Han Unbound
Subtitle: The Political Economy of South Korea
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: February 17, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780804740159
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Economics; Politics/International Relations; Economic History - 20th Century; Economic Policy; Political Science; Business / Economics / Finance; South Korea; Asia - Korea; Economic Conditions; Business & Economics / Economic Conditions
First sentence: The yangban (the landed gentry) dominated Choson Dynasty Korea (1392-1910) and retained their local power during the Japanese colonial period (1910-45).