{"product_id":"the-origins-of-the-choson-dynasty-9780295979854","title":"The Origins of the Choson Dynasty","description":"\u003cp\u003eScholars have long held that Korea's Choson dynasty (1392-1910) was established by a new socioeconomic class of scholar-officials of local-landlord origins who overthrew the capital-based aristocracy of the Koryo dynasty (918-1392). \u003ci\u003eThe Origins of the Choson Dynasty\u003c\/i\u003e refutes that view, showing that a key feature of the dynastic transition was continuity in the structure and composition of the central ruling class and arguing that the main force behind the establishment of the Choson was the need to revamp institutions to protect aristocratic interests. The change of dynasties thus was less a revolution than a culmination of a centuries-old effort to create a centralized bureaucratic polity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a wealth of data compiled from primary sources and presented here in 26 tables and 10 genealogical charts, \u003ci\u003eThe Origins of the Choson Dynasty\u003c\/i\u003e provides an exhaustive analysis of the structure and composition of the central officialdom of the Koryo-Choson transition and offers a new interpretation of the history of traditional Korea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John B. Duncan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.35h x 6.42w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295979854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2001 pg. 1846","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39949065126003,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":91.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b1bf6a7b-1d34-4b9c-b721-8a8ba6dc5d98.jpg?v=1648475856","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-origins-of-the-choson-dynasty-9780295979854","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}