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Jungwon Kim
Virtue That Matters is a groundbreaking exploration of chastity culture in Choson Korea that illustrates the interplay between state-led indoctrination, socio-legal changes, and gender relations. Jungwon Kim includes women's own…
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In premodern Korea, archives were gathered and housed not only in official or state storerooms but also in unofficial sites such as the libraries of lineage associations and local academies…
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Presents and analyzes inquest records that tell the stories of ordinary Korean people under the Choson court (1392-1910). This book offers an account of the vibrant, multifaceted societal and legal…
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Suicide and martyrdom are closely intertwined with Korean social and political processes. In this first book-length study of the evolving ideals of honorable death and martyrdom from the Choson Dynasty…
