A Korean War Captive in Japan, 1597â "1600: The Writings of Kang Hang

by Hang Kang

Book Overview

Kang Hang was a Korean scholar-official taken prisoner in 1597 by an invading Japanese army during the Imjin War of 1592-1598. While in captivity in Japan, Kang recorded his thoughts on human civilization, war, and the enemy's culture and society, acting in effect as a spy for his king. Arranged and printed in the seventeenth century as Kanyangnok, or The Record of a Shepherd, Kang's writings were extremely valuable to his government,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231163711
• ISBN13: 9780231163712
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher