00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217613097495 Buklod 20190924093829.0 a r |||| u| ta 190924s2016 xx d r |||| u| 9781442235175 (paperback : alkaline paper) (iLib)UPD-00413166791 OCLC DMLS rda eng DMLUC DS 907.18 S46 2016 Seth, Michael J. 1948- author. History of Korea A concise history of Korea from antiquity to the present Michael J. Seth. Second edition. Lanham, Maryland Rowman & Littlefield [2016] xiv, 589 pages, maps 23 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. The origins -- The Koreans -- Early inhabitants -- The age of rice farming begins -- sources for Early Korea -- Chosŏn -- The Chinese commanderies -- The Chinese commanderies and their neighbors : the Northern peoples --Chinese commanderies and their neighbors : the Southern peoples -- Politics of the Third Century -- Korea in global perspective : 5,000 years of history -- 2. The period of the Three Kingdoms, Fourth Century to 676 -- The emergence of the Three Kingdoms -- The Wa and Mimana -- Korea and Northeast Asia in the Fourth and Fifth Centuries -- Culture and society of the Three Kingdoms -- The Bone-Ranks, the Kwabaek, and the Hwarang -- The changing environment of the Sixth and Seventh Centuries -- The unification of Korea under Silla -- Korea in global perspective : state formation -- 3. Late Silla, 676 to 935 -- The peninsular kingdom -- Consolidation of central monarchical rule under Silla, 676-780 -- Silla and the Chinese model -- Supporting the Silla state -- Silla society -- Religion and aristocratic culture -- Silla and its neighbors-- Parhae -- The decline of Silla -- The later Three Kingdoms -- Korea in global perspective : Silla's rise and fall -- 4. Koryŏ, 935 to 1170 -- The new Koryŏ state -- Koryŏ in East Asia -- Internal politics, 935-1170 Koryŏ culture -- The Samguk Sagi -- Koryŏ society -- Korea in global perspective : Koryŏ's examination system -- In this comprehensive yet compact book, Michael J. Seth surveys Korean history from Neolithic times to the present. He explores the origins and development of Korean society, politics, and still little-known cultural heritage, showing how this ancient, culturally and ethnically homogeneous society was wrenched into the modern world, ultimately to be arbitrarily divided into two opposed halves after World War II. Tracing the six decades since, Seth explains how the two Koreas, with their deeply different political and social systems and geopolitical orientations, evolved into sharply contrasting societies. Throughout, he adds a rich dimension by placing Korean history into broader global perspective and by including primary readings from each era. All readers looking for a balanced, knowledgeable history will be richly rewarded with this clear and concise book. -- Provided by publisher. Korea History. Korea Civilization. FO UPD DMLS DS 907.18 S46 2016 Book