Sources of Korean Tradition, Vol. 2: From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Centuries

Modeled after the classic Sources of Chinese Tradition, Sources of Japanese Tradition, and Sources of Indian Tradition, this collection of seminal primary readings in the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of Korea from the sixteenth century to the present day lays the groundwork for understanding Korean civilization and demonstrates how leading intellectuals and public figures in Korea have looked at life, the traditions of their ancestors, and the world they lived in.

The selections range from the mid- and late Chosôn dynasty in the sixteenth century, through the encounter with the West and imperialist Japan in the late ninteenth and early twentieth centuries, to the political and cultural events in South and North Korea since 1945―ending with President Kim Taejung's 1998 inaugural address.

• Sources of Korean Tradition, Vol. 1: From Early Times Through the 16th Century (Introduction to Asian Civilizations)
• Korea Old and New: A History
• Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History (Updated)
• A Concise History of Korea: From Antiquity to the Present
• Korean History in Maps: From Prehistory to the Twenty-First Century
• A History of Korea (Macmillan Essential Histories)
• Landlords, Peasants and Intellectuals in Modern Korea (Cornell East Asia Series)
• Sources of Japanese Tradition, Volume 2: 1600 To 2000; Part 2: 1868 To 2000 (Introduction to Asian Civilizations) (Pt. 2)
• The Koreas
• Sources of Chinese Tradition: From 1600 Through the Twentieth Century, Vol. 2