A History of Korea

The first English-language history of Korea in over half a century, this work surveys the full range of that nation's development from the pre-historical period to the end of the Yi Dynasty in 1910. Rather than merely summarize political events and social changes, the author offers his own sensitive analyses of the country's religious and ethical systems, its art and literature, its social structure and educational methods, and the changing ideas that have made it a creative, dynamic force in the Far East through the centuries.