this book is to present the history and culture of Korea to meet the needs of the general reader. While providing essential historical and cultural background of the Korean people, emphasis is given to the process of transformation of the ancient Korean society into an aristocratic/feudalistic state first, and then into a modern nation. Unlike other Korean history books, this includes various aspects of radical changes that took place under the Communist rule after 1945 in the northern half of Korea. As for the southern half, the aspects of struggle for democracy, economic and cultural development, and social modernization have been given particular attention. --

Author : Homer B. Hulbert
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 589 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:4064066059989

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The History of Korea (Vol.1&2) by Homer B. Hulbert Pdf

The History of Korea presents a chronological account of Korea from ancient days, over 2000 B. C, to modern 20th century Korea. Hulbert said that Korea and Japan have the same two racial types, but Japan is mostly Malay and Korea is mostly Manchu-Korean. He claimed that Korea is physically mostly of the northern type, but also said that the nation, being physically mostly of the northern type, did not disprove Hulbert's claim that the Malay element developed Korea's first civilization, although not necessarily originating Korea's first civilization, and the Malay element imposed its language in its main features in the entire peninsula.

Author : T'ae-don No,Taedon Noh
Publisher : Brill
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9004245715

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Korea's Ancient Koguryŏ Kingdom by T'ae-don No,Taedon Noh Pdf

Originating from a series of papers written by Professor Noh Taedon over two decades of research, Korea's Ancient Koguryo Kingdom: A Socio-Political History concentrates on the political and social aspects of what was the largest of the Proto-Korean nation-states (37 BCE to 688 CE) that finally succumbed to subversion and invasion thirteen centuries ago. Its legendary origins are dealt with from the standpoint of their long-term political implications, as are its social institutional such as levirate marriage. Explored in detail are the convoluted diplomatic, military, and commercial relations with various Chinese dynaties as well as Japan, and the shifting powers in Manchuria, Mongolia, and Central Asia. In addition, perhaps for the first time anywhere, the Koguryo national and provincial administrative structures are described as he evolved over the seven centuries of the nation's existence. Exhaustive documentation is provided throughout. As a landmark study of the Koguryo kingdom, this work will be of considerable value to students of Northeast Asian history in general and of Korean history in particular.

Author : Yŏn-gyu Chŏng
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Civilization, Ancient
ISBN : 8962970015

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The New Horizon to Ancient Korean History by Yŏn-gyu Chŏng Pdf

Author : Michael J. Seth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780742567177

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A History of Korea by Michael J. Seth Pdf

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 contrasting societies. Throughout, he adds a rich dimension by placing Korean history into broader global perspective and by including primary readings from each era. All readers looking for a balanced, knowledgeable history will be richly rewarded with this clear and concise book.

Author : Ki-baek Yi
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : 067461576X

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A New History of Korea by Ki-baek Yi Pdf

One of the first, most widely-read and respected histories of Korea, Ki-baik Lee's Han'guksa Sillon has been translated into English by Edward W. Wagner. A New History of Korea offers Western readers a distillation of the best scholarship on Korean history and culture from the earliest times to the student revolution of 1960.

Author : Association of Korean History Teachers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Korea
ISBN : 8971055456

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Korea Through the Ages: Ancient by Association of Korean History Teachers Pdf

Author : Andrew C. Nahm
Publisher : Hollym International
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : 0930878086

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Introduction to Korean History and Culture by Andrew C. Nahm Pdf

Author : Kyunghee Pyun,Minjee Kim
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-20
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781350143395

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Dress History of Korea by Kyunghee Pyun,Minjee Kim Pdf

Bringing together a wealth of primary sources and with contributions from leading experts, Dress History of Korea presents the most recent approaches to the interpretation of dress and fashion of Korea. Through close analysis of visual, written, and material sources-some newly excavated or recently re-discovered in global museums-the book reveals how dress and adornment evolved from the period of state formation to the modern era. Authors with a range of academic and curatorial experience discuss the close relation of dress and adornments to the socio-political and cultural history of Korea and place the dress history of Korea within broader contexts in studies of fashion, material culture, museology, and costume design. As in other cultures, modern Korean fashion owes many of its styles to historic dress and this process of adaptation is explored within high fashion and popular culture contexts in ways that benefit historians, curators, and designers alike. With key materials newly available to global readers, Dress History of Korea is the indispensable guide to the study of Korean dress and fashion.

Author : Shirley Fish
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781665588744

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The Scythian Connection and the Shamanistic Crowns of Ancient Korea by Shirley Fish Pdf

The Three Kingdoms Period in Korean history consisted of the kingdoms of Silla, Koguryo and Paekche. It was only the Silla kingdom which seemed to have had a connection to the ancient nomadic Scythians. These people seemed so different from the indigenous inhabitants who were already living in Korea during the 3th to 6th centuries CE. It is the author’s opinion is that they were the descendants of the Scythians – who although they would not have called themselves ‘Scythians,’ they were none the less, the remnant members of nomadic tribes that pushed eastward from Central Asia and Siberia to the Korean peninsula. Once in Southern Korea, they established the Silla kingdom, where their time honored beliefs are depicted in their mound burials, wooden burial chambers, gold crowns, horse riding, and also in their Siberian shamanism. This time period of the gold crowns and the people who produced the royal headgear was the Maripgan Period, and as mentioned, they were the descendants of Scythians who although in Central Asia and Siberia were known to have existed as far back as 10,000 years BC, they were always on the move searching for new pasturelands for their herds or to avoid conflicts and war with their enemies. The Silla crowns were created around the 5th to the 7th centuries in Kyongju, the former capital of the Silla people. When they were discovered in various archaeological mound sites, they were found to be in a highly fragile state. The crowns were each designated as national treasures by the Korean government and most weigh about one kilogram. Some of the crowns came in two parts: an inner gold cap, which may have been covered in silk fabric and sat inside of the crown, and the crown itself. The crowns were totally shamanistic in their symbolism, and represented the belief systems of the Scythians of Central Asia and Siberia, which eventually made its way to Korea and the ancient Kingdom of Silla.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000107232799

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A History of Korea by Anonim Pdf

A product of a particular moment in South Korean social and political history, published in the aftermath of the popular resistance movements of the late 1980s that brought an end to military dictatorship and ushered in direct elections for the presidency of South Korea. "A History of Korea" is a product of a particular moment in South Korean social and political history, published in the aftermath of the popular resistance movements of the late 1980s that brought an end to military dictatorship and ushered in direct elections for the presidency of South Korea. The historians of the Korean Historical Research Association, who compiled the volume, were not dispassionate recorders of those events but rather active participants in the democracy movements of the time, who understood their scholarship as a contribution to popular resistance against military rule and as a tool for the democratisation and unification of Korea. These historians were writing against previous understandings of Korean history that they perceived as legitimising political and economic oppression from both Korean elites and foreign powers. As they stood in opposition to previous histories and their political underpinnings, they proposed their own visions of past, present, and future Korean societies. In so doing, they helped move the popular struggle for the democratisation of South Korea towards the centre of the national narrative. "A History of Korea" is a manifesto, a conscious call for a particular interpretation of Korean history for deployment in the democratisation, unification, and class liberation movements of the period. About the Korean Historical Research Association: The Korean Historical Research Association (Hanguk Yeoksa Yeonguhoe) was founded in 1988 as the ultimate result of several years of organisational work by historians who participated in the Korean social reform movements of the 1980s. The Association began as a mass organisation of Korea historians that, according to its founding mission statement, sought to "actively participate in the creation of a truly democratic and independent Korean society by joining together with a new determination to establish and continuously implement a scientific historiography based upon the correct worldview." The Korean Historical Research Association thus took up the goal of "contributing to the independence and democratisation of Korean society through the establishment of a scientific and practical historiography." The Association engages in joint research projects, spreading the results of historical research to the masses, and publishing and distributing academic journals and popular history texts. The Korean Historical Research Association now has more than 700 members and has created an efficient organisation that publishes and disseminates papers, books, and bulletins.

Author : Ok-kyŏng Paek
Publisher : 지문당
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 8962970244

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Understanding Korean History by Ok-kyŏng Paek Pdf

Understanding Korean History is thus a general history set out in logical and approachable terms. Events, developments and thoughts are presented by experts in a clear, concise manner, creating a deceptive simplicity that renders the whole enjoyable and easy to read. It is a history which never allows itself to become divorced from its literal context: the Korean people and the society that they developed over time. This book is an excellent primer to ancient culture of Korea: and the only one in English!

Author : Andrew David Jackson,Codruța Sîntionean,Remco Breuker,CedarBough Saeji
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780824890476

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Invented Traditions in North and South Korea by Andrew David Jackson,Codruța Sîntionean,Remco Breuker,CedarBough Saeji Pdf

Almost forty years after the publication of Hobsbawm and Ranger’s The Invention of Tradition, the subject of invented traditions—cultural and historical practices that claim a continuity with a distant past but which are in fact of relatively recent origin—is still relevant, important, and highly contentious. Invented Traditions in North and South Korea examines the ways in which compressed modernity, Cold War conflict, and ideological opposition has impacted the revival of traditional forms in both Koreas. The volume is divided thematically into sections covering: (1) history, religions, (2) language, (3) music, food, crafts, and finally, (4) space. It includes chapters on pseudo-histories, new religions, linguistic politeness, literary Chinese, p’ansori, heritage, North Korean food, architecture, and the invention of children’s pilgrimages in the DPRK. As the first comparative study of invented traditions in North and South Korea, the book takes the reader on a journey through Korea’s epic twentieth century, examining the revival of culture in the context of colonialism, decolonization, national division, dictatorship, and modernization. The book investigates what it describes as “monumental” invented traditions formulated to maintain order, loyalty, and national identity during periods of political upheaval as well as cultural revivals less explicitly connected to political power. Invented Traditions in North and South Korea demonstrates that invented traditions can teach us a great deal about the twentieth-century political and cultural trajectories of the two Koreas. With contributions from historians, sociologists, folklorists, scholars of performance, and anthropologists, this volume will prove invaluable to Koreanists, as well as teachers and students of Korean and Asian studies undergraduate courses.

Author : Steve Garwood
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9798879104240

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Journey Through Korean History by Steve Garwood Pdf

"Journey Through Korean History: From Ancient Origins to Modern Identity" offers a fascinating exploration of the wealthy and numerous records of the Korean Peninsula. Delving into the dynamic narratives of Korea's ancient civilizations, the rise and fall of its dynasties, and the challenges and triumphs of modernization, this book gives a comprehensive overview of Korea's cultural, political, and social evolution. From the legendary founding myths of Korea's earliest settlements to the current technology of globalization and innovation, each chapter unfolds a new chapter in Korea's charming saga. Readers will embark on a fascinating ride thru the pivotal moments, incredible achievements, and enduring legacies that have fashioned Korean civilization over millennia. Through vivid storytelling, insightful analysis, and attractive narratives, "Journey Through Korean History" illuminates the complexities, contradictions, and transformations that have defined Korea's identification and heritage. Whether you are a history enthusiast, a student of Korean studies, or simply curious about the charming records of Korea, this book presents a compelling and on hand introduction to one of the world's most dynamic and exciting civilizations.