Title Everyday life in Joseon-era Korea : economy and society / the Organization of Korean Historians, Seoul ; edited and translated by Michael D. Shin ; co-translated by Edward Park.

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Leiden : Brill, 2014.

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Description	1 online resource (xviii, 296 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	List of contributors -- List of illustrations and maps -- Preface and acknowledgements -- Note on romanization -- The intimate past: an introduction to the Joseon period / Michael D. Shin -- Economy -- Farming in the Joseon period / Kim Kuentae -- A typical day and year in the life of the peasantry / Yeom Jeong Sup -- The tax burden of the peasantry / Kim Sung Woo -- Currency and the value of money / Lee Hun-Chang -- The merchants of Seoul / Lee Uk -- The joys and sorrows of the itinerant merchants / Yoo Pil Jo -- Foreign trade and interpreter officials / Kim Kyung-ran -- Salt : white gold / Kim Eui-Hwan -- Seeking work at mines / Oh Soo-chang -- When did Joseon's population reach ten million? / Ko Dong-Hwan -- Society -- Rural society and Zhu Xi's community compact / Kwon Nae-Hyun -- Why did peasants create the dure? / Lee Hae Jun -- Fake genealogies exist? / Jung Jin Young -- The Baekjeong class / Kwon Ki-jung -- The rebellion of Im Ggeokjeong / Han Sang Kwon -- People divorce in the Joseon period? / Kwon Soon-Hyung -- The educational system / Jang Dong-Pyo -- Military life / Seo Tae-Won -- The penal system / Sim Jae-woo -- Eating culture / Chung Yeon-sik -- Liquor and taverns / Chung Yeon-sik -- Tea and tobacco / O Jong-rok -- The outhouses of the royal palaces / Hong Soon Min -- About the authors -- Appendix : monarchs of the Joseon period -- Glossary -- Index.
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Subject	Korea -- Social life and customs.
	Korea.
	Manners and customs.
	Korea -- Social conditions.
	Social conditions.
	Korea -- Economic conditions.
	Economic conditions.
	Korea -- Civilization -- 1392-1910.
	Civilization.
Chronological Term	1392-1910
Subject	Korea -- Social conditions -- 1392-1910.
	Korea -- Social life and customs -- 1392-1910.
	Korea -- Economic conditions -- 1392-1910.
	Korea -- History -- Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	History.
Added Author	Shin, Michael D., editor, translator.
Other Form:	Print version: Han'guk Yŏksa Yŏn'guhoe. Everyday life in Joseon-era Korea. Leiden : Brill, 2014 9789004261129 (DLC) 2013040417 (OCoLC)865493516
ISBN	9789004261150 (e-book)
	900426115X (e-book)
	9789004261129 (hardback)
	9004261125 (hardback)
	9781306405324
	1306405327

Title Everyday life in Joseon-era Korea : economy and society / the Organization of Korean Historians, Seoul ; edited and translated by Michael D. Shin ; co-translated by Edward Park.

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