Daily Life and Old Documents, Korea

Daily Life and Old Documents, Korea

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Vendor: AKS Press - Heo Wonyoung
Type: 한국역사
SKU: 9791158667122
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※ 이 책은 2022년 발간한 『고문서에 담긴 조선의 일상』(심영환 외, 한국학중앙연구원 출판부)를 번역한 것입니다. ※

A treasure house of documentary heritage from the Joseon dynasty to private sources
Treasures found at Jangseogak Archives!
Expert-selected fifty-one items from Jangseogak Archives
Narratives giving a deep understanding of old documents
A moment of life and records turning into history
A new insight into the everyday life of Joseon Korea and the people
저자

HeoWonyoung

HehasstudiedthefieldsofsocialandeconomichistoryfromthelateJoseoneratotheJapanesecolonialperiod,examiningfamilyregistersandlandownershipsystemsbyanalyzingancientprivatedocumentsasprimarysources.

목차

I.LifeoftheJoseonLiteratiinSeoul
II.SincerityContainedinWritings
III.ThePrestigeofIllustriousFamilies
IV.BrutalRealityofWarandPoverty
V.DocumentsBestowedbytheKing
VI.LifeofGovernmentOfficialsintheJoseonDynasty
VII.TreasuresFoundintheJangseogakArchives
VIII.DiscoveryofOldDocuments

출판사 서평

Thisbookisacompilationof51articlesoriginallypublishedintheonlinenewsletteroftheAcademyofKoreanStudies,whichhasbeenrunningsince2009.TheJangseogakArchivesoftheAKShousesmorethan120,000royalbooksfromtheJoseonDynasty,alongwith170,000privatedocumentscollectedfromacrossthecountry.Fromthesematerials,51remarkableworkshavebeencarefullyselectedtonarratethestoryoftheirlivesandvoices.Theprotagonistsofthestoriesinthisbookareverydiverse.Fromkingsinpalacestoslavesinthecountryside,theyallstrivedtomakethebestoftheircircumstances.Thestoriesarebothsurprisingandunexpected,capturingthestrugglesofgoverninganationaswellasthepoignantmomentsofsellingthemselves.Thestoriesofthesepeople,capturedinthedocuments,provideanunparalleledopportunitytolookintothedailylivesoftheJoseonDynastythroughouthistory.