Korea-China Relations in History and Contemporary Implications [electronic resource] /
Chan, Robert Kong.author.
This book examines the complex relations between Joseon Korea (1392-1910) and Ming/Qing China in history, and reveals their contemporary implications for the nature of a China-dominated order in East Asia and the relations between China and the middle powers in the region. Instead of relying on the works that offer over-generalized conclusions based on information drawn from secondary sources, this book provides a much more nuanced account of the Koreans' experience of managing their relations with the great powers by analyzing the first-hand evidence documented by the Joseon historiographers related to the major events in Joseon-Ming relations, Joseon's response to power transition from Ming to Qing, and Joseon-Qing relations. In East Asia today where the middle powers are facing the rise of China and a trilateral dilemma as a result of the Sino-US rivalry in the region, what history can tell us is of significant value to scholars, policy advisers, and policymakers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Background, Rationale and Practice of Sadae -- Chapter 3: Sadae in the Era of Ming's Unipolar Order (1392-1608) -- Chapter 4: Sadae in the Era of Changing Polarity (1608-1800) -- Chapter 5: Sadae in the Modern Era (1800-1910): the End of Ideational Sadae and the Continuation of Material Yongdae -- Chapter 6: 'Anti-Sadae' and Yongdae: the Legacies of Sadae in the Contemporary Era (1910 - Present) -- Chapter 7: Conclusion.
This book examines the complex relations between Joseon Korea (1392-1910) and Ming/Qing China in history, and reveals their contemporary implications for the nature of a China-dominated order in East Asia and the relations between China and the middle powers in the region. Instead of relying on the works that offer over-generalized conclusions based on information drawn from secondary sources, this book provides a much more nuanced account of the Koreans' experience of managing their relations with the great powers by analyzing the first-hand evidence documented by the Joseon historiographers related to the major events in Joseon-Ming relations, Joseon's response to power transition from Ming to Qing, and Joseon-Qing relations. In East Asia today where the middle powers are facing the rise of China and a trilateral dilemma as a result of the Sino-US rivalry in the region, what history can tell us is of significant value to scholars, policy advisers, and policymakers.
Asia-Politics and government.
Asia-History.
Asian Politics.
Asian History.