Times past in Korea : an illustrated collection of encounters, events, customs and daily life recorded by foreign visitors / / Martin Uden

• Autore: Uden Martin
• Pubblicazione: Richmond, : Japan Library; London, : Routledge, 2003; Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (397 p.)
• Disciplina: 951.9/02
• Soggetto geografico: Korea Description and travel
• Note generali: [First published 2003 by Japan Library].
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-368) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Historical Introduction; JANUARY; 1 January 1895 - Elizabeth A. McCully - A Corn of Wheat; 2 January 1895 - Henry Savage-Landor - Corea or Chosen. The Land of the Morning Calm; 3 January 1904 - Claire Vautier & Hippolyte Frandin - En Coree; 4 January 1884 - Percival Lowell- Choson; 5 January 1930 - James Dale van Buskirk - Korea: Land of the Dawn; 6 January 1654 - Hendrik Hamel- Hamel's Journal; 7 January 1928 - Philip Terry - Terry's Guide to the Japanese Empire; 8 January 1895 - Isabella Bird Bishop - Korea and her Neighbours ; 9 January 1920 - William L. Stidger - Flash-lights from the Seven Seas10 January 1894 - Elizabeth A. McCully - A Corn of Wheat; 11 January 1894 - Isabella Bird Bishop - Korea and her Neighbours; 12 January 1895 - James S. Gale - Korean Sketches; 13 January 1920 - William Stidger - Flash-lights from the Seven Seas; 14 January 1870 - Alexander Williamson - Journey in North China; 15 January 1884 - Percival Lowell- Choson; 16 January 1928 - H. B. Drake - Korea of the Japanese; 17 January 1894 - Elizabeth A McCully - A Corn of Wheat ; 18 January 1898 - William Franklin Sands - Undiplomatic Memories19 January 1909 - Angus Hamilton, Herbert Austin, Viscount Masatake Terauchi - Korea; its History, its People and its Commerce; 20 January 1884 - Elizabeth A. McCully - A Corn of Wheat; 21 January 1884 - Percival Lowell- Choson; 22 January 1920 - William L. Stidger - Flash-lights from the Seven Seas; 23 January 1928 - H. B. Drake - Korea of the Japanese; 24 January 1894 - Louise Jordan Miln - Quaint Korea; 25 January 1884 - Percival Lowell- Choson; 26 January 1923 - Bishop Lane - Ambassador in Chains ; 27 January 1888 - William Elliot Griffis - A Modem Pioneer in Korea: A Life Story of Henry G. Appenzeller28 January 1895 - Elizabeth A. McCully - A Corn of Wheat; 29 January 1933 - John Patric - Yankee Hobo in the Orient; 30 January 1906 - Douglas Story - Tomorrow in the East; 31 January 1904 - F. A. McKenzie - From Tokyo to Tiflis; FEBRUARY; 1 February 1920 - William L Stidger - Flash-lights from the Seven Seas; 2 February 1898 - William Franklin Sands - Undiplomatic Memories; 3 February 1895 - Isabella Bird Bishop - Korea and her Neighbours ; 4 February 1894 - Louise Jordan Miln - Quaint Korea5 February 1894 - Elizabeth A McCully - A Corn of Wheat; 6 February 1891 - Henry Savage-Landor - Corea or Chosen. The Land of the Morning Calm; 7 February 1904 - F. A. McKenzie - From Tokyo to Tiflis; 8 February 1904 - Burton Holmes - Burton Holmes Travelogues; 9 February 1904 - Price Collier - The Russo-Japanese War; 10 February 1904 - Price Collier - The Russo-Japanese War; 11 February 1896 - Lillian Underwood - Life among the Top-knots; 12 February 1893 - James S. Gale - Korean Sketches ; 13 February 1895 - Elizabeth McCully - A Corn of Wheat
• Sommario/riassunto: In earlier times, for the Chinese, Korea was 'the country of courteous people from the east', and for westerners 'the land of the morning calm' or 'hermit kingdom'. In this fascinating collection of writings on times past in Korea the author helps to lift the veil on this once closed country, providing the reader with a wide selection of first-hand accounts by travellers who 'discovered' Korea - some as snapshots by those passing through, others more detailed evaluations of Korean culture and everyday life by those who spent time there. The collection covers a period of over 400 years - from H
• Titolo autorizzato: Times past in Korea
• ISBN: 1-136-64119-X; 1-283-70903-1; 0-203-05926-3; 1-136-64112-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808820803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II