UID:
almahu_9949597508802882
Format:
1 online resource (xxxi, 235 pages)
ISBN:
9780231535113 (ebook) :
Uniform Title:
Kanyangnok.
Content:
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 civilisation, war, and the enemy's culture and society, acting in effect as a spy for his king. A neo-Confucianist with a deep knowledge of Chinese philosophy and history, Kang drew a distinct line between the Confucian values of his world, which distinguished self, family, king, and country, and a foreign culture that practiced invasion and capture and, in his view, was largely incapable of civilisation.
Note:
Translated from the Korean.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780231163705
Language:
English
URL:
Columbia scholarship online