Everyday life in Joseon-era Korea : : economy and society / / The Organization of Korean Historians, Seoul ; edited and translated by Michael D. Shin ; co-translated by Edward Park.

• Author: Han'guk Yŏksa Yŏn'guhoe.
• TeilnehmendeR: Shin, Michael D.; Park, Edward.; Han'guk Yŏksa Yŏn'guhoe.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Global Oriental,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (314 p.)
• Notes: Includes index.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; The Intimate Past: An Introduction to the Joseon Period /; Farming in the Joseon Period /; A Typical Day and Year in the Life of the Peasantry /; The Tax Burden of the Peasantry /; Currency and the Value of Money /; The Merchants of Seoul /; The Joys and Sorrows of the Itinerant Merchants /; Foreign Trade and Interpreter Officials /; Salt: White Gold /; Seeking Work at Mines /; When Did Joseon’s Population Reach Ten Million? /; Rural Society and Zhu Xi’s Community Compact /; Why Did Peasants Create the Dure? /; Did Fake Genealogies Exist? /; The Baekjeong Class /; The Rebellion of Im Ggeokjeong /; Did People Divorce in the Joseon Period? /; The Educational System /; Military Life /; The Penal System /; Eating Culture /; Liquor and Taverns /; Tea and Tobacco /; The Outhouses of the Royal Palaces /; About the Authors /; Appendix – Monarchs of the Joseon Period /; Glossary /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 900426115X
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: The Organization of Korean Historians, Seoul ; edited and translated by Michael D. Shin ; co-translated by Edward Park.

Winner of the 2014 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award Everyday Life in Joseon-Era Korea shows how the momentous changes of the time transformed the lives of the common people. In twenty-three concise chapters, the book covers topics ranging from agriculture, commerce, and mining to education, marriage, and food culture. It examines how both the spread of Neo-Confucianism in the early Joseon period and its decline from the seventeenth century impacted economic and social life. The book also demonstrates that much of what is thought of as ancient Korean tradition actually developed in the Joseon period. Chapters in this book discuss how customs such as ancestor worship, the use of genealogies, and foods such as kimchi all originated or became widespread in this era. Contributors: Kim Kuentae, Yeom Jeong Sup, Kim Sung Woo, Lee Hun-Chang, Lee Uk, Yoo Pil Jo, Kim Kyung-ran, Kim Eui-Hwan, Oh Soo-chang, Ko Dong-Hwan, Kwon Nae-Hyun, Lee Hae Jun, Jung Jin Young, Kwon Ki-jung, Han Sang Kwon, Kwon Soon-Hyung, Jang Dong-Pyo, Seo-Tae-Won, Sim Jae-woo, Chung Yeon-sik, O Jong-rok, Hong Soon Min. This volume was co-translated by Edward Park and Michael D. Shin.