- Author
- 김영정
- Publication
- 1976-05-01
- Price
- 24,000 Won
- Format
- 152*225 (Hard Cover)
- pages
- 340 pages
- language
- English
- ISBN
- 8973001167 sold out
- About This Book
-
Women of Korea is a translated and revised edition of Hanguk yosong-sa which was published on 1972 by Ewha Womans University Press. The new work is the most comprehensive study to date of the status, role, and activities of Korean women through the country’s long history. Creditably the major substance is drawn form valuable original sources. The book particularly emphasizes the modern period which begins with foreign powers in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. The complicated currents of political ad social development have been succinctly interpreted for the reader without undue detail.
The story of Korean women-those of the upper class and those of the lower order, those in the private domain and those in the public domain-reveals certain traits. On the one hand is found a state of subjugation and segregation, on the other a state of self-reliance and full social participation. Women themselves helped to bring about needed changes in many areas, but particularly in the field of education. Here women proved to be a source of inspiration, wisdom, and power. The book is an attempt to present women of Korean in historic perspective in the hope that a greater understanding of their experiences will inspire others.
- About The Authors
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김영정
Kim Young-chung editor and translator of this volume, is Professor of History at Ewha Womans University. She is a graduate of the University with graduate degrees from the University of Toronto (M.A.) and Indiana University (Ph.D.). Her academic contribution includes the deanship of the Graduate School of Ewha Womans University (1965-72) and the publication of articles in professional journals on British diplomatic and social history.
- Table of Contents
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Foreword
Preface
PART I. ANCIENT CHOSON TO KORYO
1. CULTURAL EVOLUTION
2. TRADITIONAL BELIEFS
3. THE ROYAL COURT
4. THE SOCIAL SYSTEM
5. THE ACCOUTREMENTS OF DAILY LIFE
6. THE ARTS
7. WOMEN DURING THE MONGOL INVASIONS
PART II. THE YI DYNASTY
8. THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW DYNASTY
9. THE STATUS OF WOMEN
10. WOMEN DURING THE JAPANESE AND MANCHU INVASIONS
11. POLITICS AND DAILY LIFE IN THE COURT
12. LOWBORN WOMEN OF INFLUENCE
13. COSTUME
14. EDUCATION
15. WRITERS AND POETS
16. SEASONAL FESTIVALS
PART III. THE MODERN ERA
17. THE OPENING OF KOREA
18. THE COMING OF CHRISTIANITY
19. MODERN EDUCATION
20. SOCIAL PARTICIPATION
21. WOMEN'S LEGAL STATUS DURING THE JAPANESE RULE, 1921-1945
22. WORKING WOMEN
23. WOMEN AND MODERN LITERATURE CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX