Voice from the north : resurrecting regional identity through the life and work of Yi Sihang (1672-1736) / Sun Joo Kim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kim, Sun Joo, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yi, Sihang, 1672-1736.

Yi, Sihang.

Elite (Social sciences)--Korea (North)--P'yongan-do--Biography.

Elite (Social sciences).

Central-local government relations--Korea--History--17th century.

Central-local government relations.

Central-local government relations--Korea--History--18th century.

P'yŏngan-do (Korea)--History--17th century.

P'yŏngan-do (Korea).

P'yŏngan-do (Korea)--History--18th century.

Korea--History--1637-1864--Historiography.

Korea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 242 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kim resurrects the forgotten historical memory of people, family, lineage, and region, while at the same time enriching the social history of late Choson Korea, by examining the life and work of Yi Sihang, a historically obscure person from a hinterland in the northwestern region, but an advocate of the history and culture of the region he came from and a literatus whose literary talent was recognised by his contemporaries.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Note on Conventions

Introduction: Capturing History through a Person

1. Remembering Yi Sihang, a Local Elite of Significance

2. Reciting Life

3. Defending Regional Elite Identity and Culture

4. Invoking the Memory of Kim Kyŏngsŏ

Conclusion: Practicing History

Appendix A. Yi Sihang’s Friends and Associates from the Capital

Appendix B. Yi Sihang’s Career History

Glossary and Name List

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804786652

0804786658

OCLC:

847833660