Contents Primary Source Readings Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgments Maps Introduction 1 The Origins The Koreans Early Inhabitants The Age of Rice Farming Begins Sources for Early Korea Choson The Chinese Commanderies Chinese Commanderies and Their Neighbors: The Northern Peoples Chinese Commanderies and Their Neighbors: The Southern Peoples Politics of the Third Century Korea in Global Perspective: 5,000 Years of History Notes 2 The Period of the Three Kingdoms, Fourth Century to 676 The Emergence of the Three Kingdoms The Wa and Mimana Korea and Northeast Asia in the Fourth and Fifth Centuries Culture and Society of the Three Kingdoms The Bone-Ranks, the Hwabaek, and the Hwarang The Changing Environment of the Late Sixth and Seventh Centuries The Unification of Korea under Silla Korea in Global Perspective: State Formation Notes 3 Late Silla, 676 to 935 The Peninsular Kingdom Consolidation of Central Monarchical Rule under Silla, 676-780 Silla and the Chinese Model Supporting the Silla State Silla Society Religion and Aristocratic Culture Silla and Its Neighbors Parhae The Decline of Silla The Later Three Kingdoms Korea in Global Perspective: Silla's Rise and Fall Notes 4 Koryo, 935 to 1170 The New Koryo State Koryo in East Asia Internal Politics, 935-1170 Koryo Culture The Samguk Sagi Koryo Society Korea in Global Perspective: Koryo's Examination System Notes 5 Military Rulers and Mongol Invaders, 1170 to 1392 Military Rule Son Buddhism Korea, Japan, and Feudal Europe The Mongol Invasions The Legacy of the Mongol Period Late Koryo Society The End of the Koryo Late Koryo Culture The Rise of Neo-Confucianism Korea in Global Perspective: The Mongols and Korea Notes 6 The Neo-Confucian Revolution and the Choson State, 1392 to the Eighteenth Century Establishing the Yi Dynasty The Neo-Confucianist Project The Choson State The Censorate and the Classics Mat Historians The Examination System Education Agricultural Improvements and the State Military and Foreign Affairs The Japanese and Manchu Invasions Competition for Power among the Elite Choson Politics in Perspective Korea in Global Perspective: Choson as an Ideologically Driven State Notes 7 Choson Society The Family Women During the Yi Dynasty Social Structure Slaves and Outcastes Crime and Punishment Religious Beliefs and Practices Philosophy Arts, Literature, and Science Technology and Inventions Korea in Global Perspective: Women in Korea Korea in Global Perspective: Choson's Social Hierarchy Notes 8 Late Choson, Early Eighteenth Century to 1876 The Politics of Late Choson Late Choson and the Confucian World Order Korean Travelers to China and Japan Taxation and Reform Agriculture Commerce and Trade Cultural Flowering of Late Choson Sirhak Everyday Life Korea in Global Perspective: Korea's Place in the Early Modern World Notes 9 Korea in the Nineteenth Century Korea in the Nineteenth Century: The "Hermit Kingdom" Internal Problems in the Nineteenth Century Early Contacts with the West External Threats and "Western Learning" The Opening of Korea The Legacy of Traditional Korea Korea in Global Perspective: The Hermit Kingdom? Notes Appendix: Romanization Glossary of Korean Words Annotated Selected Bibliography Index About the Author
