This collection of seminal primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korea from the sixteenth century to the present day lays th

For more than half of the twentieth century, the Korean peninsula has been divided between two hostile and competitive nation-states, each claiming to be the so

This collection presents and analyzes inquest records that tell the stories of ordinary Korean people under the Choson court (1392-1910). Extending the study of

Turning from more traditional modes of historical inquiry, Korea Between Empires explores the formative influence of language and social discourse on conception