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

Leiden Boston : Brill, 2014.
Added to CLICnet on 05/08/2015

Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 / ChungYeon-sik — Tea and tobacco / O Jong-rok — The outhouses of the royal palaces / Hong Soon Min — Appendix : monarchs of the Joseon period — Glossary — Index.

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