Politics and Policy in Traditional Korea

by James B. Palais

Book Overview

James B. Palais theorizes in his important book on Korea that the remarkable longevity of the Yi dynasty (1392-1910) was related to the difficulties the country experienced in adapting to the modern world. He suggests that the aristocratic and hierarchical social system, which was the source of stability of the dynasty, was also the cause of its weakness.

The period from 1864 to 1873 was one in which the monarchy attempted to increase and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067468771X
• ISBN13: 9780674687714
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"