Publisher's Synopsis
This second volume of the sourcebook encompasses social, intellectual, religious and literary traditions from the 17th century to the modern period. Representative writings from the four centuries of Korean history reveal the past systems of thought, beliefs, and customs vital to the maintenance and preservation of Korean society and culture. The section on the Late Choson covers an era that Koreans view as a classical civilization, a time before the incursion of the West. The second section considers Korean civilization after 1860, a turbulent period during which Western powers gained influence, and in 1910, imperial Japan forcibly annexed the country.
