Lee Injae, Owen Miller (School of Oriental and University of African Studies, Park Jinhoon

Korean History in Maps

From Prehistory to the Twenty-First Century
Herausgeber: Shin, Michael D

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A beautifully presented atlas covering all periods of Korean history. Detailed maps are complemented by chronologies, lists of monarchs, and overviews of the political, economic, social and cultural systems for each era discussed. Assorted full-color images of artifacts, paintings, and architectural structures complete this unique reference work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 274mm x 217mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 576g
• ISBN-13: 9781107490239
• ISBN-10: 1107490235
• Artikelnr.: 41755218

Autorenporträt

Lee Injae is a professor in the Department of History and Culture and Dean in the College of Humanities and Arts, Yonsei University, South Korea.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and acknowledgments
Korea today
Korea in Asia
The geography of the Korean peninsula
1. Prehistoric Korea
2. Joseon and early state formation
3. The three kingdoms period
4. The Northern and Southern states period
5. Goryeo
6. Joseon
7. The late nineteenth century
8. The Japanese occupation period
9. The liberation period and the Korean war
10. North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
11. South Korea (Republic of Korea)
Contributors
Appendix A. Chronology of the 'comfort women' issue
Appendix B. The Dok Island (Dokdo) issue
Appendix C. The sexagenary cycle
Index.