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... bce ), most Korean scholars have linked the polity with Old Chosŏn (n.d.-108 bce ), the earliest known state in Korean history. However, by comparing the “Hanyi” with several bronze inscriptions with similar contents, this study seeks to re-read the “Hanyi” from a perspective that transcends...

... century. So closely were Confucianism and Korea intertwined during this latter long period, that Korean history cannot be understood without Confucianism while the study of Confucianism itself will be greatly enriched by resort to its Korean experience. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc...

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...Jonathan W. Best Abstract Korea's historical roles as a cultural intermediary and military buffer between China and Japan have been frequently noted, yet as the exhibition “5,000 Years of Korean Art” makes apparent, Korea is also a nation whose distinctive social history Korea's historical roles...

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...Charles R. Kim The Korean War: A History . By Bruce Cumings . New York : Modern Library , 2010 . xix, 288 pp. $24.00 (cloth). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2012 2012 The Korean War: A History explores historical memories of the Korean War from...

...Yong-Ho Ch'oe James Scarth Gale and His History of the Korean People. . By Richard Rutt . Seoul : Royal Asiatic Society, Korea Branch in conjunction with Taewon Publishing Co ., 1972 . xi, 396 pp. Notes, Bibliographies, Index. $8.00. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies...

...Kwang Lim Koh The Korean Political Tradition and Law: Essays in Korean Law and Legal History . By Pyong-Choon Hahm . Seoul, Korea : Hollym Corporation, Publishers , 1967 . vii, 249 pp. Bibliography, Index, n.p. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1968 1968 180...

...Chong-Sik Lee Kungmunhak chŏnsa. [A Complete History of (Korean) National Literature] . By Yi Pyŏng-gi and Paek Ch'ŏl . Seoul : Singu Munhwasa , 1957 . (Third printing, 1959). 557 . Index. 3,300 hwan. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1961 1961 BOOK REVIEWS 383...

... , Chōsŏn yuhak-sa [History of Korean Confucianism] ( Seoul : Minjung Sogwan , 1949 ) . For the classification of Korean Confucian scholars see also: Toru Takahashi , “ Chōsen ni okeru shushigaku ” [“Chu Hsi-ism in Korea”], Shibun , XIII , No. 11 (Oct. 1931 ), 1 – 18 ; and Ryū...

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